How to Install the 5 LNB Dish
DirecTV offers the 5 LNB dish, which gives you more access to more programming options than previous satellite dishes. With a 5 LNB dish, you can pick up all of DirecTV standard and DirecTV high-definition programming, not possible with a 2 LNB dish, because you can pick up both the KU-band and the KA-band satellite signals at the same time. If you need to install the 5 LNB dish from DirecTV, precision installation is necessary so you can receive both satellite signals simultaneously.
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Things You'll Need
- Foot
- 6 bolts
- Drill
- Socket driver
- J-pole
- Sealant
- Level
- Satellite dish
- Compass with numbers
- Signal meter
- 5 LNB
- Coax cable
- Socket wrench
- Shovel
- 1 5/8-inch pole
- Metal screw
- Quick-drying concrete
- Water
- Bucket
Instructions
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Roof Mount
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Bolt the foot (which is the bracket that connects the satellite dish to the eaves) to the roof using the six enclosed bolts. Use a drill with a socket driver attachment to make the holes. Mount the foot so that the J-pole, which the satellite will mount to, faces up. Add sealant around the bolts to prevent damage from weather.
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Adjust the top of the J-pole until it's level.
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Slide the satellite dish onto the J-pole.
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Point the satellite dish to the appropriate coordinates, using a compass with numbers as your guide. Satellite companies only provide these coordinates to official satellite installers. You'll need to adjust the satellite dish side to side, up and down, and you'll need to rotate the dish around to best obtain your coordinates.
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Test your signal using a signal meter to make sure the dish points to the proper location. Connect the signal meter to the 5 LNB, which is the hand that comes out of the satellite dish. The 5 LNB has white bulbs on it, and you can attach a coax cable to one of the coax barrels just under the bulbs. The other end of the coax cable attaches to the signal meter so you can test the signal. Adjust your satellite dish as necessary so you can obtain the optimum signal.
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Tighten the bolts on the back of the satellite dish with a socket wrench to secure its positioning.
Pole Mount
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Dig a hole at least one foot deep in the location where you want to install the satellite dish.
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Set a 1 5/8-inch diameter pole in the hole so it stands at least eight feet tall. Drill a long, metal screw into the side of the pole where it sits in the hole. This will help prevent the pole from spinning after the concrete sets.
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Mix quick drying concrete with water in a bucket. Add just enough water to make it thick so it dries quickly. Pour your concrete mixture into the hole.
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Use a level to make sure the pole doesn't lean, and hold the pole in that level position until the concrete dries.
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Mount the satellite dish after the concrete sets. The satellite dish will slide down onto the pole. Secure it with bolts so it doesn't move.
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