INSTALLATION GUIDE FOR THE MOTOR

Motor Horizon-Horizonref 450908

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Foreword

This user manual will explain to you how to install a motorised installation with a motor ref: 450908.Such installation needs some operations, on the motor, but also on the satellite receiver you would like to use with it.As the motor can work with all types of receivers, it is impossible to be precise on the kind of operations that you will have to do on your receiver. We then advise you to read both user manual very carefully (this one and the one from the receiver) to identify what you will have to do on the remote control. That will allow you to do the necessary operations for each of them. These are some small advices to help.

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4 - Continuing rotation

Some receivers have 2 methods of rotation: a normal rotation to make the motor spin, and a rotation step by step to sharply adjust the position. If your receiver gives you only one method, consider that it is the continuing rotation.During the spin, a power and quality indicator indicates the reception level.Note: The size of the level indicator does not have a real importance

as such. What is important it is the variation when you move the dish or the motor. When the level is going up a bit, stop the spinning to check if the quality level has increased.

5 - Step by step rotationIf your receiver has the step-by-step rotation, you will be able to adjust precisely the motor position. If it is not the case, try to reach as precise-ly as possible the desired angle with a continuing rotation. It is useful to keep the degree order precision.

1 - Put the receiver on the reference satellite channelIf the receiver is pre programmed, put it on the satellite channel you want. Choose preferably a channel with a high debit (SR), which means greater or equal to 22 000.

2 - Go into the DiSEqC 1.2 menuThis menu allows you to make the motor spin. Sometimes, to access it, it will be necessary to activate the DiSEqC 1.2 function.

3 - Reset the motorIt is the reboot of the motor. Sometimes, this function is called Reference position or Zero position.

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6 - Give a number to a satellite

Check in your receiver user manual how to associate a number to each satellite. If it is not possible, leave the existing number system.

7 - Memorise a satellite positionThis function is generally called memorised, store, saved…

8 - Display the signal indicatorGenerally, the signal indicator appears when pressing on the INFO key. Sometimes, you have to access the channel search menu. The indicator is often showed as two bars. For the alignment, you need to maximise the signal then, when it is going up, optimise the quality. If the level is high, but the quality is not going up, that means that you are on another satellite, you must continue to scan.

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Elements and tools necessary:

1 Satellite dish 2 Screw and fixing 3 Offset arm 4 Universal LNB 5 Mast or stand off arm

Recommended diameter minimum: 40 mm (1,6’’) 6 Satellite receiver 7 TV set PAL for digital reception and PAL/SECAM for

analogue (to be able to watch it in colour) 8 Scart lead male/male 21 pin 9 «F» plug 10 Cable special for satellite,

(normal TV cable won’t work) 11 Motor 450908

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B Necessary elements

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Prepare the motor (see diagram 2)

Assembling • Make sure the fixing (tube or stand off arm) is stabilised

and strictly vertical. A gap of more than 1 degree (2 cm, 0,78” per meter) from the vertical will prevent the motor to work correctly. In case, add some block between the wall and the fixing. Check the verticality with a spirit level or a plumb line.

Warning: When you will screw the screw 2C (which must not be blocked), a too important tightening might break one of the support clamps.

When the motor is assemble, do not fix it straight away on the mast or the stand off arm, some operations needs to be done near the receiver.

• Screw on all the screw without blocking it. The screw 2b must be tighten at the maximum and the cover 2a must be leave up to allow you to read the motor angle in rela-tion to south.

WARNING: the screw 2b must get in by the small hole in the bend mast and the nut must be tighten on the big hole side, with the rounded nut moulded the curves of the big hole.

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Angle adjustment

Look at the European map (look opposite) and find your angle in relation to the horizontal line. For example, about 31,5° for Glasgow, 38° for Bordeaux and 39,5° for Napoli.Cut out at the last page of this user manual the angle system that will allow you to read precisely the motor angle. Cut the map with a cutter. He might be useful to make a copy on a heavy duty paper. In case you damage it, you could do it all over again after downloading the user manual on the Metronic website, www.metronic.com.Position the angle system on the west side of the motor like on the picture C2, the angle is 31,5°.Adjust the nut from the 2c screw to display the incline of your location.When the right angle as been adjusted, tighten the screw, and the nut 2d as well.

