Preparing to relocate dish / where to align

[hawks67]

Hi, folks,

I've looked all over for this info, and it just doesn't seem to exist anywhere.

I have a DirecTV Slimline 3 dish. We're moving in a couple weeks. I want to have everything confirmed and triple-checked regarding how to align it at the new location before I disconnect and move it.

I have done my homework and I know the settings need to be as follows when we get to the new place:
ELEVATION 44.4 - AZIMUTH 199.1 - SKEW 75.0

Now, in order to understand those, I went and checked what the settings should be here where we currently are, and compared them to what I saw on the actual dish:
ELEVATION 39.5 - AZIMUTH 197.6 - SKEW 77.2

Now here's where I need some help.
The elevation is self-explanatory and matches up with the markings on the dish just fine.
The skew is self-explanatory (it says TILT on the actual dish), and matches up just fine.
But the azimuth - is that something I set by rotating the dish side-to-side on the mast or is it something I set using the two small black-with-white-numbering dials behind and below everything? (I tried to include a photo, and then a link to a photo, but it wouldn't allow either one.)

Thanks in advance,
Gary

 

[raoul5788]

to Satelliteguys hawks67!

Azimuth is the directional reading on the compass, magnetic BTW. The black dials are for dithering, which are the fine adjustments.

 

[hawks67]

Chip, thanks. But do those black dials dither the azimuth or the elevation? Looks like elevation, but I can't afford to guess and be wrong...

 

[texasbrit]

One for azimuth, one for elevation...

 

[twizt3dsist3r]

The dials are not for a decimal reading of your azimuth. Check videos on YouTube for ka ku dithering.

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[peds48]

TS azimuth is the left and right movement of the dish. the azimuth readings you have is a starting point. You must sweep the sky until you get a lock on the sats.