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2 Searching and finding
2.1 Automatic satellite search
When the red Power-LED is on, the SAT-Finder is ready for use and you can align
the satellite dish. It should be turned or adjusted in small steps otherwise you might
easily miss a satellite, just like with analogue SAT-finders.
Vertical prepositioning of the dish makes searching easier. Turn the satellite dish
vertically until the LEVEL LEDs light up.
When a sufficiently strong signal is received (when 3 LEDs are "on"), the SAT-
Finder plus will analyse the transponder found – this is shown by the MODE-LED
flashing.
If the gauge of the signal is very low (up to 3 LEDs "on"), continue to turn the
satellite dish further until sufficient signal level, approx. 4-6 LEDs, is shown. As
soon as the SAT-Finder plus has recognised the satellite, this will be indicated by
a green LED on the satellite summary and the quality of the signal will be shown
by the QUALITY-LEDs lighting up.
If due to discrepancies in the data the satellite cannot be precisely identified, the
LED for the satellite assumed to be the correct one based on the data received
so far will continue to flash.
The SAT-Finder plus will then switch to wait mode, and if it is the satellite you were
searching for you can start with the fine tuning of the satellite dish.
Red LED depicts the south and the green LED the satellite position.
If a satellite has been identified, but it is not the one you were looking for, then you
now know which orbit position/direction the satellite dish is pointing in, making
it possible to target the desired satellite. To do this, turn the satellite dish in the
corresponding direction until the SAT-Finder plus switches back to automatic search
mode and starts to search for a satellite signal again.
Repeat this procedure until you have found the desired satellite.
2.2 Manual search/satellite preselection
Manual search allows a preselection of satellites that are located close to each
other.
By pressing the left "A" button once the currently active LED will move on one step,
thus selecting the next satellite. The satellites you can select are: 8°W Telecom2D,
7°W Nilesat, 5°W Atlanticbird and 4°W Amos.
Turn the satellite dish vertically until the LEVEL LEDs light up.
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