Pinoy Satellite TV

Satellite Installation Guide

Agila 2 Approximate Azimuth: 120 Elevation: 60 Sun’s position at 9am

Searching for the signal

1. After finding a suitable location for your satellite dish and have mounted it already, turn on your satellite receiver.

2. Press the “Info” button of your remote control. You will see the signal strength level and signal (video) quality indicator bars. The bars will decrease or increase upon adjusting the antenna dish sideward and/or upward.

NOTE: Channels 1 (E-talk) to 10 (Mabuhay) are the easiest signal to find. So press the “info” button of your remote control on any of these channels.

3. Maximize the signal strength and signal (video) quality by aligning the direction of the dish.

4. Slowly turn the satellite dish from left to right and vice-versa until you determine the highest signal strength and quality possible (tighten the bolts for the sideward movement of the dish). Tighten lightly the nuts holding the sideward direction.

5. Slowly tilt the satellite dish up or down and again determine if the signal strength and quality can still be improved (tighten the bolts for the upward/downward movement of the dish).

6. Keep on trying until you find the signal. Do not give up.

NOTE: 70-90 percent signal strength and quality is sufficient for a good quality of audio and video. If your signal strength is 70% but your quality is close to 0%, it means that your cable wire is OK but you still haven’t found the signal. Signal (video) quality is the one that you should make its signal higher.

NOTE: Do not do a Channel Search anymore since the complete channels are already inside the receiver.

Reminder: Please do not “Factory Default or Factory Reset” your satellite receiver at all times. Sometimes if you can’t find the signal after long tiring search, your tendency is to think that the receiver is not working so you press the Factory Reset. It will cause you a lot of trouble since you will have to start from scratch. I have placed the complete channels in the receiver for the customer’s convenience. But since you deleted it already, you don’t have a guide anymore.


DEFINITIONS:

Access card - A plastic card that you insert into your satellite receiver. It identifies you and your satellite provider uses it to provide you with your chosen satellite programming.  Also called a "smart card".

Azimuth - The East-West positioning of your satellite dish.

Bandwidth - The frequencies that your satellite system uses for transmission.

Coaxial Cable - The cable that is used to send the signal from your satellite dish to your satellite receiver. Also referred to as a coax cable.

DBS - Direct Broadcast Satellite.

DVR -  Digital Video Recorder. It contains a hard drive and will automatically record your programming. No tapes are required as the information is stored on your hard drive. You can also use it to pause and rewind live TV programming.

Elevation - The angle at which the satellite is pointed up. Used to aim the satellite dish at a satellite.

Hard Reset - This involves shutting your receiver off and unplugging it from the power outlet. Similar to rebooting your computer, you may have to do this if your receiver has trouble.

HDTV - High Definition Television. The newest television broadcasting format which features dramatically improved lifelike picture and sound. Requires a special satellite receiver and televisions.

Interactive TV - Interactive television service that allows you to get trivia, current weather, respond to offers and more with your remote control.

LNB - The Low Noise Amplifier on your satellite dish. It converts the high frequency transmission received by your dish to a low frequency signal that your receiver can use. Also called a "feed horn".

PVR - An older version of the DVR. It records your programs on a hard drive instead of a tape.

Solar Outage - This is an outage that occurs when the sun moves behind the transmitting satellite within the view of your satellite dish. This type of outage only happens a few minutes a year.

Transponder - A part of the satellite which sends you your programming. It receives a specific broadcast and delivers it to your satellite dish.

Satellite Receiver Package Includes the following            
1. Satellite Receiver / Decoder             
2. 60cm Dish Antenna             
3. KU Band LNB             
4. 20 meters RG-6U with Connectors            
5. Sun Access Card ( Unlimited )   


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