A satellite dish is all you need for installation. Accurate and simple alignment of the antenna to the satellite without instruments and a receiver. If you have easy access to the antenna

Before buying an antenna, you need to know exactly which satellites you want to receive signals from and whether such a technical possibility exists in your area. Decide in advance where you plan to install the plate. Please note that there should be no obstacles in the signal path, such as houses or trees.

If you live in your own home, the roof or wall of the house can serve as the installation location. The main problem with using a satellite dish in low-rise construction is the small height of the buildings, which can lead to the signal being blocked by various obstacles.

Residents of high-rise buildings can install plates on the balcony railing, on the outer wall of the building or on the roof. It should be remembered that when installing an antenna in an apartment building, you may need the consent of a meeting of homeowners. If you want to install an antenna on the roof, you will need to obtain permission from the building maintenance organization.

Installing a satellite dish

Remember - working at height, especially those involving the use of power tools, can be life-threatening. Be sure to follow safety regulations! It is advisable not to carry out installation alone and use a safety harness.

To install the antenna on a concrete or brick surface, you will need a fairly powerful hammer drill and strong anchors to attach the dish to the surface. Usually, antennas come with cheap, poor quality bolts. You should not skimp on fasteners, because the plate is subject to strong wind loads and can be torn off by a gust of wind.

Following the attached instructions, assemble the plate by attaching the bracket to the parabolic reflector. Attach the converter to the holder. If you want to receive signals from several satellites on one antenna, you will need a multifeed - a special bracket on which you can install additional converters. It is usually not included and must be purchased separately.

Having chosen a place for installation, attach the bracket to the surface and mark future holes. After drilling them with a hammer drill, secure the antenna with anchors.

The next step is connecting to the wire converters. To do this, they need to be cleaned, exposing the central core by a few millimeters. You need to put F-connectors on the ends of the cable, screwing them in until they stop. Route the wires to the hole leading into the apartment. They should be secured with plastic clips or electrical tape, otherwise they may be damaged by the wind. Connect the cables coming from the dish to the receiver.

After installing the antenna, you need to configure it. The best way is to arm yourself with a receiver and a compact TV. This will allow you to see the result during the setup process and immediately make adjustments. If this is not possible, you will need an assistant who will rotate the antenna while you are at home in front of the TV and control the setup via a walkie-talkie or telephone.

Now the main task is to catch a signal from the satellite. Choosing the exact direction depends on which one you plan to take. The antenna should be moved very carefully, because even a displacement of a few millimeters can lead to signal loss.
The adjustment is made in several planes. With the antenna perpendicular to the ground, begin tuning in the horizontal plane, carefully turning it along the horizon line. If the receiver indicates that a signal has been found, achieve its maximum value by catching the point where it is strongest.

Proceed to the vertical adjustment. To do this, very carefully move the antenna up and down until you achieve the best reception quality. After this, you can make finer adjustments by rotating the converter around its axis. After pointing the antenna at the satellite, tighten all the screws, otherwise the adjustment will be lost and you will have to start all over again.

To set up a satellite dish tuner yourself, you need to do a little preparation.

First you need to find out the exact coordinates of the point where the antenna will be installed. This can be easily found on the Internet.

After this, you will need information about the parameters of data transmission from the selected satellite:

• satellite position on the horizon;
• transponder frequency;
• information transfer speed;
• signal polarization;
• error correction (FEC).

The last parameter is not always required, because Some receiver models are equipped with the corresponding function automatically.

Information about the transponder can also be easily found on the Internet if you simply enter the name of the satellite.

It is also necessary to know the angles of inclination and rotation of the antenna. You can find them out either from your neighbors if they already have a tuned antenna (and if they did the setup themselves), or you can calculate them manually. For this purpose, you can find special algorithms on the Internet.

A receiver is a device for recognizing and decoding television signals received by a dish antenna. The main requirement for these devices is to ensure stable and high-quality broadcast of television programs. In addition, the receiver’s support for a number of advanced multimedia functions is important for modern users.

