Assembling the Antenna

Tools: 7/16” wrench, Phillips head screwdriver

Equipment: 1000.2 reflector and skew plate/arm, mast/footplate, hardware pack, plastic bracket, 1000.2 LNBF, estimated length of prepped messenger cable

Use additional skew bolts for skew angles greater than 110º or less than 70º.

Dish Assembly:

• Gather and arrange the materials
• Turn the reflector upside down, and empty the hardware pack into the lip of the dish
• Adjust skew and elevation on the skew plate using the 7/16” wrench
• Add two additional skew bolts/nuts to the skew plate for skew angles greater than 110º or less than 75º
• Align the skew plate on top of the reflector
• Insert reflector bolt into the hole on the reflector and push it through both the reflector and the skew plate
• Attach a nut and tighten it by hand
• Repeat the process for the remaining three holes
• Tighten all four nuts using the 7/16” wrench
• Feed the cable through the arm

Bracket Installation:

• Align the posts inside the plastic LNBF bracket with the holes on the arm
• Hold the bracket together on the arm using one hand
• Hold a hex nut in place on the bracket with your finger
• The Slimline bracket comes with hex nuts installed
• Insert a bracket screw and tighten it using the screwdriver
• Repeat the process for the remain screw

LNBF Installation:

• Take out the 1000.2 LNBF
• Attach the messenger cable to the LNBF
• Do not connect cable to LNB-in
• LNB-in is used when installing a wing dish
• Not a common installation type
• Torque to 30 inches per pound using torque wrench
• Align the LNBF with the plastic bracket
• Insert two of the remaining LNBF screws and tighten using the screwdriver
• The last screw is used if installing a W bracket with three single LNBFs