How to install antenna

You can receive television programs in two ways - using a ethereal or satellite antenna. Consider the order of self install each of them.

The essential antenna for digital television is available at cost and is easy to configure, the main condition is direct visibility on the transmitting tower, the location of which can be found on site TTV.. Next to the television (several km), the room antenna is suitable, at a greater distance (10-20 km), the outer, placed as high as possible, and at a considerable distance (from 30 km) additionally need a signal amplifier.

Installation is performed as follows:

The antenna is fixed on the bracket towards the TV /
The cable from the antenna to the TV or the digital console is paved;
The power is turned on and programs are searched according to the instruction manual;
A poorly displayed channel and turning the antenna in one direction or another is the best signal quality;
All the antenna and cable are reliably fixed.

Installation of the satellite antenna begins with the definition of the direction, it is possible to do this, looking at the plates from the neighbors aimed at the desired satellite. It will immediately become clear, where it is better to fix the antenna so that there is no obstacles to the signal on the signal path: trees, wires or high buildings. Now the brackets are mounted at the selected place on the plumb, the plate hangs and the converter is attached. The ends of the cable are seized and equipped with F-connectors.

The antenna setting takes place by two parameters:

Angle horizontally - azimuth;
The corner of the vertical is the slope of the plate relative to the land plane.

The necessary values \u200b\u200bfor large cities are on the site of the selected satellite television operator. For accurate calculation exists satellite Antenna Alignment program Also allowing you to learn azimuth without a compass - through the sun.

According to these two numeric values, the antenna is roughly exhibited, the accurate search for signals is made using a special device - satfineder, connected between the converter and antenna cable. The receiver turns on and the installation mode is selected, then turning the plate in the horizontal plane per 1 cm and withstanding the pause 2-5 seconds, the position in which the sound signal of the device and the testimony on its scale will be maximized. Tighten the nuts fixing plates vertically.

A little tilting the antenna down and up, the position of the best signal is searched, the bolts are twisted. On the TV screen, the scales of quality and strength are displayed, slightly shifting the plate alternately in each plane, achieve the largest numeric indicators. After reaching the maximum values, all the fasteners are tightened, channel searches in the receiver menu. There are situations where there is a signal, and the necessary channels are not most likely, another satellite was put. It is necessary to check the azimuth and an antenna angle again.