Basic criteria for choosing a tuner

The most important thing is the signal interface. Most modern satellite receivers are digital. It is believed that today support for the “S2” standard is a mandatory requirement. Very important from the point of view of ensuring picture quality in satellite tuners is the microcircuit for fixing satellite coordinates, as well as the module for automatically selecting the antenna position.

Selection criteria: appearance, support for connectors, and ease of operation. It is advisable that the device have its own display, which would display all the data on the tasks being performed. For many users, a significant factor when choosing a tuner is the presence of buttons for controlling channels, adjusting the volume, and accessing the menu. Moreover, it is desirable that these buttons are located on the front panel of the device. They may be needed if the remote control is lost or malfunctions. Most modern models have front-facing slots for access cards to paid channels, various interfaces for decoding, as well as USB ports used for flash drives and external devices on which video content can be recorded. The rear panels of modern devices contain interfaces such as:

• RS-232, used to connect the device to a computer;
• S/PDIF – for connecting the tuner to various audio devices, as well as to home theaters;
• HDMI – for transmitting images in high definition format.

Popular receivers

The most popular devices in Russia today are produced by Openbox, World Vision, Gl, and General Satellite.

How to find a new channel on a satellite dish

If for some reason the receiver’s settings have been violated, you can solve the problem yourself. How to install channels?

First you need to find out which satellites the dish is tuned to. This is not at all difficult to do if you remember which specific TV channels the tuner previously received. Usually one antenna is installed on 3 satellites: “Amos”, “Astra”, “HotBird”. Sometimes heads for additional satellites are attached to the antenna.

A specific satellite always corresponds to a specific head. If you have a regular antenna installed for 3 satellites, then you need to take into account their location: on the left - “HotBird”, on the right - “Amos”, in the center - “Astra”. From each head comes a cable that connects it to the disegc switch, which is located at the back of the antenna. All disegc outputs have their own numbers.

Tuning satellite channels manually

1. Find the “Settings” item in the menu. When you go to it, satellite parameters appear on the screen: name, polarization, signal level and quality. In different models of set-top boxes, these parameters may be called differently.
2. When you go to the “Satellite” item, a list of pledged satellites appears. You need to click on the one you want to configure.
3. Switch to the "disegc" tab. In this tab you need to find the number that corresponds to the previously selected satellite. In this way, the satellite is “bound” to the switch port.
4. These steps must be repeated with all available satellites. After that, press the “Exit” button on the remote control, and save the settings by pressing the “Ok” button.

If the antenna is installed in such a place that access to it is difficult, then setting up the receiver will be more difficult, because you will have to act at random. In this case, you will first need to perform steps No. 1-2 in the indicated instructions. After that, go to the “TP Number” tab (in some models it may be called “Frequency”, “Transponder”). Find the working frequency in the list of frequencies, i.e. the one on which the channels of interest are broadcast. After that, press the “Ok” button on the remote control and go to the “disegc” tab. There, select any number from the list at random and click “OK.” After this, observe the signal scale indicators. If they have risen to the maximum value, then everything should be left as is. If not, then you need to do all these manipulations with other numbers until the signal scales reach the maximum. All these steps must be repeated with each satellite, and then perform step No. 4 of the previous method.

What should you do if your favorite channel has simply moved to another frequency that is not in the set-top box list?

The settings menu may vary depending on the model. The “blind” (i.e. automatic) search function for all frequencies is not available on all devices, and where it is available, it does not always function successfully. Therefore, you have to search for channels manually.

First of all, you need to find out the satellite broadcasting parameters of the required channels. Most often, a certain period of time before the channel switches to another frequency, it makes a corresponding notification - a text message with the broadcast parameters that will happen in the future. If such a notification appears on the screen, you need to write it down. If the change in parameters comes as a surprise, you will have to look for the corresponding information in the frequency table.

