Metronic Motor Horizon-Horizon User manual

INSTALLATION GUIDE
FOR THE MOTOR
Motor Horizon-Horizon
ref 450908
v347

Foreword
This user manual will explain to you how to install a motorised
installation with a motor ref: 450908.
Such installation needs some operations, on the motor, but also
on the satellite receiver you would like to use with it.
As the motor can work with all types of receivers, it is impossible
to be precise on the kind of operations that you will have to do
on your receiver. We then advise you to read both user manual
very carefully (this one and the one from the receiver) to identify
what you will have to do on the remote control. That will allow
you to do the necessary operations for each of them. These are
some small advices to help.
Motorised installation
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4 - Continuing rotation
Some receivers have 2 methods of rotation: a normal rotation to
make the motor spin, and a rotation step by step to sharply adjust the
position. If your receiver gives you only one method, consider that it is
the continuing rotation.
During the spin, a power and quality indicator indicates the reception
level.
Note: The size of the level indicator does not have a real importance
as such. What is important it is the variation when you move
the dish or the motor. When the level is going up a bit, stop the
spinning to check if the quality level has increased.
5 - Step by step rotation
If your receiver has the step-by-step rotation, you will be able to adjust
precisely the motor position. If it is not the case, try to reach as precise-
ly as possible the desired angle with a continuing rotation. It is useful to
keep the degree order precision.
1 - Put the receiver on the reference satellite channel
If the receiver is pre programmed, put it on the satellite channel you
want. Choose preferably a channel with a high debit (SR), which means
greater or equal to 22 000.
2 - Go into the DiSEqC 1.2 menu
This menu allows you to make the motor spin. Sometimes, to access it,
it will be necessary to activate the DiSEqC 1.2 function.
3 - Reset the motor
It is the reboot of the motor. Sometimes, this function is called
Reference position or Zero position.
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6 - Give a number to a satellite
Check in your receiver user manual how to associate a number to each
satellite. If it is not possible, leave the existing number system.
7 - Memorise a satellite position
This function is generally called memorised, store, saved…
8 - Display the signal indicator
Generally, the signal indicator appears when pressing on the INFO key.
Sometimes, you have to access the channel search menu. The indicator
is often showed as two bars. For the alignment, you need to maximise
the signal then, when it is going up, optimise the quality. If the level is
high, but the quality is not going up, that means that you are on another
satellite, you must continue to scan.
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Elements and tools necessary:
1 Satellite dish
2 Screw and fixing
3 Offset arm
4 Universal LNB
5 Mast or stand off arm
Recommended diameter minimum: 40 mm (1,6’’)
6 Satellite receiver
7 TV set PAL for digital reception and PAL/SECAM for
analogue (to be able to watch it in colour)
8 Scart lead male/male 21 pin
9 «F» plug
10 Cable special for satellite,
(normal TV cable won’t work)
11 Motor 450908
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Necessary elements
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Prepare the motor (see diagram 2)
Assembling
• Make sure the fixing (tube or stand off arm) is stabilised
and strictly vertical. A gap of more than 1 degree (2 cm,
0,78” per meter) from the vertical will prevent the motor
to work correctly. In case, add some block between the
wall and the fixing. Check the verticality with a spirit
level or a plumb line.
Warning: When you will screw the screw 2C (which
must not be blocked), a too important tightening might
break one of the support clamps.
When the motor is assemble, do not fix it straight away
on the mast or the stand off arm, some operations needs
to be done near the receiver.
• Screw on all the screw without blocking it. The screw 2b
must be tighten at the maximum and the cover 2a must
be leave up to allow you to read the motor angle in rela-
tion to south.
WARNING: the screw 2b must get in by the small hole
in the bend mast and the nut must be tighten on the big
hole side, with the rounded nut moulded the curves of
the big hole.
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Angle adjustment
Look at the European map (look opposite) and find your
angle in relation to the horizontal line. For example, about
31,5° for Glasgow, 38° for Bordeaux and 39,5° for Napoli.
Cut out at the last page of this user manual the angle
system that will allow you to read precisely the motor
angle. Cut the map with a cutter. He might be useful to
make a copy on a heavy duty paper. In case you damage
it, you could do it all over again after downloading the user
manual on the Metronic website, www.metronic.com.
Position the angle system on the west side of the motor like
on the picture C2, the angle is 31,5°.
Adjust the nut from the 2c screw to display the incline of
your location.
When the right angle as been adjusted, tighten the screw,
and the nut 2d as well.
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• Tighten the screw 2d with moderation to be able to adjust
the angle of the motor. Make sure you put the nut head
correctly so the upper side will be horizontal (see diagram
below).
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Inclination and angular reading for Hotbird 3

Connection
For the installation you will need 2 pieces of cable. The
first one, roughly 1,5m (4,92ft) to go from the LNB to the
motor, the second one as long as it takes to go from the
motor to the receiver.
Prepare the cables and assemble the “F” plug at the end of
the cable.
Respect the dimension indicated on the diagram below; the
plug must screw on the aluminium foil roll up. Make sure
that none of the braid strand is in contact with the central
core of the cable.
Connect the receiver to the television set with a scart lead.
Put the motor near the receiver, on a table or on the floor,
and connect the receiver LNB input to the Motor DEMO
output with the 1,5m (4,92ft) cable, then switch on the
receiver.
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EReset the motor and checking of the stop
The reset of the motor is to reinitialise its position, and not to
put him at 0°, which means face south.
Go into the DiSEqC 1.2(2) menu and then reset the
motor (3).
• The motor will reinitialise while looking for his reference
position (Mechanic east stop). The motor should stop
at 45° (At the nearest 10°). If it is not the case, check
the mechanical stop as indicated at the end of this user
manual. If the motor does not spin, connect the motor to
the LNB with the long cable then reset the motor.
To verify the right position of the mechanic west stop, do a
continuous spinning (4) towards the west. The motor should
stop at 45° (to within about 10°). If it is not the case, check
the mechanical stop as indicated at the end of this user
manual.
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paragraph page 2 and 3.

