DirecTV Slimline Dish Setup
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2018
- Shows how to setup, aim, and align a DirecTV Slimline HD satellite dish using an HD Receiver and portable TV. No special signal meters required. Also demonstrates the "dithering" adjustments needed to peak the signal readings from the 99 & 103º HiDef satellites.
Thanks so much! Huge help. Lots of garbage from people that don't know what they are doing or intentionally trying to scare people off showing the 500 dollar professional signal meter.
Wish I understood how to do this but I'm lost! Jim Litz, thank you for sharing and hopefully preventing others from having to deal with DTV "No Customer service hell" as we are dealing with. We've had 3 service calls in 9 days in which nothing was fixed, our service is getting worse every day.
We are in our 60's, there is no way we can get on the roof to the dish. I see the comment from Vigil774L, a DTV tech replied on here last year, and am hoping someone may have a kind suggestion as we are getting no help from DTV. They set up a 4th call yet I will bet anyone something I do not have they will not show. Many thanks for your time and/or suggestions.
I had forgotten where some of the menu items were. They change slightly sometimes. My parent's area lost their only DTV service person (rural UT) and my senior citizen parents take care of my 100+ yr old grandma. They only care about CNN, MSNBC, ESPN and, all the local stations. Now I need to figure out which transponders their channels are on and go take a look to see which model dish they have
Thanks Jim. Really helpful
Great video just what I was looking 4 been a few years since I mess with setting up a dish needed a refresher. Lost signal up at the cabin & no 1 can get the signal so I will be making a unplanned trip around 7 hours of drive time get my bearings be4 I go tks again for the vid.
Helped a lot, Thanks..
Good job.. it did help.
Great video. Thanks for posting this. I need to repoint my dish after having a new shingles installed on my roof.
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4:10 the option I like using work if you have two iOS devices on the same account. Simply take iPhone and put on tripod pointed at your TV in the house then call your iPad for example though FaceTime video call! When on the same AppleID account you can call your other devices! It works very well!
Excellent tip! Thank you!
Also if your dish isn’t far from your receiver and you have the Rf remote you can operate the menus while you tune your dish! Using my iPad with face time makes this super easy and didn’t need any fancy SWR meeter or expensive dish setup units!
I'm a tech for Directv..101 a starting point but if you have HD you need to look for 103 ca and get that to high number..also make sure yur power inserter is plugged in to give power to the lnb..good luck
Thanks Vigil774L. Not sure who you're responding to. I do show how to "dither" the dish adjustments to fine tune the AZ & EL to maximize the readings from 99 and 103º. And, of course, the Power Inserter is plugged in or nothing would work. Thanks fo your inputs.
@@litzdog911 nice I'm professional pro for DirecTV and someone had a question but right on..good fyi video
Thanks. This tip is spot on (excuse the pun) for fine tuning the slimline. I think the challenge for most fine tuning alignment issues caused by painters, roofers, etc that accidentally hit the dish are determining which satellites to tune (so many appear with signals) for a particular area. There is little information for the layman about which specific satellites should be in the tuning process for any given area..
For a reverse bands multi LNB which satellite do you plug into dish pointer for the tilt. 99 or 103?
The Reverse Band 3-LNB dish is aimed the same as the dish in my video. Use the Dish Pointer "DirecTV 3-LNB Multi-satellite (99, 101, 103º)" settings.
Thank you so much I got 97
That's why you have two dials one for elevation and one for azimuth..check your area for tilt degrees and elevation mark and make sure your mast is plumbed level before anything..call a professional if u have major issues
Will trees block out 100% of the signal? I'm attempting this process after roofers took my dish down. I'm setting it up about 5 feet off the ground opposed to on the roof, and I have some tree tops in line of sight, nothing super dense though. Reading all 0s on the receiver no matter what I do. Mast is perfectly level, elevation and tilt are unchanged from how it was working before. Tried slowly sweeping left to right to find my azimuth and can't find anything. I expected if trees were in the way I'd at least get a weak signal? Is there an easy way to check the lnb with a multimeter?
