EchoStar DISH 500+ Installation Instructions Manual

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DISH 500+ and DISH 1000+ Installation Instructions ...

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Attention and Warning Symbols You must be aware of safety when you install and use this system. This guide provides various procedures. If you do some of these procedures carelessly, you could injure or kill yourself or damage equipment or property...

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1 Attention! Theseinstallationinstructionsareintendedforusebyqualied professional technicians due to the complexity of the installation and compliance to national/local building and electrical codes. Never handle coax ...

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2 Quick Installation Instructions Figure 1. DISH 500+ and DISH 1000+ Antenna System Overview ...

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3 1. Find Elevation/Skew/Azimuth angles for the DISH 500+ or DISH 1000+ and your location (instructions on page 4 and tables begin on page 15). 2. Findalocationforthereectorwithaclearlineofsightandastu...

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4 Locating the Antenna Assembly Use the Reector Pointing Angles thatbeginonpage15tondtheelevation,skew,andazimuthangles using your location’s ZIP code. DISH 500+ and DISH 1000+ use slightly different ske...

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5 Set skew. To access the skew bolts, loosen the elevation bolts and elevation rod nuts. Loosen the skew bolts. Set the skew by rotating the elevation and skew bracket to align the mark with the required angle on the skew scale that you entered o...

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6 Mount the reector on the mast and point the reector. Slidethereectordownonto themast.Makesuretheazimuthplaterestsontopofthemast.Turnthereectorsothatitpoints in...

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7 Completing Installation Use the steps below while referring to Figure 1, page 2 for this installation. Note:UseRG-6coaxialconnectionsbetweentheantennasystemandtheswitchandfromtheswitch to the receiver...

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8 For DISH Pro Plus LNBF assembly: Connect the tempoary cable to Port 1 (119°W) of the LNBF(seeFigure6). Figure 6: DISH Pro Plus 500+ and 1000+ LNBF Assembly with Port 1 (119°W) Peak the reector for signal on the 119°W.Peakth...

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9 Table 1: Torque Values Location Torque Value (ft-lbs unless otherwise noted) Pivot bolt (Mast foot; ensure no mast deformation occurs during tightening) 4.5 Mast adjustment bolts 12 Reectormountingbolts 8 Mast bolts 12 Elevation bolt...

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10 Fine-tune elevation angle.Usingthepeakingmeter,ne-tunetheelevationangle.Usinga 1/2”wrench,loosenthetopelevationnutontheelevationrodtoallowthereectortobe...

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11 For installation of the DISH Pro Plus 500+ LNBF (supports up to three receivers): Connect the cables from Port 1, Port 2, and Port 3, leaving a service loop around the elevation and skew bracket. These cables are using in Step 8 for connecting t...

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12 b. From the Node’s DPX port, connect a coaxial connection to the DPX receiver’s To Node DPX port. c. Connect the Node to the DPX receiver and to the Home Network. For additional information, see the Product Launch Bulletin, Whole-Ho...

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13 Thesummaryscreensbelow(seeFigures15and16)aresimilartowhatshouldbeshownfora legacy receiver connected to the DISH 500+ or DISH 1000+. Make sure the summary screen shows reception from 110°W, 1...

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14 Run Check Switch. Run Check Switchagainandconrmreceptionfor110°W,119°W,and 118.7°W satellites if using DISH 500+ and for 110°W, 119°W, 129°W, and 118.7°W satellites if usingDISH1000+(seeFigures...

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15 ZIP Code EL D500+ SK D1000+ SK AZ 00001 15 69 71 117 00002 12 77 78 120 00003 17 67 69 117 00004 16 71 73 120 00006 15 73 76 121 00007 9 77 78 116 00008 26 79 83 140 00010 11 69 71 115 00011 17 71 74 121 00013 45 83 89 162 00019 43 83 89 160 0002...

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16 ZIP Code EL D500+ SK D1000+ SK AZ 00284 21 124 126 252 00285 25 127 129 250 00286 31 131 134 245 00401 24 126 129 250 00501 24 127 130 251 00544 24 127 130 251 006XX 28 156 157 268 007XX 28 156 157 268 008XX 26 157 158 270 009XX 27 156 157 268 01...

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17 ZIP Code EL D500+ SK D1000+ SK AZ 078XX 25 126 129 248 079XX 25 126 129 249 080XX 26 127 130 248 081XX 26 127 130 248 082XX 26 128 131 249 083XX 26 127 130 248 084XX 26 128 131 249 085XX 25 127 130 248 086XX 26 127 130 248 087XX 25 127 130 249 08...

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18 ZIP Code EL D500+ SK D1000+ SK AZ 285XX 30 131 134 245 286XX 33 127 130 237 287XX 34 126 130 235 288XX 34 126 130 236 289XX 35 126 129 233 290XX 34 129 133 239 291XX 34 129 133 239 292XX 34 129 133 239 293XX 34 127 131 237 294XX 34 131 134 241 29...

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19 ZIP Code EL D500+ SK D1000+ SK AZ 324XX 40 129 133 233 325XX 41 128 132 231 326XX 38 133 137 239 327XX 37 135 138 241 328XX 37 135 139 242 329XX 37 136 140 243 330XX 38 139 142 244 331XX 38 139 142 245 332XX 38 139 142 245 333XX 38 139 142 245 33...

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20 ZIP Code EL D500+ SK D1000+ SK AZ 532XX 32 115 119 222 534XX 32 116 119 223 535XX 32 114 118 219 537XX 32 114 118 219 538XX 33 113 117 217 539XX 32 114 118 219 540XX 32 110 114 213 541XX 30 114 117 222 542XX 30 114 118 223 543XX 30 114 118 222 54...

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21 ZIP Code EL D500+ SK D1000+ SK AZ 576XX 35 102 107 194 577XX 37 101 106 191 580XX 32 105 110 201 581XX 32 106 110 203 582XX 31 104 108 200 583XX 31 103 107 197 584XX 33 104 108 198 585XX 34 102 107 194 586XX 34 101 105 190 587XX 32 101 105 192 58...

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22 ZIP Code EL D500+ SK D1000+ SK AZ 793XX 47 108 114 199 794XX 47 108 114 200 795XX 47 111 117 204 796XX 47 112 118 205 797XX 49 108 115 200 798XX 51 106 113 197 799XX 51 103 110 192 800XX 42 101 107 190 801XX 42 101 107 190 802XX 42 101 107 190 80...

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23 ZIP Code EL D500+ SK D1000+ SK AZ 835XX 37 88 93 165 836XX 39 88 93 167 837XX 40 88 93 167 838XX 35 88 93 165 840XX 42 94 99 177 841XX 42 93 99 176 842XX 42 93 98 175 843XX 41 93 98 175 844XX 42 93 98 175 845XX 44 95 101 180 846XX 44 93 99 177 84...

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24 ZIP Code EL D500+ SK D1000+ SK AZ 980XX 35 83 88 155 981XX 35 83 87 155 982XX 34 83 88 155 983XX 35 83 87 155 984XX 36 83 87 155 985XX 36 82 87 154 986XX 37 82 87 156 988XX 35 85 90 159 989XX 36 84 89 159 990XX 35 87 92 163 991XX 35 87 91 162 992...

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25 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Notication Regulatory Information This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this...

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