Prepare the motor
F
You will now memorised the Hot Bird position then take
back the motor precisely at 0° to assemble the satellite
dish.
1) Put the receiver on the Hotbird reference channel (1).
2) Give a number to the Hotbird satellite (6) (in any doubt
put 4), and then wait that the motor stops spinning.
3) Look on the map of Europe (C1) and find your Hotbird
angular reading in relation to the vertical lines. For
example, 18° E in Glasgow, 13° E in Bordeaux, and 2°W
in Naples.
4) Go into the DiSEqC 1.2(2) menu then, with a continuing
rotation(4), bring the motor roughly on the Hotbird
azimuth with a step by step rotation (5).
Example: Brest = 20°
The person using the remote control must make the motor
spin until you reach the metallic notch used to read the
azimuth at 20°. When we look at the graduations, the notch
should go to 20° towards the right (in our example) so the
satellite dish will be directed toward the left, so the East.
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paragraph page 2 and 3

5) Memorised the Hotbird position (7)
6) With the Continuing rotation (4) then a step by step
rotation (5), bring the motor precisely at the 0° position.
7) Switch off the receiver, take off the cables and then fix
the motor on the top end of the support.
8) Direct approximately the motor towards the south. In
case of an assembling on a wall, make sure the wall
faces south (to within about 20°) and use a 45cm stand
off arm at least: see diagram F2.
Connect the receiver and the motor by the long wire
prepared at the step D.
F2
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HAssemble the satellite dish on the motor
• Assemble the satellite dish and fix it on the motor’s
mast. The satellite dish U-Bolt must be the highest as
possible on the angled arm to avoid the bottom of the
dish to touch the motor. As the motor is at 0°, make sure
you perfectly align the dish offset arm with the motor
(diagram H1).
• Direct approximately the whole (satellite dish + rotor)
towards the south. Adjust the angle on the back support
of the dish, so as to do the dish will be vertical.
• Switch on the receiver.
• Do a continuing rotation (4) until the stop 45° East and
45° West to check if there is no obstacle. If you get close
from an obstacle during the spin, go to paragraph N
page 21 to adjust your mechanical stop.
• Put the receiver on the Hotbird reference channel.
GSatellite dish assembling
Assemble the different elements from the satellite dish in
checking the user manual included with it.
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paragraph page 2 and 3

H1
North
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South
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Assembling the LNB head
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Check the LNB and receiver user manual.
WARNING, some LNB need to be assembling at 45°!
Checking
Before going to the final stage (the alignment) check that
your installation looks like the picture below.
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Alignment / Satellite dish orientation
• At the end of the step K, you will receive the Hotbird
reference channel on the television screen. Do not go to
step L (adjusting the alignment) if you do not receive it.
1) Put the receiver on the Hotbird reference channel then
display the signal indicator (8).
2) Launch a slow scan (for 20 seconds) a quarter of the
way on the right, then a quarter of the way on the left
while pivoting the whole (satellite dish + rotor) around
the mast, while checking the level. If the level is not
going up, increase the satellite dish incline of 2° and do
the same manual scan. Carry on as above by step of
2° followed by a scan until the level increase. When you
are on the right satellite, the image will appear in the
background. Adjust it to obtain the maximum in level
and quality (bar the longest as possible). In some area,
it is normal that you will turn up to 20 scanning, be
patient.
3) Block temporally all the nut.
Warning: the Tighten of the nut is enough to debase the
picture. Block the elevation by tightening the lock nut
12a.
WARNING: a too important tightening of the U-bolt 2e
(diagram 2 page 7), may break one of the fixing clamp.
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LOrientation adjustment
• Put the receiver on the Atlantic Bird 3 reference (1)
channel.
• Check in diagram the Atlantic Bird 3 angular reading of
your geographical area.
• Give (6) a satellite number to Atlantic Bird 3 (put 01 in
case you hesitate).
• If the motor does not stop at the right value, bring it with
a continuing research (4) or step by step (5).
• Memorised (7) this position for Atlantic Bird 3.
Leave all the menus and check that you correctly receive
the Atlantic Bird 3 reference channel (3). If it is not the case,
you have 2 cases:
Primary case: You do not receive anything at all, even
when you slightly move the satellite dish alignment. In
that case, it means that an error has been made during the
installation (mast not vertical, error between east and West,
bad reading of the azimuth…). Restart the installation from
the beginning while checking the details very carefully.
Secondary case: You have a bad reception and you have
to adjust slightly the satellite dish position angle (1 or 2
degrees) to receive correctly Atlantic Bird 3. In that case,
the design curve of the motor is out of line with the real
curve. We then advise you to go back to the step K while
putting 2° more for the Hotbird position in your area. If the
result is not good, try 2° less.
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