TechniSat DigiDish 33 Satellite Bowl Complete Set Installation Guide

TechniSat DigiDish 33 Satellite Bowl Complete Set

Product Information

Specifications

• Product Models: DigiDish 33, DigiDish 45, Satman 33, Satman 45
• Material: Aluminium
• Designed to receive digital signals from ASTRA satellites
• Includes: AZ/EL bracket, LNB clamp, swivel profile, dish, connector rod, wall bracket, LNB, screws, nuts, washers, coaxial cable

Product Usage Instructions

Assembling the External Unit
The external unit comes partially pre-assembled. Follow these steps to complete the assembly:

1. Attach the dish to the AZ/EL bracket using bolts (A).
2. Loosen screw (B) on the swivel mount and attach the connector rod.
3. Install the LNB on the LNB bracket using the LNB clamp as shown in Figure 1.

Installation

Selecting a Location
Choose a suitable location for installation and follow these steps:

1. Mount the wall bracket horizontally at the selected location.
2. Use appropriate mounting hardware for secure installation based on the wall type.

FAQ

Q: What are the key features of the LNB?
A: The LNB specifications are as follows:

• LOF Low-Band: 9750 MHz
• LOF High-Band: 10600 MHz
• Switching between Low and High Bands: 22kHz Signal from the Receiver
• Various Art.-Nr. models available for different purposes

Q: What is included in the package?
A: The package includes an AZ/EL bracket, LNB clamp, swivel profile, dish, connector rod, wall bracket, LNB, screws, nuts, washers, and a coaxial cable of 10m length.

DigiDish 33 DigiDish 45 Satman 33
Satman 45
for mounting on walls
Installation instructions

Dear Customer
Thank you for choosing a quality product from TechniSat. To ensure that the quality of the product remains unchanged over years of use, the mounting and dish are made from alumi-nium.
The dish is designed to receive digital signals from the ASTRA satellites. To ensure optimal reception after installation, please read the installation instructions carefully before installing. Before starting the installation, check that all of the parts for the external unit are present.

Parts supplied (see Figures 1 and 2)

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5| 1 LNB
6| 1 LNB clamp, 1 M6 x 40 bolt, 1 M6 x 16 bolt
A| 4 M6 x 15 bolts, 4 M6 nuts, 4 washers
| 10m coaxial cable with F-connectors (only included with complete sets that come with the receiver)

Assembling the external unit

The external unit is delivered partially pre-assembled. Only the dish (Item 2) and the connector rod (Item 3) need to be attached.
First, use bolts (A) to attach the dish to the AZ/EL bracket (Item 1). Then loosen screw (B) on the swivel mount to attach the connector rod. After this, install the LNB (Item 5) on the LNB bracket using the LNB clamp (Item 6) as shown in Figure 1.

Installation

Selecting a location

• a) Make sure that there is an uninterrupted line of sight from the location in which you are planning to install the dish to the southern sky to enable reception from the positi-on of the ASTRA 19.2° East satellite. You can use the illustration below to verify whether you have left sufficient distance from any nearby obstruction to prevent the obstruction from weakening signal reception. Make sure when installing beneath a terrace that the dish is not within the shadow of any protruding roof.

• b) Mount the wall bracket (Item 4) horizontally in the location selected.
  In order to ensure that the external unit is as securely mounted as possible, you should select the appropriate mounting hardware (scr-ews wall plugs, etc.) for the surface onto which the unit is being installed. Because of the wide variety of wall types, no wall bracket mounting hardware is included.

• c) Loosen screw (C) on the wall bracket and attach the external unit using the connec-tor rod.

Safety instructions

To ensure electrical safety when performing the installation, follow the applicable European standards and VDE regulations (e.g. VDE 0855, Part 1).
If you are unsure, ask your specialist dealer.

Installing the F-connectors

Caution!
Make sure that the receiver equipment is disconnected from the mains when installing the F-connectors.
Proceed with extreme caution when installing the F-connectors in order to prevent the satel-lite receiver from malfunctioning or being damaged irretrievably due to incorrect installation. In addition to the text, please consult Figure 3.

Use a sharp knife to strip the insulation from the end of the cable, leaving 6 mm of the cable core exposed. When stripping the insulation, be sure to avoid damage to the core.

• Remove the overlying wire shielding.
• Now remove 10 mm of the outer plastic sheath to expose the wire shielding. When removing the plastic sheath, be sure to avoid damage to the wire shielding.
• Make sure that none of the wires from the shielding are touching the cable core.
• Now twist the F-connector carefully onto the cable until the core wire is flush with the front edge of the F-connector.

Finally, check again that none of the wires from the shielding are touching the cable core. The F connector is now correctly installed.

Pointing the external unit

The external unit should be pointed using a meter.
It is also possible to point the unit using the less expensive TechiSat SatFinder (article No. 0000/3045).
Should neither of these be available, the dish can be pointed using a digital receiver and a television as follows.

1. Connect the LNB with the receiver using a suitable coaxial cable.

2. Connect the receiver to the television and set the receiver to a programme channel on which a signal from the desired satellite can be received (e.g. ARD for ASTRA).

3. Select the angle of elevation for your installation location from the AZ/EL table (see section 6). For example, in Daun the angle of elevation for the ASTRA 19.2° East satellite is 31.29°.
   Because your external unit has an offset dish, the angle of elevation to be set is not the one you read from the table, but is rather an adjusted angle for the dish. This is calculated as follows:
   Angle of elevation minus offset angle = angle to be set.
   The offset angle for the DigiDish 33 and the DigiDish 45 is 30°.
   Thus, the angle at which the DigiDish 33 and 45 need to be set in Daun is as follows:

4. Loosen the screws (D) on the swivel mount so that the external unit can be moved up and down. Place a straight edge over the dish as shown in Figure 4. Set the angle you calculated using an angle gauge.

5. Now loosen screws (C) and (B) on the swivel mount and rotate the dish slowly in the East-West direction (azimuth angle) until you obtain a television picture from the receiver.

6. At this point, the dish still requires fine adjustment. When doing this, it is a good idea to call up the transponder information (see the operating manual for the digital receiver).

7. Then carefully adjust the azimuth (East/West) and elevation angles to obtain the maximum amplitude as indicated on the the level and quality display.

8. Once this is done, tighten all of the screws and make sure that reception does not become worse while you are doing so.
   The installation of the dish is now complete and the dish is properly pointed at the desired satellite.

LNB specifications

• Low-band LOF: 9,750 MHz
• High-band LOF: 10,600 MHz
• Low/high-band switchover: 22 kHz signal from the receiver

Optional accessories

• Pipe bracket for mounting on a mast Art.-Nr.: 0000/0500
• Balcony stands Art.-Nr.: 0001/1752
• Balcony stands Art.-Nr.: 0000/1755
• Concrete slab stands Art.-Nr.: 0000/1756

Item no. specified degree number Length to centre of tube [mm]

• H621/8000 30° 20 mm
• H628/8000 75° 145 mm
• H629/8000 90° 185 mm
  This product bears the CE symbol and meets all of the required EU standards

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References

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