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guides call G1  before you disconnect your

old receiver. Disconnect your old unit then connect the 4DTV receiver.

Remove your Videocipher Module from the old unit and install it into your 4DTV . Do not remove or insert with either

receiver plugged into an electrical outlet.

Connect the Motor, Sensor, Polarizer wires and LNB cables and the UHF antenna to the terminals on the rear panel

of the 4DTV receiver. It may be necessary to refer to the DSR922 Operator’s Guide that came with your 4DTV for the

correct locations of these wires.

Connect power to the 4DTV receiver and turn it on. The 4DTV will go through a “warmup” process before it actually

powers completely up. When 12:00 is displayed on the front panel of the receiver press the POWER button.

again.

Updates.

your LNB type.

FEEDHORN POLARIZATION typically is STANDARD. If you are not sure leave it in standard mode. If later you find

currently at 5000. This is the preferred dish position for Go. If the dish is not at GO or if you installed a new actuator

at the same time as this receiver, you may want to move the dish to G0 then do another Factory Reset to put 5000 at

the G0 position. At this point you will only be able to move the dish while you are setting the limits.

Now you have a choice. If you knowledgeable about satellite locations proceed to #5 below to set the limits as you

are programming the satellites. If when you move the dish and it goes the opposite direction than you intended,

reverse the M1 and M2 motor wires on the rear panel.

again. Later after you have the Eastern most satellite programmed into your 4dtv receiver, you should come back

and relocate the East limit to a setting that is 10 counts East of this satellite

back and relocate the West limit to a setting that is 10 counts West of this satellite. Proceed to #6.

proceed.

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the location you set previously with your old receiver as the location of G0, the only satellites not shown correctly in

the factory default mode is W7 and F1, these will appear as the receiver “maps” in a few steps later. At this time let’s

You are now shown the Satellite Adjustment screen. When you are locating a previously unstored satellite the 4DTV

will always put itself on channel 1. You should change to a known channel on the satellite you are locating. Use the

an "in the clear channel" on 24 (The Outdoor Channel) or you can also use channel 15 (Showtime West) as a target

channel. if you use channel 15 and you have subscribed to Showtime, you should get a picture, if not, you will get a

black screen and a pop-up message identifying the channel as Showtime West.

quality. Repeat the autopeak on a channel on the opposite polarity. When you are satisfied with the satellite settings,

You now have a choice for programming the remaining satellites. If you are familiar with locating satellites you can

elect to program the satellites manually, locating each satellite location yourself. If you would like the 4DTV to help

you locate the remaining satellites, you can program 3 specific satellites then the 4DTV will give you the correct

location of the satellites as you manually program them. The 4DTV will not automatically program satellites. To

autolocate the satellites, you need to correctly locate and store at least three satellites, one in the middle of the arc

(W1) one furthest East (W2) and West (W7).

look at line 1, this is the 4DTV's automatic calculation (best guess) of the location of your satellite selection. If you

necessary. Refer to the 4DTV Satellite Chart, current paper satellite guide or Lyngsat (www.lyngsat.com) for a list of

the satellites and locations. This process can also be preformed after the receiver “maps” if you choose.

process adds the digital channels. Move the dish to satellite G0 channel 9. You should see a “dot” on the lower righthand

increasing. The 4DTV is now performing the Channel Mapping. Once the unit has stopped counting (currently there

are over 4200 channels) it has completed downloading the channel maps. During the mapping process the C1 and

E2 satellites will change to W7 and F1. (This screen is timed to stay visible only for a set period of time. To restore it

authorized for programming, you will also need to take a hit on a Videocipher channel for the analog programming to

authorize.

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Troubleshooting

NO DIGITAL

LOCK

Some digital channels are a little harder to receive especially the HBO and Cinemax channels on G1.

If you are on a digital channel and you know there is suppose to be a picture there, but you are instead seeing

number will probably read 0. Play with the dish position and the skew in small increments to achieve the

save the adjustments. If this fails, read below.

If you still aren’t getting a digital signal, there are a few things that can cause this:

The Focal Length. If you are installing the 4DTV on an existing analog system, even if the system is only a few

years old, the Focal length may have been good enough to receive an analog channel but it may not be good

enough for a digital signal. A slight adjustment may make a big difference.

The LNB. If you are replacing an existing analog receiver on a system, even if the system is only a few years

old, an old or high temperature LNB may have been good enough to receive an analog channel but it may not

be good enough for a digital signal. You may need to replace it with a lower temperature LNB. Different

brands of LNBs can also be a problem. Each manufacturer has a different set of tolerances they use to make

LNBs. Cheap LNBs tend to have a lower tolerance and will not remain stable for a long period of time. If the

customer has noticed a lot of sparklies in reds or yellows, replace the LNB and try again.

ACTUATOR

LOSES

SATELLITE

POSITIONS

If you notice you continually have to adjust the satellite position you may have an actuator grounding issue.

This problem has been noticed on some of the “faster counting” actuators. It does not indicate the actuator is

bad however. As the actuator turns the sensor sends a county of the rotation back to the receiver. The

problem is the sensor moves faster than the receiver can pickup.

Here are three fixes for this situation, the first is the easiest, the second and third is a little harder.

1. Use one of the unused wires in the actuator bundle of wires coming from the dish and secure it to the

threaded post on the back of the receiver. Secure the other end to a mounting screw in the actuator motor

case. Do not secure it to the terminal strip that has the motor and sensor wires attached to it.

2. Shim the sensor out from the Magnets if it is that type of actuator.

3. Remove one of the magnets.

RECEIVER

STAYS IN

WARMUP

MODE

Sometimes a receiver will stay in the ‘Warmup” mode. You can try removing and inserting the power cord a

few times. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t.

SATELLITE

CHART IS

MISSING

STORED

SATELLITES

Static is this receiver’s worst enemy. This condition happens when the receiver takes a static hit or it can

happen after a power loss.

Unplug the unit from the power source for a few minutes then plug it in again. They should return. If not,

repeat the procedure again.

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