Trees will certainly block 100% of the satellite signals. Those signals are VERY weak. Do you have an app on your phone to let you "see" where the satellites in the sky? That should help you determine if the trees are blocking the signals from 99, 101 and 103ºW. You may also need to tweak those azimuth & elevation settings because you don't know how accurately the mast was plumbed on the roof. 101ºW should be the easiest to home in on a signal. It's unlikely that your LNB died. Sometimes you just have to keep sweeping, very slowly. Good luck!
@@litzdog911help
oh, one more question. would that LNB work with a standard def receiver just to see if it is working? The ad on ebay claimed is is backward compatable
yes. It would.
Make sure it's not a swm rb3 cuz it's not compatible with d12 boxes
Hello what bolts do you loosen to dither the right side, as we cant see that angle of the video?
It doesn't matter. Just loosen the azimuth bolts and gently rock the dish from side to side until you can peak the 101, 99 and 103º readings. Leave the elevation bolts alone if you think you've peaked the elevation. It can take a bit of back & forth to peak all readings. Good luck.
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will a Directv satellite dish get signal if there is a wall of some type on the left and/ or right of the dish with the dish still pointing south? or do I need no obstruction on either side of the dish?
Your dish just needs a clear line-of-sight to the satellites. If your dish can "see" the satellites through the gap in the wall, then you'll be fine.
@@litzdog911 I guess I can use the satellite pointer app to see if my potential apt unit will get signal so I know what unit to get. I take korean phone calls for DTV so I get free DTV.
Is there any way to tell if the LNB is defective other than swapping it out for another? I purchased a slimline dish kit recently on ebay. The LNB is an SWM with the Numbers of SL3S4NR5-01. To be honest I moderately expected to fail at the dither portion but I cannot even read the 101 satelight. The pole is level, the initial height and tilt settings are in and nothing but zeros on signal meter. My standard def dish took me all of 10 seconds to tune in the 101 after a roofer took it down. A side note on the LNB I have ; The white plastic is opaque where on others I have seen they seem to some element in side. Do LNBs come with a protective casing that needs to be removed? Any info is appreciated.
What your Receiver model number? The Single Wire Multiswitch (SWM) dish/LNB won't work with standard definition Receivers. And if your Receiver is SWM-compatible, it likely requires a separate SWM LNB Power Supply. And you do not need to remove any sort of "cover" from the LNB assembly.
@@litzdog911 Hope I am not repeating this note. Tried to reply but, do not see it here. The receiver is a D12-100 manufactured in January 2008. Perhaps the ebay seller was wrong when he said it would work with that. My intention was to see how well I could tune in satellight 101 and then get an HD receiver to see if I could dither properly. Thank you kindly for writing back. I appreciate it very much
@@RobertJohnson-cc5cp In theory the D12 should work with your new SWM Slimline Dish. But it will need a SWM Power Inserter, like the one shown in the video. However, you might not receive any channels with that D12 depending on where you're located. The D12 can only receive MPEG2/SD broadcasts from the main 101ºW satellite, and those transmissions are being phased out during the next year, rolling around the USA.
@@litzdog911 Once again thank you kindly for writing back. My first note that did not post had more detail. I do have the power inserter. As you said about the phase out of channels that may be the reason my old receiver is not picking up anything. I am in Northeast Pennsylvania. Thank you again for your insight.
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I really need some help with my DiecTV Dish. I have the older SD Dish and not the HiDefinition. I want to install it on a taller pole, because for three years, I’ve been getting letters some DIRECTV claiming that the satellite dish I am using is going to be obsolete because they have a 17-year-old satellite that’s going out. They want to install it on my roof through my shingles and all and I don’t want to do that. One of the problems I’m having is with trees and possible location of where to install a pole. The only reason why I had DIRECTV primarily was for the NFL SundayTicket, however, as some may know if not all, DIRECTV has lost it contract with the NFL to sell the programming. Can anyone give me any advice on how they would install the newer wider style type of DIRECTV satellite dish, or would you just simply go with a company like spectrum or AT&T on a wired line? Thank you very much for any advice or input
The Slimline HD dish doesn't require much more sky view than your old SD-only dish. The required satellites are very close together in the sky. If you don't want the dish installed on your roof they should be able to find a suitable location for a mount your siding or a pole in the ground. The nice thing is that the HD swap won't cost you anything, unless you upgrade other services. You'll get more answers if you post in the DirecTV support forum.
