Winegard WB-2000 User Manual

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Configure DirecTV Receiver Antenna Type

You must set your DirecTV receiver to the “Oval Dish, 3 Satellites” Dish Type. As many

DirecTV receivers have been made by different manufacturers, consult your receiver’s

owners manual for instructions on changing Dish Type.

4.3 Watching DirecTV programming

Power on the Winegard Satellite Interface. In a few moments, the satellite antenna will

begin its search routine. It will verify satellites and lock onto DirecTV satellite 101°W.

If you have an in-motion antenna, the antenna will continue to “track” the satellite for 7

minutes after signal acquisition. After 7 minutes, it will enter sleep mode. You can watch

television as normal while the antenna is tracking. For instructions on how to force sleep

mode, see Section 7.3.

Choosing the Satellite Pair

After the antenna has locked onto DirecTV programming, the LCD Status Screen on the

Satellite Interface will display the alternate satellite menu. At any time, you may choose

which satellite will be the alternate toggling satellite with 101°W. See Figure 4..

You can view the

satellite acquisition status

from the LCD status screen

as well as the DirecTV

signal strength screen.

Figure 4. - Sat 0°W chosen as alternate satellite

To change the alternate satellite, press [SELECT] to choose your desired alternate satellite.

Press [ENTER] to confirm.

If you are watching satellite 101°W programming, changing the alternate satellite will

not affect your viewing until you change to a channel on the alternate satellite. If you are

watching programming on one of the alternate satellites and switch to the other, your dish

will move immediately to the selected alternate satellite.

Important DirecTV Program Guide and Channel Note

When you power on the Satellite Interface and DirecTV receiver, your DirecTV receiver

will download the program guide after signal acquisition.

The receiver will download the guide for Satellite 101°W as well as the guide for your

alternate satellite chosen at the time of power up. It may take up to 20 minutes to

download the guide for the third satellite.

If a channel is not available in the programming guide, you will not be able to select it.

Please be patient while the guide fully downloads.

The Satellite Interface will remember which alternate satellite was selected before it

was powered off. As an example, if you frequently watch programming on Satellite 110°W

over satellite 119°W, you should select satellite 110°W before you power off the Satellite

Interface. The 110°W guide will download immediately after the next signal acquisition.

Satellite Interface

POWER

SELECT

ENTER

DTV 101 Locked

alt: 119 *110

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