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• Tighten the screw 2d with moderation to be able to adjust the angle of the motor. Make sure you put the nut head correctly so the upper side will be horizontal (see diagram below).

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Inclination and angular reading for Hotbird 3

Connection

For the installation you will need 2 pieces of cable. The first one, roughly 1,5m (4,92ft) to go from the LNB to the motor, the second one as long as it takes to go from the motor to the receiver.

Prepare the cables and assemble the “F” plug at the end of the cable.

Respect the dimension indicated on the diagram below; the plug must screw on the aluminium foil roll up. Make sure that none of the braid strand is in contact with the central core of the cable.

Connect the receiver to the television set with a scart lead. Put the motor near the receiver, on a table or on the floor, and connect the receiver LNB input to the Motor DEMO output with the 1,5m (4,92ft) cable, then switch on the receiver.

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E Reset the motor and checking of the stop

The reset of the motor is to reinitialise its position, and not to put him at 0°, which means face south.

Go into the DiSEqC 1.2(2) menu and then reset the motor (3).

• The motor will reinitialise while looking for his reference position (Mechanic east stop). The motor should stop at 45° (At the nearest 10°). If it is not the case, check the mechanical stop as indicated at the end of this user manual. If the motor does not spin, connect the motor to the LNB with the long cable then reset the motor.

To verify the right position of the mechanic west stop, do a continuous spinning (4) towards the west. The motor should stop at 45° (to within about 10°). If it is not the case, check the mechanical stop as indicated at the end of this user manual.

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(2)(3)(4) Go to corresponding paragraph page 2 and 3.

Prepare the motorFYou will now memorised the Hot Bird position then take back the motor precisely at 0° to assemble the satellite dish.

1) Put the receiver on the Hotbird reference channel (1).

2) Give a number to the Hotbird satellite (6) (in any doubt put 4), and then wait that the motor stops spinning.

3) Look on the map of Europe (C1) and find your Hotbird angular reading in relation to the vertical lines. For example, 18° E in Glasgow, 13° E in Bordeaux, and 2°W in Naples.

4) Go into the DiSEqC 1.2(2) menu then, with a continuing rotation(4), bring the motor roughly on the Hotbird azimuth with a step by step rotation (5).

Example: Brest = 20°The person using the remote control must make the motor spin until you reach the metallic notch used to read the azimuth at 20°. When we look at the graduations, the notch should go to 20° towards the right (in our example) so the satellite dish will be directed toward the left, so the East.

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(1)(2)(4)(5)(6) Go to corresponding paragraph page 2 and 3

5) Memorised the Hotbird position (7)

6) With the Continuing rotation (4) then a step by step rotation (5), bring the motor precisely at the 0° position.

7) Switch off the receiver, take off the cables and then fix the motor on the top end of the support.

8) Direct approximately the motor towards the south. In case of an assembling on a wall, make sure the wall faces south (to within about 20°) and use a 45cm stand off arm at least: see diagram F2.

Connect the receiver and the motor by the long wire prepared at the step D.

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(4)(5)(7) Go to corresponding paragraph page 2 and 3

H Assemble the satellite dish on the motor • Assemble the satellite dish and fix it on the motor’s

mast. The satellite dish U-Bolt must be the highest as possible on the angled arm to avoid the bottom of the dish to touch the motor. As the motor is at 0°, make sure you perfectly align the dish offset arm with the motor (diagram H1).

• Direct approximately the whole (satellite dish + rotor) towards the south. Adjust the angle on the back support of the dish, so as to do the dish will be vertical.

• Switch on the receiver.

• Do a continuing rotation (4) until the stop 45° East and 45° West to check if there is no obstacle. If you get close from an obstacle during the spin, go to paragraph N page 21 to adjust your mechanical stop.

• Put the receiver on the Hotbird reference channel.

G Satellite dish assembling

Assemble the different elements from the satellite dish in checking the user manual included with it.

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(4) Go to corresponding paragraph page 2 and 3

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Assembling the LNB headICheck the LNB and receiver user manual.

WARNING, some LNB need to be assembling at 45°!

Checking

Before going to the final stage (the alignment) check that your installation looks like the picture below.

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Alignment / Satellite dish orientation

• At the end of the step K, you will receive the Hotbird reference channel on the television screen. Do not go to step L (adjusting the alignment) if you do not receive it.

1) Put the receiver on the Hotbird reference channel then display the signal indicator (8).

