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There are five steps to successfully installing a satellite dish and getting it authorized.
First you need to know which of several satellites service your location. Maps are provided at the links below. There are two services provided from AFRTS, the first one called AFN has a greater number of available channels but doesn’t provide world-wide service. The second service is called Direct-to-Sailor (DTS) and has world-wide coverage but has fewer program channels. AFN in Europe is available from two sources but are on the same satellite. The Eurobird 9 service has programming that has been localized for the European viewers but can be received also in North Africa, Middle East and some eastern bloc countries. For AFN and DTS services please review the maps in Step One below.
The second step of the process is to look up the technical information for the satellite which will be used in the fourth process step. You should note the satellite’s geo-synchronous position and the satellite beam you will be using because you’ll need this information when you go to the web site for the satellite.
The third step involves finding your “look angle”, the direction in which the dish needs to be pointed to receive the signal. This can be done at the website provided in the link below at step three or by calling a technician who can assist you. Technicians are available 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. Their contact information is available under the individual decoder setup procedures in Step Five.
The fourth step is aligning the satellite dish/antenna to the satellite.
The fifth step is programming the decoder. Click the link for your decoder model for your specific decoder for setup instructions, decoder manual, and decoder Setting and Presets for the different AFN and DTS Services.
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