First you need to follow steps 1-2 of the instructions for setting up the tuner. Then press the yellow button on the remote control and go to the frequency editing menu. By clicking on the green button (“Add”), manually enter the broadcast parameters of the channel of interest. To do this, you need to use the number buttons on the remote control. If the parameters are already on the receiver, a notification will appear on the screen and the tuner will switch to the specified frequency. After this, you need to press the red button on the remote control, and then the “Ok” button. The device will begin searching for channels based on the specified parameters. After completing the search, you need to exit the menu by pressing the “Exit” button, simultaneously agreeing to save the changed settings.

TV channels that were found by the device during such a search are usually displayed at the end of the list. At the same time, previously found ones are not deleted. But they can be removed manually before starting a new setup by resetting the device to factory settings (there is an item for this in the installation menu).

If you are sure that you performed all the steps correctly, but still failed to configure the device, then you need to contact a specialist.

How to enter a new transponder frequency and scan for new satellite channels

The software of different receiver models has a number of common properties and parameters. They are the basis for ensuring signal reception, tuning and adjusting channels.

First of all, this is setting up the disk ports, as well as entering and scanning the frequencies of transponders and satellites.

In most models, this requires going to the menu (installation or satellite settings menu).

Enable disk settings, select the desired port for a specific satellite.

You need to configure frequencies in the satellite tuner using colored buttons or menu item names. Most software for satellite set-top boxes has the function of creating a new transponder by pressing the desired button. If there is no such function, then you can safely edit an unnecessary frequency (which does not work or has lost its relevance). To do this, you also just need to click on the desired button in the menu. After that, enter the required parameters, save and scan. If you look closely, scanning a certain frequency will not be difficult. Or you can scan the entire satellite.

In addition to the frequency, you will need to indicate the flow rate (in some devices - the DVB-S or DVB-S2 stream itself), as well as the polarity - V or H (vertical or horizontal). Sometimes it is necessary to enter FEC (forward error correction) - ½, 2/3, ¾, etc.

Frequencies can be found on the Internet, or you can find them out from specialists.

All new channels will appear at the end of the general channel list.

A transponder is a transceiver device that sends a signal in response to a received signal. In this case, the transponder itself is not needed, only its signal transmission frequency is needed.

Satellite DVB-S2 tuner built into the TV

What is in DVB-S2 TV?

The presence of a DVB-S2 digital tuner makes it possible to directly connect a satellite dish to the TV and view CT channels without a receiver. Those. The DVB-S2 device is a satellite tuner built into the TV. Many TV models have such devices inside them. Manufacturers always indicate their availability in the technical description.

But the DVB-S2 built into the TV also has its drawbacks. If using a regular satellite tuner you can watch 70-80 free Russian television channels on your TV, then when you simply connect a dish to the TV, you can only watch completely open, non-encrypted channels. The firmware of domestic receivers has already included keys that open encrypted channels. There are no such keys inside the TV.

All TVs that have such a built-in tuner support CAM modules. This is a device into which a paid CT card is inserted, and which, in turn, is inserted into the TV into a special PCMCIA connector. Those. You connect a satellite dish and purchase a starter package from any CT operator. The package must include a CAM module. The card with the module must be inserted into the PCMCIA slot.

After this, you need to start searching for channels on the TV (on those satellites indicated by your operator). Paid channels should open at the same time.

This method has several important advantages. Firstly, a separate receiver is not required to view CT. Secondly, you only need one remote control, i.e. You will control the channels using the TV remote control.

When purchasing a package from any CT provider, be sure to check whether their CAM modules work on TVs with built-in DVB-S2. And be sure to clarify this question in relation to a specific TV model.

1. Connect the cable that comes from the antenna to the connector on the back of the TV marked “SATTELITE”.
2. Insert the DVB-Cl+CAM module with the TB access card installed in it (so that the card number faces your direction).
3. On the remote control, press the “SETTINGS” button. A menu will open. In it, find the “Channels” item, then click on “OK”.
4. A window will open in which you need to select the “Program mode” item. After that, click on “Ok”. A list will appear in which you need to put a dot next to the inscription “Satellite” and click “Ok” again.
5. The device will offer an automatic search, you must refuse it. In the “Channels” window, select “Satellite Settings”. A window will open in which you need to go to the “EUTELSAT 36 A/B 36.0 E” satellite. After this, return to the window with satellite settings.