2) Launch a slow scan (for 20 seconds) a quarter of the way on the right, then a quarter of the way on the left while pivoting the whole (satellite dish + rotor) around the mast, while checking the level. If the level is not going up, increase the satellite dish incline of 2° and do the same manual scan. Carry on as above by step of 2° followed by a scan until the level increase. When you are on the right satellite, the image will appear in the background. Adjust it to obtain the maximum in level and quality (bar the longest as possible). In some area, it is normal that you will turn up to 20 scanning, be patient.

3) Block temporally all the nut. Warning: the Tighten of the nut is enough to debase the

picture. Block the elevation by tightening the lock nut 12a.

WARNING: a too important tightening of the U-bolt 2e (diagram 2 page 7), may break one of the fixing clamp.

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(8) Go to corresponding paragraph page 2 and 3

L Orientation adjustment

• Put the receiver on the Atlantic Bird 3 reference (1)

channel.

• Check in diagram the Atlantic Bird 3 angular reading of your geographical area.

• Give (6) a satellite number to Atlantic Bird 3 (put 01 in case you hesitate).

• If the motor does not stop at the right value, bring it with a continuing research (4) or step by step (5).

• Memorised (7) this position for Atlantic Bird 3.

Leave all the menus and check that you correctly receive the Atlantic Bird 3 reference channel (3). If it is not the case, you have 2 cases:

Primary case: You do not receive anything at all, even when you slightly move the satellite dish alignment. In that case, it means that an error has been made during the installation (mast not vertical, error between east and West, bad reading of the azimuth…). Restart the installation from the beginning while checking the details very carefully.

Secondary case: You have a bad reception and you have to adjust slightly the satellite dish position angle (1 or 2 degrees) to receive correctly Atlantic Bird 3. In that case, the design curve of the motor is out of line with the real curve. We then advise you to go back to the step K while putting 2° more for the Hotbird position in your area. If the result is not good, try 2° less.

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Angular reading for Atlantic Bird 3

M Satellite validation

For each satellite, you have now to memorise the right position in the motor. The operation is done for Hotbird and Atlantic Bird 3, you have to do it for Astra, etc.

Example for Astra 19° E

• Go onto the Astra reference channel.

• Go into the DiSEqC 1.2 (2) menu and give a number (6) to Astra 19°E (03 if you hesitate).

• By a continuing rotation (4) and then a step by step rotation (5), make the motor spin to obtain the maximum level and quality.

• Memorised (7) the founded position.

• Check that you receive the Astra channel. If it is not the case, that means that you memorised another satellite, which emit some channels at the same frequency. Try the operation above again and make sure that your satellite dish is pointed slightly on the left from Hotbird like shown on the Diagram 17 underneath. Do the same operations for the other satellites. For your information, the diagram 17, gives you the satellites relative position for which some channels are pre-programmed in the metronic receivers. When you receive all the satellites, screw definitively all the nuts. Your installation is finished.

Note: The Hispasat reception with a motorised installation is very difficult and need a perfect alignment. For the perfect reception of this satellite, we advise a fixed installation, with a particular look at the adjusting of the counter-polarization.

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Reminder : Atlantic Bird 3 = ex Telecom 2C

Mechanical stop adjustmentsN

This adjustment may be necessary if you fixed your motor on a gable. From set up, the stops are adjusted at 45° East and 45° West.This adjustment is suitable for a fixing on a gable if your stand off arm is at least at 45cm from the wall and the wall faces south.

If it is not the case you need to limit the movement of the dish to avoid it to be damaged against the wall.This adjustment must be done when the dish is set up on the motor.

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Fragile cord: correctly maintain the electrical block to avoid tearing off the cord.

Do not unscrew

Adjustment procedure (West then East)

West: from the 0° position, make the motor spin (4) toward the west until the satellite dish being near the obstacle. Without unscrewing the big Phillips screw, pull towards you the white cylinder (the top and the bottom) and then make it spin to make the bottom stops faces the sensor. East: Make a continuing rotation (4) towards the east until the satellite being near the obstacle. Pull towards you the white cylinder top part and make it spin until the top stop touch the sensor. During that adjustment, make sure you do not move the bottom part (West stop).

Then close the cover, the Stop adjustment is finished.You will then be able to validate the new position of your stop on you receiver. For that, reset (3) then a satellite validation (step M).

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