INSTALLATION AND SETUP OF  THE SG-2100 DiSEqC  HORIZON TO HORIZON DRIVE FOR A KU SATELLITE DISH

The following directions worked for us but are not guaranteed nor are they intended to replace the directions that came with the drive or receiver  Tracking is as much art as it is science. NOTE,  Do not use  H to H drive with  DiSEqC switch installed.  Use a 0/12 volt switch to switch between inputs. H to H drive is DiSEqC  controlled.

First unpack and assemble the  dish and drive as pictured in the instruction manual and on this web site.  Do not worry about setting the "hardware limits" unless your dish will hit an object such as a roof when turning.  Second, install the mount that came with your dish or a pole so that it is secure AND SO THAT IT IS PLUMB, that is so the part that the mount attaches to is straight up and down.  This is important so the dish will track properly.  Check your manual that came with the drive for specific directions as the mount has been changed recently and dish angle may vary.Third, assemble the mount.  Note, one one side of the mount there is an adjustment for geographical latitude.  You can get this off of any number of computer programs.  We can supply this information to our customers.  Here in the Cincinnati area we are at 39 degrees latitude.  We set the indicator scale for  39 for latitude on the SG-2100.  On the other side of the drive we see an "elevation scale" that will be at 51 degrees.  We also see from the installation manual that 39 degrees latitude is at elevation of 51 degrees AND THE DECLINATION ANGLE IS  6.1 DEGREES. Declination is an adjustment that allows compensates for  the curvature of the earth.  Now set the elevation on your dish (aka antenna).  The setting should be 30 DEGREES  MINUS DECLINATION. IN OUR CASE THE DISH WILL BE SET FOR 30 DEGREES MINUS 6 DEGREES OR 24 DEGREES. This is for the redesigned mount, the original mount was 40 degrees minus declination.  Also note that the zero indicator on the LNBF should be straight up when the dish is pointing due south, that is when the direction pointer is zero on the mount. New model lnbs where the wire comes out the bottom of the lnbf should point straight down.

If you have a meter you may be able to use the buttons on the drive to move the dish and as the dish swings down you may be able to place the dish on the arc by swinging the dish back and forth on the pole.  This refers to an external meter and not the meter in the receiver.

Fourth,  If there is a satellite due south of your location, assemble your  dish and  mount making sure that the mount direction is set to  0 degrees in direction.  See scale on bottom of mount.  I know that my location is almost exactly 85 degrees west longitude.  By checking http://www.lyngsat .com I know that AMC-2 satellite is due south.  I can go to the transponder setup screen on my BEC 600+ receiver, choose  a Transponder on AMC 2 and turn the mount SLOWLY  until the bars turn yellow on the bottom of the screen.  I must use an active Ku transponder.  The problem with using a hand meter is that the dish will lock onto several satellite at this elevation including  AMC 3  and AMC 5 since they are at almost the same elevation.  You really need to use the receiver to identify which satellite you have found.

Alternate method when there is NO satellite due south.  By using one of the computer satellite direction programs, determine the real, not magnetic, direction of a known satellite.  In this case we will find Telstar 5.  We see that Telstar 5 is at Az  199.4  or that is about 20 degrees west of due south.  Due south is 180 degrees azimuth or  zero degrees on the indicator dial on bottom of our mount (page 3). Use the buttons on the mount or the BEC 6600+ to move the dish to 19.4 degrees west.  Now rotate the complete mount on the pole until a Telstar 5 channel appears, (yellow bars).

Programming with the BEC 6600+ receiver. (note new Coship 2300 will operate the SG 2100, wee owners manual for setup proceedure)

First;  enter  Menu, Installation, Dish Setup.  (note additional features can be accessed by again  pressing menu).  You back out of menus by pressing the 5  O'clock button.

   Dish Type must be "DiSEqC 1.2"  , Zinwell, StarPro and  most other receivers are not capable of  Diseqc 1.2

     Now set East and West limits by highlighting and using arrows to move dish.  When you hit the limit  move the dish back off the limit slightly and press the enter button.  The word "set"  should appear for both limits.   Back out of the menu and save if prompted to,  remember the selection turns black to indicate your choice.  Limits can be set before the mount is installed or dish attached.

Next,  enter Menu, installation, Transponder Setup. It may be easier if you choose a channel that you know is "live"  If you are using the alternate method above and are looking for Telstar 5, go to  Euronews or Al Manar, they are live all the time.  Channel number may vary depending on programming of your receiver. Open up "Transponder Setup".     Line 1 should be Dish 1, Line 2;  Telstar 5 Line 3  "Stop" ,and parameters 11929 V 22000.  If you are lucky you can swivel the mount on the pole and the bars will turn yellow and you have the dish on arc.  Be sure to go to motor, line 3, and press enter to so the dish knows to stop the motor at that point for Telstar 5.  Lock  the dish down by tightening the bolts on the mount.  If the settings on the dish are not right or you want to fine tune the dish you can do this by highlighting "motor' and moving the dish slightly east or west.    Now go to "satellite" and find another bird that you want to program and move the dish east or west and press enter to save location.  Do this for all your satellites.  Remember you must be on an active transponder, line 5, for the receiver to lock on to a satellite.  If you  press Menu while in the "transponder setup" menu and select Goto 0 this will move the mount to its highest or directly south point.

 Back out of all menus and save.

Note;  if you can not get enough elevation from the dish, especially for customers in Central America, and you are using a Hot Dish, you can turn the butterfly bracket upside down.  Do NOT reverse the sleeve that attaches to the motor.  We have also found that if you put a dial level on the arm that holds the lnbf and add approximately  13 degrees, that will give you an indication of the look angle of the dish.

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At the risk of creating confusion, I am going to give you a link to the Stab web site.  We are not presently selling the Stab drive, but they do have a manual that you can download that gives you some general information on the installation of H to H  drives.  

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