Tell me about 119 sat can I get it whit this lab.? Thank you for you video.
There might be some Spanish channels left there, but you don’t need it anymore.
There still 119 for some Spanish programming but the new rb3 swm lnb see 101 99 103 and the locals come in 103 for Hd
I have found it quite difficult to adjust the elevation the way that you do it by just gently pushing the dish up/down. Maybe my dish is too heavy. When screws are loose, , if I push it upward, it wont stay up there by itself, and drops to the bottom. I think this is a great video though.
keep the bolts snug. not too loose, not too tight.
Hi. I got low to mid 90's on my signal meters but nothing on my transponder page. So I had no channels. How is this possible and what am I missing. Thanks for video and time.
What signal meter are you using? What Receiver model? Dish type?
@@litzdog911 Thanks for replying. HR54 The built in signal meters that you also used. There's one that has the transponders and one that has actual meters.
@@hacaro18 If your seeing signals on the meters but no transponders then something is wrong. Are you sure you’re aiming at the correct satellite? What dish type do you have? Might be easier to provide help at the DirecTV support forum.
Can i do the same with an old reciever Directv model:D12-700, and why i can't select other satellites in this reciever? I only see 101, 110,119, and why i cant select other satellites like 61.w 70.w etc.
No, you cannot. The D12 is an SD Receiver. It cannot "see" the HD satellites at 99 and 103ºW. It's also obsolete. DirecTV will replace old SD-only equipment with newer HiDef equipment, including the satellite dish.
Well thanks, thats why someone dropped it into the trash. I have 3 of them . But i cant do anything with it
@@f.j.2459 Right. They're junk now.
Damm, maybe i need to point to the satellite 110 only, bc probably this satandar reviever its for it, only.
Can you tell me the model of your Directv reciever?
That's an H25 HD Receiver
set your scew and then just do the alignment with 99 location only. 99 is a spot beam and is the most sensitive signal to align. A reading of 86 will be more than enough. all the other satellites will fall into place. I did many installs with this method in half the dish alignment time. Had very little sig loss during rain storms...
Thanks. I like to start with 101ºW to ensure that I'm aimed in the right direction. The signal from 101ºW is stronger (lower frequency) and easier to lock on to. Then I "dither" the dish adjustments to maximize 99 & 103ºW. Sometimes folks waste a lot of time because they accidentally aimed at 110 or 119ºW instead of 101ºW.
No it’s not it’s the 103 b number 23 transponder
I was told it's best to dither on 101 vs 99, 103?
No. The 101º satellite has much broader beam coverage than the 99 and 103º satellites, so it's best to dither the dish on those satellites.
Yes best is to start on 101.Then go right to 99 (ca) transponder 9.Most of your HD is on that satellite.Its more sensitive than 101.Its KA-A band.Get the best signal on 99 and your allset.This worked the best for me.And all the other systems I hooked up for friends...Just remember the scew is very important.So find your scew angle on the setup menu.Happy viewing..........
@@stevenbush4344 hey do u still help pple
Do satellites need to be grounded?
Yes, satellite dishes should be grounded.
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What if you move it side to side and still have zeros?
Then something is wrong. Either your initial aim is off target. Or the connection to the dish/receiver isn't correct. Need more details to help you.
Using the correct Dithering procedure was not done here. Had it been done, the signal strengths for 99ca 99cb 103ca 103cb would have been in the 90's
Maybe. But I've never been able to get those satellites up into the 90's at my location near Seattle. Perhaps you could elaborate on what I was doing wrong. Thanks.
