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DISH SETUP: Single sat, Multi-Sat & Motorised
Jaeger 1224 Motor Settings
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<blockquote data-quote="moonbase" data-source="post: 1016325" data-attributes="member: 178786"><p>WHATGOAL1,</p><p></p><p>If you have a digital inclinometer/protractor you can try the following method to see if it gets you sorted out. If you do not have a digital inclinometer/protractor they are relatively cheap to buy and very useful for aligning satellite dishes.</p><p></p><p>1. Use your prositioner/v-box to get the top rotating plate of the Jaeger 1224 pointing straight ahead with respect to the motor casing. Get the sides of the top plate to be parallel with the sides of the casing. This should get the motor pointing at its zenith and the scale on the top cover should indicate approximately 0 degrees. Do not use the scale on the motor as an accurate guide, its only approximate.</p><p></p><p>2. Assuming you have done 1. above, loosen the bolt heads that lock the top plate into place and also the declination adjustment nut/bolts on the top plate, stand behind the motor and pull the top plate towards you as far as it will come, tighten the bolts to lock it in place. This action has removed all of the declination angle.</p><p></p><p>3. If you are using a v-box that gives approximately 12 clicks per degree, move the dish 10 clicks West, this should get your motor pointing 0.8 West from its Zenith position. Please note you are not automatically pointing at 0.8 West, its just that the motor is now 0.8 West from its Zenith.</p><p></p><p>4. This is a combination procedure, locate the satellite at 0.8 West so that you have a picture from one of the free to air channels from 0.8 West. To locate 0.8 West you need to physically rotate the entire motor and dish on the pole and adjust the large elevation bolt fixed underneath the motor. Once you have found 0.8 West, peak the signal to its maximum strength. Tighten up the pole clamp bolts. You should now be on 0.8 West with declination angle of 0.0 degrees and the elevation angle relevant to your location.</p><p></p><p>5. Using a digital inclinometer/protractor, measure the dish face angle or use a suitable point on the back of the dish the get the dish face angle, make a note of the angle.</p><p></p><p>6. The dish face angle needs to be adjusted by 6.8 degrees. For example, if the dish face angle is 52 degrees, slacken off the bolts on the top plate and using the declination bolt nuts adjust it so that the dish points lower until the dish face angle is 58.8 degrees. Lock all the bolts on the top plate, you have now set the declination angle at 6.8 degrees.</p><p></p><p>7. The adjustment made in 6. above will have lost the picture. Using the large elevation bolt under the motor, raise the dish back up until the picture returns and it at its peak signal strength.</p><p></p><p>Job done.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Note: The large elevation bolt adjusts the elevation angle be approximately 1 degree for each full turn of the hex nut on its thread. This might be useful to know just in case you get "lost" messing around with angles.</p><p></p><p>Your dish face angle will be lower than the example I have used, I used a prime focus dish angle. Just use the dish face angle you get yourself. The important angle is the declination offset angle of 6.8 degrees which is specific to your location.</p><p></p><p>I might have missed something in the above as it was quite a lot to type out as a walk through, if you get stuck or have any questions I will check the topic later. There are plenty of other clued up "angle men" on the forum so you might get a simpler and quicker method from another member.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Rgds</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="moonbase, post: 1016325, member: 178786"] WHATGOAL1, If you have a digital inclinometer/protractor you can try the following method to see if it gets you sorted out. If you do not have a digital inclinometer/protractor they are relatively cheap to buy and very useful for aligning satellite dishes. 1. Use your prositioner/v-box to get the top rotating plate of the Jaeger 1224 pointing straight ahead with respect to the motor casing. Get the sides of the top plate to be parallel with the sides of the casing. This should get the motor pointing at its zenith and the scale on the top cover should indicate approximately 0 degrees. Do not use the scale on the motor as an accurate guide, its only approximate. 2. Assuming you have done 1. above, loosen the bolt heads that lock the top plate into place and also the declination adjustment nut/bolts on the top plate, stand behind the motor and pull the top plate towards you as far as it will come, tighten the bolts to lock it in place. This action has removed all of the declination angle. 3. If you are using a v-box that gives approximately 12 clicks per degree, move the dish 10 clicks West, this should get your motor pointing 0.8 West from its Zenith position. Please note you are not automatically pointing at 0.8 West, its just that the motor is now 0.8 West from its Zenith. 4. This is a combination procedure, locate the satellite at 0.8 West so that you have a picture from one of the free to air channels from 0.8 West. To locate 0.8 West you need to physically rotate the entire motor and dish on the pole and adjust the large elevation bolt fixed underneath the motor. Once you have found 0.8 West, peak the signal to its maximum strength. Tighten up the pole clamp bolts. You should now be on 0.8 West with declination angle of 0.0 degrees and the elevation angle relevant to your location. 5. Using a digital inclinometer/protractor, measure the dish face angle or use a suitable point on the back of the dish the get the dish face angle, make a note of the angle. 6. The dish face angle needs to be adjusted by 6.8 degrees. For example, if the dish face angle is 52 degrees, slacken off the bolts on the top plate and using the declination bolt nuts adjust it so that the dish points lower until the dish face angle is 58.8 degrees. Lock all the bolts on the top plate, you have now set the declination angle at 6.8 degrees. 7. The adjustment made in 6. above will have lost the picture. Using the large elevation bolt under the motor, raise the dish back up until the picture returns and it at its peak signal strength. Job done. Note: The large elevation bolt adjusts the elevation angle be approximately 1 degree for each full turn of the hex nut on its thread. This might be useful to know just in case you get "lost" messing around with angles. Your dish face angle will be lower than the example I have used, I used a prime focus dish angle. Just use the dish face angle you get yourself. The important angle is the declination offset angle of 6.8 degrees which is specific to your location. I might have missed something in the above as it was quite a lot to type out as a walk through, if you get stuck or have any questions I will check the topic later. There are plenty of other clued up "angle men" on the forum so you might get a simpler and quicker method from another member. Rgds [/QUOTE]
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