Putting up a dish?

[nick1]

Please can sameone tell me were i can get a book or a dvd on putting up a dish? putting on a lnb and wiring to the receiver? and setting dish at the right postion for a fixed and a motored dish? Thanks

 

[pothead13]

all the info you need is in the forum

 

[csx25]

yes, this forum is great. i am a compete newbie but managed to setup a motor and dreambox thanks completely to this forum. there are some great walkthough guides on here. and if you get stuck and have specific problems you can ask here and some is sure to help promptly. many friendly and helpful people here.

 

[Lancelot]

Start HERE




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[dave branson]

Please can sameone tell me were i can get a book or a dvd on putting up a dish? putting on a lnb and wiring to the receiver? and setting dish at the right postion for a fixed and a motored dish? Thanks

Look at the Satellite Superstores website,i think they sell video tapes on the subject.

 

[closetosoton]

Look at the Satellite Superstores website,i think they sell video tapes on the subject.

that was going to be my recommendation, start here: http://www.satellitesuperstore.com/msv.htm this is not a personal recommedation, but answers your question about where you can get such a video/dvd

-cts

 

[spiney]

There are some web visual guides, but tend to be mainly USA equipment - Direc tv - related (so be careful!).

For example, see: www.sadoun.com/Sat/Installation/Installation.htm .

Also, nearer home, www.satellitesuperstore.com have lots of pictures of different things - which can be useful - although I personally find this website a bit disorganised and difficult to navigate!

 

[don'tknowdon'taskme]

ebay has some good deals on it

 

[mhku]

What is it that you want to do? If you ask here I'm sure you'll get a comprehensive answer. And it'll be free

 

[nick1]

Thanks for your help. I would like to learn from start to finish how to set up a system. So if i have any trouble with the one i have got i can do the work myself.

 

[mhku]

You need to decide what kind of system you want (a bit like choosing a car- what fits your needs etc)? The basic parts are: a receiver, a dish, lnb, sat. cable, a wall or pole mount and maybe a dish. Size of dish depends on the space you've got and what you want to receive. Are you reasonable competent with a computer? If yes, then maybe consider a Dreambox. If you're not, then you can exclude a Dreambox. I bought my setup as a complete novice and learnt how to do it as I went along (took about 3 weeks ). Over to you

 

[spiney]

For picture guides to dish setup with/without diseqc motor:

For a "very basic" introduction, see:

http://web.onetel.net.uk/~uncletony/sattvstuff.htm .

For an introduction to setting up a diseqc motor, see:

www.adventistsat.com/downloads/InstallDiSEqC.pdf .

(warning, this above site is USA specific, so ignore any actual figures given!).

also (uk specific): www.satalogue.com/section13/page9.htm .

Lastly, here's an excellent download from satcure, loads of pictures, then you probably won't need a book or video. But - warning - this pdf file is BIG, you must have a wideband connection!

www.satcure.co.uk/pdfs/satcure_usals3.pdf .

If you only want a fixed dish, with 1 lnb, for 1 satellite, then just work out very roughly where the sat should be - using one of the web "calucuators" - aim the dish roughly, then find the actual signal using a "sat bleeper".

For a fixed dish with monobloc twin horn lnb (for Hotbird/Astra1 combined), it's much the same, except there's a built in diseqc switch. Once either lnb horn is positioned - on the correct satellite - the other should automatically be ok.

For a fixed dish with 3 lnbs on a bracket (Astra2/Astra1/Hotbird), things get a bit more fiddly, you might then want a "Digisat Pro".

(sorry folks, I realise these links all point outside satellites.co.uk, but Nick1 seemed to be after pictorial type info, so I was trying to be helpful. However, obviously there's the above links pages, with loadsa stuff in them!).