Calibrating the meter
The SATHAWK 3000 Sat meter has the facility to calibrate the meter's
data settings for each transponder stored. At the time of manufacture,
the meter is programmed with default settings. These may not suit your
local conditions and you may have to calibrate the meter for a
satellite.
The meter can store individual calibration settings for every satellite
in its dataset for both signal strength and picture quality, avoiding
the 'one size fits all' problem that many other meters have.
Time taken to calibrate the meter will improve installation quality and
speed.
You will know that calibration is necessary if you have found a
satellite but the readings for Signal Strength (SS) or Picture Quality
(PQ) are too low or too high.
To start the calibration for a satellite, the dish must be set and the
meter showing Found Sat.
To enter the calibration process, press and hold the mode button for
about 10 seconds. You will see:
This first step will allow you to calibrate for Signal Strength
levels. If you wish to calibrate for Picture Quality (BER) press the
Down arrow and you enter that area.
To change the stored data, press mode when you are in the correct area
and the data adjustment screen will show. The current value stored is
shown in the brackets (in this case 50). Use the Up arrow to change
this value until you maximize the bar reading.
Setting the bar to 99 will not help. Use a setting below 99 so that
you can see the bar rise to its maximum, and fall away again, when
moving the dish to the optimized position.
When you have the setting you want, press the mode button and you will
be invited to save the setting you have entered. Press mode again to
do so.
If you do not wish to save the setting, press the Down arrow and you
will be offered three more options.
Restore data for all satellites- restores the last setting for all
Restore data for this satellite- restores the last setting for this
one
Abort setting - cancels any calibration settings in this session.
When you have scrolled to the one you want, press the mode button to
select it.
