How to Calculate Satellite Angle
- 1). Ensure the satellite receiver box is connected to a power outlet, then establish the connection between it and your television of choice using the included, standard composite cable, which features a set of one red, one white and one yellow prong on either end of the cable (a total of six prongs). There are matching composite ports to accommodate these prongs on the back of both the TV and receiver. Make the connections appropriately, ensuring the red prongs are in the red ports, etc.
- 2). Boot up the receiver and turn on your TV, allowing the receiver's menu to appear on the TV screen. Choose the "Signal Meter" option from here.
- 3). Leave the receiver and go to the satellite dish outside. Leave a friend with the signal meter screen to help with the speed of your dish adjustments.
- 4). Ensure the dish's line-of-sight to the sky is unobstructed by any large objects that can impair proper satellite signal reception. These may include, but are not limited to, trees, power lines, tall buildings and lamp posts.
- 5). Make a slight adjustment to the azimuth of the satellite dish. Wait several seconds for the signal meter screen to update. The meter will gauge this adjustment and reflect how close you are to angling the dish to the proper coordinates in the sky. Make further azimuth adjustments as guided by the meter.
- 6). Make a slight adjustment to the elevation of the satellite dish. Wait several seconds again between each elevation angle update. Continue making both elevation and azimuth updates to the angle of the satellite dish until the meter screen indicates all coordinates have been reached and the optimal angle has been established in order to receive a strong satellite signal.
- 7). Return inside and use your satellite receiver's remote control to navigate your satellite programming now that you have calculated and set the satellite angle.
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