American Dish Service Vision C3 - Manual (Page 7)

Table of Contents
1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1
1.1 Digital Satellite Television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1
1.2 TracVision C3 System Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2
1.2.1 TracVision C3 Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-3
1.2.2 Integrated Receiver Decoder (IRD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-4
1.3 Materials Provided with TracVision C3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-4
1.3.1 Additional Materials Required for TracVision C3 Use . . . . . .1-5
2 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-1
2.1 Choosing the Best Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-2
2.2 Mounting the Antenna Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-4
2.3 Connecting System Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-9
2.3.1 Connecting the Antenna Data/Power Cable . . . . . . . . . . . .2-10
2.3.2 Connecting to Vessel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-11
2.3.3 Connecting the IRD Ground Wire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-12
2.3.4 Installing the Switchplate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-12
2.3.5 Connecting the Antenna RF Signal Cable to the IRD . . . .2-13
2.3.5.1 Installing Two IRDs and TVs (North American
Systems Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-13
2.3.5.2 Connecting Three or More IRDs and TVs
(North American Systems Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-14
2.4 Activating the IRD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-15
2.5 Selecting the Active Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-16
2.5.1 Installing Your Selected Satellites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-17
2.5.2 Programming User-defined Satellites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-19
2.6 Setting the Skew Angle (European Systems Only) . . . . . . . . .2-24
2.7 Checking Out the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-24
2.8 Changing Geographic Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-36
3 Using Your TracVision C3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-1
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