The following parameters must be specified:

• LNB frequency – 9750/10600 for dual-band convectors with circular polarization;
• LNB frequency – 10750 for single-band convectors;
• LNB power supply – “On”.

Other parameters depend on the specific connection scheme of the TV to convectors and antennas.

1. Click on "Menu". A menu will open in which you need to select the “Channels” item. It is depicted as a satellite dish icon.
2. Go to the "Country" section.
3. If the TV asks for a PIN code, then enter the numbers 1234, or 0000, or 1111. This is the standard set of numbers for a password.
4. If you want to set up terrestrial or digital TV, then go to the “Other” item.
5. After this, you will need to go back and select “Cable Search Options”.
6. Here you need to enter the parameters:
7. frequency – 290,000 kHz;
8. transmission speed – 6875 KS/s;
9. modulation order – 256 QAM.
10. Return to “Automatic Settings” and select “Cable” as the signal source.
11. Select digital and/or analog TV.

In search mode, go to “Network” and start the setup using the “Login” button.

Select a location to install the antenna. The main criterion for choosing an installation location is a clear view in the direction of the satellite, that is, there are no foreign objects on the imaginary line connecting the antenna and the satellite: buildings, trees, etc. The proximity of the antenna to the location of the TV and accessibility for the owner will simplify the installation process and settings.

The antenna can be installed on the outside of a balcony or loggia, on a wall near a window or on the roof of a house. It is not recommended to install the antenna inside a balcony or loggia with glazing, in places where the antenna may be exposed to intense amounts of water, snow, ice: under the slopes of a sloping roof, drains, etc.

STEP 2: Assemble the antenna

STEP 3: Adjust the antenna

STEP 4: Setting up TV viewing

By slowly moving the antenna mirror in vertical and/or horizontal planes around the intended satellite location, you should achieve a stable signal from the satellite. To control the strength and quality of the signal, use the information banner window by pressing the red “f1” or “i” button twice (if necessary, also press the green button).

If the signal level is less than 70%, you need to check the cable connection (cable from the receiver to the satellite dish) and adjust your antenna; the antenna may not be accurately tuned to the satellite and is not receiving a signal from it. You need to adjust the antenna position. You can do this as follows:

Looking at these signal strength and quality scales, you need to slowly move the antenna centimeter by centimeter, holding for 3-5 seconds in each position, until both scales in the manual search are filled at least 70%*.

Please remember that signal strength depends on weather conditions. In conditions of dense clouds, heavy rain or snowfall, the signal level may decrease until the image disappears. Snow stuck to the antenna also significantly worsens reception conditions.

Tighten the adjusting nuts while monitoring the received signal level.

If you are unable to set up your antenna, we recommend that you contact your dealer, who will come to you and set up TV channel reception. Select

* For receiving equipment models GS B210, GS U210, GS U210CI, GS B211, GS B212, GS E212 -

at least 40% on software version 3.8.98.

For receiving equipment models GS B520, GS B522, GS B521, GS B531M, GS B531N, GS B532M,

GS B533M, GS E521L, GS B521H, GS B521HL, GS C592, GS B534M, GS B5310, GS B5311, GS C591,

Don't know how to set up a satellite tuner? Then read this article. To complete the picture, I’ll tell you about other possible reasons for satellite television not working.

Inscription - No signal

When you turn on the TV, the message “No signal” is displayed. There may be several reasons.

• The satellite dish tuner is disabled.

Just turn it on and everything will work.

• The TV does not “see” the set-top box.

As an example, as an option, the satellite tuner is connected to the TV via the AV1 interface, and in the TV settings the connector labeled on the rear panel as AV2 is selected, to which nothing is connected.

As a result, the message “No Signal” is displayed. But it’s enough to switch the TV from AV2 to AV1 in which tulips sticking out, coming from the already turned on tuner, and everything will work.

