Galileo - VSAT Installation Training
CHAPTER 3
Hardware Installation
DISH
ASSEMBLY - Page 1 of 2
Assembly of the dish does not require a lot of tools, but you may
find that you need to have the help of someone for lifting and moving
some of the heavier parts.
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Even though it appears you are installing the transmitter horizontally, in fact, the transmitter will be transmitting vertically to the satellite in orbit.
The Galileo ships in several boxes, sometimes to the buyer, sometimes to the dealer.
READY THE DISH
Use the shipping cardboard to keep the satellite dish from scratching as you place the mounting bracket on it.
MOUNT THE MOUNTING BRACKET
The mounting bracket lines up with 4 holes on the back of the dish. Find the 4 lug nuts and ratchet them down in these holes. Make sure the open end of the mounting bracket faces the bottom of the dish.
OPEN UP THE SLEEVE
Unloosen the sleeve nuts so that you may slip the sleeve over the non-pen post.
MOUNT THE DISH
Place the dish onto the non-pen so that you may install the dish arm and electronics. Later on, you may move the dish and non-pen to its permanent location.
LOOSEN THE ELEVATION BOLTS
On BOTH the sides of the mounting bracket are two bolts that need to be loosed in order to raise the elevation of the satellite dish. Slightly loosen these 4 bolts.
LOOSEN THE AZIMUTH BOLTS
Under the mounting bracket are 3 bolts under the "Azimuth Plate". Unloosen these bolts so that you may move the Azimuth (rotation) of the satellite dish.
RAISE ELEVATION
Raise the elevation of the dish by turning the Elevation Fine Adjustment bolt on the top of the mounting bracket (as shown). Pull back on the dish to keep the dish from binding.
BUILD THE DISH ARMS
Install the 3 arms to the sides of the satellite dish. Use the included hardware. The dish arm holds the dish radio.
MOUNT THE RADIO BRACKET
Use two bolts to secure the radio bracket to the top of the dish arm.
MOUNT THE FEEDHORN
Place the feedhorn in the mounting bracket so that the receiver (LNB) is vertical of the bracket.
MOUNT THE FEEDHORN
Place the bracket clamp in place and finger tighten the two bolts so that you may slightly rotate the radio inside this fitting.
WAVEGUIDE SPACER
Locate the waveguide spacer and place a supplied O-Ring into the circlular channel. Also, coat the O-Ring with the grease supplied in one of the red capsules. (You can also use di-electric grease found at any auto parts store).
WAVEGUIDE SPACER
Here the spacer has been coated with grease. Note the Orrientation of the spacer with the "Zero" on the top of it. Place the spacer with the Zero staying on top.
WAVEGUIDE SPACER
The spacer is placed on the waveguide and two bolts are used to hold it in place for now.
WAVEGUIDE SPACER
The two bolts will later on be used to mount the transmitter.
TRANSMITTER
Grease up another O-Ring and place it on the transmitter (shown in white). Make sure not to touch the orange plastic film that covers the transmitter opening or the transmitter signal will be damaged.
Be careful as you mount the transmitter horizontally onto the waveguide spacer.
