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Tilt for 43755 AND 43221
Bought new tripod and dish. It is a Oval Slimline; think it has three LNBs - it called a "Integrated LNB with 4 Outputs". Need to set it up in two locations. ONe is zip 43221 and the other is 43755. Can any help me find the tilt? Cant find it anywhere on Directv site?
Thanks, Ames
kgj
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13 years ago
Zip 43221:
Elevation: 40.2
Azimuth: 212.5
Zip 43755:
Elevation: 39.5
Azimuth: 215.6
For future reference try typing in 'dish pointing' in the search bar, and select the first link that appears.
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kgj
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13 years ago
Sorry, misread your question. It doesn't have tilt, and won't be found on the site anywhere. Trial and error.
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amesgardner
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13 years ago
Yikes... What do you mean trial and error? Range? What parameters impact the needed setting?
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cabletech
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13 years ago
There are two ways to get the dish settings for any location that you need.
1) In your current setup, go to menue>favs&sat>system setup>satellite>repeat setup> on the right, select dish pointing>enter zip code,
select okey, then select the type of dish you are using, with the correct switch type. On the upper right, you will see the alignment settings that you will use for that location. NOW SELECT CANCEL.
If you are doing this at home, DO NOT SELECT CONTUNIE as this will change your current configureation.
2) You can go to dishpointer.com and select the dish type and enter your zip code and you will get the same information.
Remember that all of these readings are starting points for the alignment process.
You can do this for any where you want to go to.
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amesgardner
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13 years ago
Bump... Still searching. dishpointer.com gives me some info. I am just wanting to confirm that for zip code 43755 and wanting HD channels using: Elevation: 39.5, Azimuth: 215.6, Tilt: 68.3 will do the trick? BTW only going 100 miles from my house. Heard that tilt might not change at all?
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litzdog911
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13 years ago
Pretty close. You want the "DirecTV 5LNB (99W, 101W, 103W 110W, 119W)" dish type in the Dishpointer pull down menu.
For your zip code, it shows:
EL = 39.4º
AZ = 208.9º true, 217º magnetic
Tilt/Skew = 68.3º
But those settings should be nearly identical 100 miles away.
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amesgardner
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13 years ago
AHHHHHHH HAAAAAAAAAA - didnt see that pull down there - picked the 101W incorrectly. Thanks litzdog and thanks cabletech and thanks dtv_tech. Super helpful. Appreciate everyone's help. Will do trial run here tonight and then a new set up thurday.
Thanks again, Ames
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dcd
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13 years ago
Sorry, misread your question. It doesn't have tilt, and won't be found on the site anywhere. Trial and error.
Aligning a Slimline dish using trial and error to get the tilt (or skew) would require a magician.
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