Other reasons for lack of satellite signal

• The cable connecting the antenna to the tuner is damaged.

Check the cable, fix the problem.
- Check the F-connectors on the cable, strip them again.

Important! The braid (screen) and the central core should not touch each other.

• Technical work is being carried out.

Call the operator to clarify the information.

• The converter (gun) is faulty

As for the malfunction of the converter, you can check its performance by replacing it with another one. Let's leave this option for last. Converters are covered quite rarely.

There are two reasons for the lack of signal - the dish or the tuner is not configured.

First, try rebooting the receiver. How it's done? When the receiver is turned on, do not turn it off using the remote control, but simply unplug the power plug from the outlet. Turn it back on after 30-40 seconds. Maybe everything will work again. It also happens.

A certain percentage of readers, obviously, before reading this article, had already managed to “slightly” twist the antenna or go through the settings of the satellite tuner, trying out all sorts of options with interest or slight fear. Someone has already done both.

In any case, start restoring the functionality of satellite television by checking the tuner settings. To display the settings on the TV screen, press the MENU button on the remote control of the receiver (tuner).

If nothing is displayed on the TV screen after pressing the MENU button, then, as an option, the tuner itself is damaged or you simply need to turn on the method of connecting the tuner to the TV using your TV remote control.

In the article about setting up a satellite dish yourself, in the chapter “Preparing the receiver for setting up a satellite dish,” I talked about this in more or less detail. Read about it in.

Which satellite is the dish tuned to?

The first thing you need to know is the name of the satellite to which the dish is tuned.

Name of satellites of paid operators

Now you need to find out the model of the satellite tuner. The tuner may or may not be recommended by the operator.

What is the difference? All receivers (tuners) from which the operator makes a profit are called recommended. The rest is not recommended.

That is, no matter for what reason the tuner settings were lost, just reset them to factory settings and update the channel list. For this action, operators offer detailed step-by-step instructions for recommended receivers.

How to determine the tuner model?

Often, when I consult satellite television users over the phone, I ask the question - What model of receiver do you have? What is the name of your satellite receiver? - a situation arises when a person does not have an answer to this question.

What to do in this case? Turn the tuner upside down and look for a plate with letters and numbers. If it is there, then look for the line - Model:
And then, after this word comes the name of the receiver model.

For the Telekarta and Continent TV projects, instructions for updating tuners.
Video from Tricolor about the lack of signal and possible solutions to the problem.

Nothing personal, but the “advertising slogan” with the sad “looking for” on the splash screen is not mine. 🙂

How to set up a satellite tuner using the example of GI-S1025

It happens that you have already gone into the settings and messed something up without even noticing it. Alternatively, you can reset the settings to factory settings and scan channels from the satellite using a new one.

Attention! Before resetting the tuner settings to factory or so-called default, I recommend that if you are not fluent in English, you should first find the language selection tab in the settings.

As a rule, on non-operator receivers, after the settings are reset to factory settings, the default menu will be in English. The first thing you need to do is switch back to Russian.

You can get to the language settings of the GI - S1025 receiver as follows.

Go to the menu, select the third tab “Settings” and click “OK”

In the new window, select the first tab “Language” and click “OK”. The language settings window will open.

Remember the path to them, use the EXIT button to exit the menu, and proceed to reset the tuner to factory settings.

Resetting the GI - S1025 receiver to factory settings

The way to reset the GI - S1025 receiver to factory settings is as follows. Go to the menu, select the fourth tab “System”, click “OK”. In the window that opens, select the third item “Factory settings” and confirm with “OK”.

In the new window, select “Default Settings”, then enter the requested password. As a rule, on all receivers the password is four zeros, if no one has changed anything. After entering your password, confirm your actions by clicking on “Yes”.

Having reset the receiver to factory settings, and knowing the name of the desired satellite, you can already select it in the list and scan channels. And everything will work, provided that the dish is configured and the signal arrives through the cable.

Ideally, it would be a good idea to learn how to use frequency tables. And then it will be possible to independently add new transponders, and therefore new channels, since not all satellite receivers have a blind search function.

