Fortec Star Mercury II Digital FTA User manual

FORTEC STAR Mercury II Digital F
FORTEC STAR Mercury II Digital FTA Satellite Receivers
NOTE: Print these instructions for your reference
Dish Alignment Quick Start:
Stationary Dish Instructions:
Assemble your dish.
Mount your dish on its mast. Make sure mast is 00% vertical and solid.
Calculate your Azimuth, Elevation, and LNBF Skew for your location here:
http://www.sadoun.com/Sat/Installation/Satellite-Heading-Calculator.htm
Make sure you compensate for magnetic deviation.
Turn your dish towards the correct Azimuth and hand tighten screws.
Adjust dish Elevation to correct value and hand tighten screws.
Mount your LNBF on your dish and tilt the LNBF to compensate for polarization skew.
For example, if you are aiming the dish at IA5 97W:
In Columbus, OH: LNBF should be turned 6 degrees counter clockwise when
facing the dish.
Los Angeles: 30 degrees clockwise
New York: 30 degrees counter-clockwise
Connect your receiver to the LNBF using RG6 coaxial cable. Make sure the receiver is
"OFF" when you do that.
Turn your receiver "ON"
Motori ed Dish Instructions:
Assemble your dish.
Install your LNBF on your dish. Do not tilt or skew the LNBF
Follow the instructions on how to setup your motorized system:
http://www.sadoun.com/Sat/Installation/HH-mount-installation.htm
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Receiver Quick Start:
The highlight will be on Antenna Setup by default (Pic ). Click OK on the remote.
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The receiver is setup by default for IA5 and UNIVERSAL LNBF (Pic 2). Leave all the
settings as is.
Pic 2
Now adjust your dish alignment until you see the “Signal Quality" bar appears in LIGHT
BLUE.
Note: If you don't see the “Signal Quality" bar that means your dish is not aligned to the
correct satellite. Only when you have a perfect alignment to the desired satellite is when
you will see the “Signal Quality" bar turn LIGHT BLUE as shown in the pictures above
(Pic 2).
If you are using an HH Motor, the Positioner menu will look like this (Pic 3) (except your
longitude and Latitude will be different based on your location):
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Once you have the highest "Signal Level" and Signal Quality", press the Yellow button
or the "P. SCAN" button on the remote to perform a power scan on the satellite for all
available FTA channels. A new screen will show the scan progress (Pic 4).
Pic 4
When the scan is completed, the receiver will save the data.
Congratulations, you just loaded your receiver!
While the installation is not difficult, it does require that you have some experience in electrical
wiring and minor construction techniques. Also, you may have to climb a ladder, so you'll want
to be comfortable working with heights. Most of our customers have successfully installed the
satellite system by themselves.
Installation of the system is entirely your responsibility. Guidelines and tips provided on
this website are intended to help you achieve a successful installation of your new satellite
system. You are advised to consult a professional installer if you need more support.
Professional Installation is recommended if you have difficulty locating and locking on your
favorite satellite. After you have purchased the satellite system, you may contact a
professional to install the system for you. There is a fee for installation. You can also look in the
local yellow pages under "satellites" for local installers in your area.
SADOUN SATELLITE SALES * http://www.sadoun.com * 888-519-9595
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