How to Install a Satellite Dish for DSTV using
STRONG MYTV DECODER
This step by step guide of how you can install and
setup your satellite DSTV dishes without missing channels or having poor signal and related issues that happens
as a result of low technical know-how for installing satellite dishes.
The major Components of a Satellite system include:
- The Satellite dish
- Reflector
- · Low Noise Block-downconverter Feedhorn (LNBF)
- · Decoder
These components are usually sold together.
Others are:
- · F connectors (a minimum of 2) and
- · Coaxial cables
- The major hand tools needed are:
- · A good hammer
- · 4-8 Pieces of 3-inches nail
- · **cable clips (the one with nails)
- · 10/13 flat or ring spanner(s)
- · A cutter (knife or electric pliers)
- · A Black Solution Tape (cellotape).
- · A Screwdriver
How
to Setup the Satellite Dish
The satellite dish components usually come in
separate parts. You must be couple in such a way that makes it easy to receive
signals and withstand strong wind.
You may mount on a root, wall or wooden fetcher
board of the building. Ensure you mount the dish in an area where the reflector
can have access to the east without obstruction.
After mounting your satellite dish correctly, you
can safely move ahead to the next and final steps covered below.
This is the part where your STRONG MYTV decoder comes
to play.
The STRONG MYTV decoders models I prefer using are 4663
XII and 4663XV.
Plug the Coaxial cable into the Lnbf base of the
main dish assembly and then plug the other end of the cable into the LNB in
(Antenna) port in the back of STRONG MYTV decoder. Then connect the STRONG MYTV
decoder to the Television with an AV cable.
From your strong decoder remote control,
· Find
Menu and then select installation.
· Enter
0000 as the password and
Select manual scanning and then enter your satellite
provider’s values as listed below:
· INTELSAT
7,0/K
· Orbital
Position: EAST
· Transponder
Frequency: 12245
· Symbol
rate: 27500
· Polarity:
Horizontal (H)
At this point, the signal power and quality meter will start reading, start rotating
your reflector (dish) up/down and side ways around 36 degrees east (you may go
around to check the direction that other the dishes of DSTV users face to may
it easy for you.
Watch the signal power and quality and tight the
dish strongly once you are able to get Strength
of about 90% and quality of about
85% or more. You need a second person to monitor this on the screen of the TV
while you turn the dish around to get the right signal.
Once a good signal quality is ascertained, your
satellite dish is all setup.
Disconnect the LNB-in from your strong decoder and
connect it to the DSTV decoder. Select English from the language options,
E36A-B from the next window and Universal for LNB type. Hit scan to install and
complete the channels setup.
How to activate a DSTV Smart Card for First Use
If you are activating your DSTV smart card for the
first time, you will need to buy a subscription plan. All DSTV bouquets is
listed here.
Insert your smart card and take note of the smart
card number. Call 012703232 or 08039003788 to setup your account or dial *288#
to follow the USSD prompt.
· If
there’s the E16 Error Code:
This is a very common error with activating new
accounts, you can correct this error if after 30 minutes of activation, and
your subscribed (premium) channels are yet to show up.
You can correct the E16 error by sending reset plus
your smartcard number (eg. reset 1234567890) as an SMS to 30333 or by using the
clear error code – E16 option on the self-service section of the DSTV website.
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