Receiver Settings Options

Satellite name

The first line is a list of satellites, select the one you need from it.

It is important to know! The selected satellite, i.e. its name, does not affect the tuner settings in any way.

You can select the Intelsat 15 at 85.2°E Telecard satellite in the first line of settings, and set the tuner to Tricolor Siberia using the following parameters. It’s clear, first of all, the satellite dish should be set to 56 degrees, not 85.

It is quite possible that your companion may not be in the drop-down list. It's okay, choose any one from the list and tune in to it.

LNB type

In the line - LNB Type - select the parameter of the converter used.
How to find out which converter is used in your satellite system? What types of LNB are there?

The signal transmitted from the satellite can be in the C-band or Ku-band.
We will not consider all possible options; we will touch only on the most common.

The C-band converter looks like this.

The Ku-band converter is like this.

To correctly determine what range the channels are in, focus primarily on the type of converter attached to your antenna.

All paid operators, without exception, broadcast in the Ku band.

In addition, the Ku-band signal can be transmitted in linear or circular polarization. Therefore, converters in this range come in two types: converters operating in linear polarization and circular polarization.

With a Ku-linear polarization range converter, in the “LNB Type” line, set it to “Universal”. The set frequency range will be from 9750 to 10600.

In a circular polarized LNB, select the frequency 10750 MHz

For the C-band converter, the “Standard” option is selected in this line, i.e. the range of received frequencies starts from 5150 MHz

If anything else can be read on the converter you are using, the frequency parameters it uses are written on it.

TP number

Third line “TP number”. It contains a list of transponders and their parameters - transponder frequency, polarization and symbol rate.

In the GI - S 1025 receiver, the list of transponders and their parameters are edited as follows, I will explain step by step from scratch.

Press the MENU button.
Select the “Install” tab, click “OK”, and again “Install” and “OK”.
On the TV screen below you will see colored buttons with tips. In our case, we are interested in the yellow one, signed as TP ed. (edit transponders). Press the yellow button on the tuner remote control.
In the transponder editing window that opens, perform the necessary actions using the colored buttons on the tuner remote control.

Clicking on blue deletes the entire list of transponders. The yellow button deletes the selected transponder. By clicking on green, you can add a new transponder by entering its parameters in the new window that opens. The red button is labeled “Transp.S”; when you press it, the transponder is scanned and all the channels on it are recorded.

After the operation is completed, click on EXIT and either save the changes made or not.

Where can I get the necessary data on the frequencies and their parameters of the satellite of interest? In satellite television.

DISEqC

When there is only one LNB on the antenna, the disc in the satellite settings should be disabled - Disable (Off)

Disek or in other words disec switch between several convectors (guns). Used when you have several antennas or LNBs configured for different satellites.
In the case when several satellites are used for viewing, in the tuner settings, select the DISEqC port to which the LNB configured for this satellite is connected.

• Positioner

If the antenna is not moved by a slider to another satellite by pressing a button on the remote control, then you don’t have one. In the settings we leave it - Off.

• 22 k

When using a universal converter, this tab is not active. We don't need her.

• 0/12 V

By default, the setting is enabled. Leave it like that. This setting, like the previous one, is uninteresting and unnecessary.

• Polarization

The default is “Auto”, leave it that way. If you select horizontal (H) or vertical (V), only channels located on transponders with the selected polarization will be available for viewing.

• Tone signal

The default is “Off”, so leave it that way. I have no idea what this setting is responsible for in the GI-S 1025 receiver.

Power LNB

Must be included.

Let's sum it up

When the tuner settings are set correctly and the current one is selected from the transponder lists, the scales displaying the signal strength and quality will be filled with color. Which means the signal is present, the dish is tuned.

Otherwise, when the tuner settings are correct and the scales are not filled with color, switch your attention to the plate. Let's get started.

I’m not sure that the article turned out to be simple, understandable and accessible. Therefore, in case of any difficulties, when setting up the tuner yourself, ask questions in the comments. I'll try to help if I can.

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