@@litzdog911This is how I do Dithering. I use a basic digital satellite meter that gives me a digital numerical reading. I set the dish on 101W. By hand, I turn the dish (azimuth) til I get the highest reading. I lock down the 3 nuts that clamp the dish to the pole. Then I raise/lower (elevation) the dish til I get the highest reading. I lock down the two nuts to secure elevation. I check the meter for a reading. Let's say it says 82.6 Using the Dithering screw for Azimuth, set the black dial to ZERO. Using a 1l2" nut driver, turn the Dithering screw 2 full turns COUNTER-CLOCKWISE and check the meter. It will be lower, let's say 78.7 write it down! Now, turn the screw CLOCKWISE until the meter gets back to 82.6. That will be TWO full revolutions. Keep turning the screw CLOCKWISE until you once again obtain the low reading of 78.7. Count how many revolutions it took to get there. Let's say it took 5.5 revolutions to get to 78.7. That is a TOTAL of 7.5 revolutions from the original 78.7 reading (2 plus 5.5). Divide that in half, which is 3.75. Turn the Dithering bolt COUNTER-CLOCKWISE 3.75 revolutions. You have now properly aimed the Slimline dish Azimuth. Using the Elevation Dithering Screw, repeat the same procedure.
Hello good morning Jim. Does DirecTV have free music channels without a payment?
No, the do not.
@@litzdog911 thanks. I might get Directv or Dish network
So you either on 99 and not 101? What is the best satellite to use dithering on and why? Does it even matter?
You dither on 99 or 103º because those signals are more sensitive to dish alignment due to their higher frequencies. It's easy to peak 101, but trickier to peak 99 & 103º.
6:06 There is a Directv Screensaver!
Yep. Older boxes, like this H25, have the older screensaver, not the newer "advertising" screensaver.
Does the receiver use a card?
Yes. DirecTV Receivers can't do anything with an access card and active subscription.
Jim Litz ok, cause i thought the newer receivers are cardless and activate through internet?
@@uppadharmai The newer Genie "Mini Client" boxes are cardless, but require a Genie DVR to function. The Genie DVR has an access card. There are no DirecTV boxes that activate via an internet connection.
I thought the SWM was harder to point than a non SWM aka Slimline.
No. The Slimline dish is the same alignment process regardless of whether it's Single Wire Multiswitch (SWM) or not. Benefit of the SWM LNB is you only need one coax cable to feed multiple satellite tuners.
@@litzdog911 ah ok. I always have heard that SWM was harder to point but I will take your word. I know a dish 3 LNB that picks up 61.5, 72.7 and 77 is pretty easy. I have a dish network dish on some PVC pipe and it works perfectly. I might make a video about that.
Can it work in Jamaica 🇯🇲?
No
Up by the lights she says....Up by technology.....
The satellite is upside down in Kentucky??
To make Dithering easier, do not use a socket wrench. Use a 1/2" Nut Driver.
Good point. Thanks.
He wired her brains...God says we die
U mentioned everything but where the wires go
Sure I did. Diagram at 1 minute and 22 seconds in the video.
HD needing 3 satelites ,what ever happened to good ole systems where you just nail it lol
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Can you get rid of the orange lights in Kentucky? It should be white lights
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It was playing videos on human eyes
Lmao how many people are going to try this 😂🤣 then see how it not going to work less you just want a few channels
Not sure what you mean. This technique works just fine. I use it often when camping and have no issues receiving all satellites.
The town is upside down...even in technology?? and license plates in kentucky???
A plant is a factory
You realized you can’t connect the DIRECTV receiver to a surge protector or power strip
Huh? Of course you can power a DirecTV Receiver from a surge-protected power strip.
@@litzdog911 I watched a video, and it said do not connect it to a surge protector, or power strip. Even some articles say not to use your DIRECTV receiver in a surge protector or power strip. They can interfere with the signal.
@@carloso5910official The surge protector issue only applies to the coax cable connection that some surge protectors provide to protect Cable TV cables. You should not use those coax connections with a satellite receiver. However, it's perfectly fine to use a surge-protected AC power outlet with satellite receivers. In fact, it's recommended. Mine are actually protected with an Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS) so that they continue operating during a power failure.
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