How to Install a DirecTV Dish

Television is available to millions of homes with the use of satellite signals.

DirecTV is a satellite TV service. Rather than receive a television feed through cables, the signal comes from uplinked and downlinked satellite signals. The signals are gathered by a satellite dish attached to a home or other type of building. The dish then sends the signal to a set-top box receiver that is connected to a television inside of the building. Hundreds of channels are available to viewers in this manner.

Things You'll Need

• DirecTV dish
• DirecTV receiver
• Drill
• Receiver cable
• Satellite cable

Instructions

1. Choose a place to install your satellite dish. The DirecTV satellite is always located south of Texas. That means if you live in Miami, you must have a clear line of sight to the southwest; if you live in San Francisco, you must have a clear line to the southeast. To have a clear line of sight, the area should be free of trees, tall buildings and anything else that could block the satellite signal from reaching the dish.

2. Pre-drill holes into the spot that you would like to mount the dish.

3. Hold the dish in place and insert the screws into the holes in the mounting plate of the dish's arm.

4. Adjust the angle of the dish. It should point in a specific direction that aligns the concave dish with the satellite. You will have to contact DirecTV for this information. A link to DirecTV customer service is provided below. If possible, you can view the other DirecTV dishes in the area for an angle comparison.

References

• Direct TV: Satellite Dish Antenna Self-Installer's Guide
• Direct TV: Customer Service