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Page 2: Installation Instructions. These instructions guide you through the installation of a DISH Network DISH 1000.2 antenna, which consists of a reflector assembly and a DISH Pro Plus 1000.2 LNBF. The DISH 1000.2 is capable of receiving digital television signals from three DBS satellite locations: 110°W, 119°W, and 129°W. DIRECTV, DISH Network, and AT&T U-Verse have chosen not to add Antenna TV to their local channel packages but DIRECTV and DISH Network are making Antenna TV available through their over-the-air receivers with an antenna in some cities that have a local Antenna TV affiliate. How do I turn my old satellite dish into an antenna? Don Adams Antenna Satellite Services is an authorized DISH Satellite television Retailer specializing in Satellite television and Internet service in Grass Valley, California. Call Don Adams Antenna Satellite Services at (530) 274-3709 to learn more.

Page 2: Installation Instructions. These instructions guide you through the installation of a DISH Network DISH 1000.2 antenna, which consists of a reflector assembly and a DISH Pro Plus 1000.2 LNBF. The DISH 1000.2 is capable of receiving digital television signals from three DBS satellite locations: 110°W, 119°W, and 129°W. What to expect on installation day. Step 1: Your appointment details will be sent to your registered email address. Please review your email confirmation to make sure all the information is correct. Step 2: The day before your appointment, we will contact you via phone, email, and/or text message to remind you of your appointment.

Installing a dish antenna yourself is not difficult. This guide shows you in an easy-to-follow approach, how to select your dish, choose the best location, install, and eventually fine tune your satellite antenna for the best reception.

Installing a Satellite TV System
A complete satellite TV system installation is a two-stage process:
Installation of the satellite dish itself and the Installation of an appropriate decoder to receive the television programming from your service provider.
However, prior to moving on with this two-stage satellite TV installation process, you need to select and purchase a satellite TV kit. This consists of the satellite dish and related mounting kit, high-grade RF coaxial cable, and the satellite TV receiver, or decoder.
Selecting your Dish Antenna for Satellite TV Reception
It is important to invest a little bit of some thought here prior to choosing your satellite dish to avoid unnecessary expense later on; the type of satellite dish you use - and receiver - will eventually determine the kind of TV programming you will be able to receive.
Low Noise Block-down Converters: A few basics
Equally important is deciding on the number of LNBs. LNB's/LNBF are low noise 'block' down-converters. An LNBF is an LNB with an integrated feedhorn. Most LNB's in use today are actually LNBF's. The term 'low noise' relates to the quality of the amplification and mixing that takes place inside the LNB.
LNB's sit in front of the actual parabola of the dish, at the end of the arm projecting from the satellite dish. Their purpose is to receive, amplify and down convert the required 'blocks' of microwave frequencies to lower 950MHz to 1.45GHz L-band frequency signals; these are then sent to the satellite TV receiver or IRD (integrated receiver decoder), via RG-6 coax cable.
The number of LNB's determines the number of satellites a satellite dish can 'see' since a separate LNB is required to receive signals from satellites in different orbital positions. Satellite TV service providers use multiple satellites to deliver their content - implying that multiple LNBs are required to receive all television programming supported by a satellite TV service provider.
LNB's use an antenna probe inside the feedhorn to pick up the signal focused by the satellite dish. The probe has to be aligned mechanically in a vertical or horizontal direction (or left and right hand circular polarization for DBS satellites) in line with the polarization of the signal transmitted by the satellite transponders. This dual polarization is used by satellites to avoid interference between adjacent channels, and is achieved by assigning even and odd transponders on the satellite, different polarization.
LNBF's employ a dual antenna probe setup inside the throat of the feedhorn with one aligned vertically and the other horizontally (or left and right). Switching to the correct polarized probe is carried out electronically via a voltage sent up the coaxial cable by the receiver.
Feedhorn Installation Tips
Proper installation and adjustment of the feedhorn is critical to system performance. It is particularly important if you are installing a feedhorn that receives Ku-Band signals. In order to find the correct focal distance for tracking, the feedhorn must be at the correct distance from the center of the dish, properly oriented, centered and perpendicular to the plane of the antenna. Follow the alignment procedure outlined below:
1 - Set the scalar ring adjustment for the f/D ratio that is called for in the antenna specifications. If you do not know the f/D ratio, you can calculate the focal distance and f/D ratio yourself using a formula.
2 - Rotate the feed to it's proper orientation using the 'polar axis template'. The polar axis is a line that runs through the center of the dish pivot points. It is the axis around which the dish will rotate. Another way to look at it is ...... If your dish is positioned so that it is pointing at it's highest point of travel (the zenith of the arc)...... when you stand directly in front of the dish, the 'polar axis' runs from 12 o'clock to 6 o'clock. Proper orientation in these terms means that you point the arrow of the polar axis template at 12 o'clock (directly in line with the axis). If you do not have a template, you can get close by siting down the long side of the servo motor; pointing it at about 11 o'clock.
3 - Centering the feed in the dish is also critical to proper reception. This can be done by measuring from the feedhorn to at least 3 different points around the rim of the dish (i.e. measure from the feed to the left side, right side and bottom). The 3 measurements should be equal. Use the adjustments in the feed support legs (or guy wires if you have a buttonhook support) to make any necessary adjustments.
4 - The opening in the feedhorn (face) should be parallel to the face of the antenna (dish). The easiest way to check this is to use an inclinometer or universal protractor. Check the angle at the center of the dish and across the throat of the feedhorn; the measurements should be the same.
The f/D ratio and scalar rings - why it is important to set properly
Proper setting of f/D on the feedhorn allows the feedhorn to take advantage of all of the signal being reflected off of the dish, without receiving interfering ground noise or terrestrial interference.
The f/D ratio is the focal distance of the dish (f), divided by the diameter (D). When dealing with most prime focus antennas, the number should come out between .28 and .42. If you notice, most of those numbers are also on scale on the side of the feedhorn. You simply set the top edge of the scalar ring even with the line that corresponds to your correct f/D setting.
What this adjustment actually does is determines how wide of an angle the feedhorn can 'see'. If the dish is very deep(example: 10ft diameter dish that is 24 in. deep), having an f/D of .28 for example, then the focal distance is relatively short. When that is the case, the focal distance is often only a few inches greater than the depth of the dish. Therefore, the feed needs to be able to 'see' nearly straight to the side of the opening in the throat.
Conversely, if the dish is very shallow (example: 10ft diameter dish that is 11 in. deep), the f/D ratio would be closer to .42 and the focal distance would be much longer. In that case, the feed would need to have an narrower field of view so it would 'see' the whole dish, yet not see past the edge of the dish.
Formulas for calculating focal distance and f/D ratios
To calculate the focal distance, you have to measure the diameter (D) and the depth (d) of the dish. Measurements should be in like units (you can't use feet for the diameter and inches for depth). For the example, we will say we have a dish that is 120 inches in diameter (D) and 18 inches deep (d).
focal distance (f) equ

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