Analog television is fading by leaps and bounds, and it is being replaced by IPTV and satellite broadcasting systems. All of them are in great demand among the population, as they provide excellent image quality, allow you not to depend on natural and weather factors (weather has little effect on the signal), and also provide hundreds and thousands of additional services and subscriptions.
Of course, our consumers first of all pay attention not only to the quality of the services provided, but also to their cost. It is desirable that the latter be as low as possible. An excellent ratio of price and quality of services provided in the field of digital satellite television is characterized by the domestic company "Tricolor TV". Surely many of your friends or acquaintances are connected to their network.
Equipment and channel packages from Tricolor are very cheap, and therefore affordable for most potential subscribers. However, our users would not beif they did not make any attempts to somehow save money. Today we will consider setting up the Tricolor receiver, which under normal conditions is carried out by specialists.
Nothing particularly difficult in this, and therefore you can probably do it.
Assembling the satellite dish
Referring to the enclosed instructions, assemble the antenna as carefully as possible. At the selected point (preferably on a hill), firmly fix the base. On a loggia or balcony, the device is fixed only on the outside of the wall using anchor bolts. On the upper floors, installation on the roof is possible. If you live in a private area, do not mount the antenna under trees or massive buildings that may adversely affect signal reception.
How to install?
Once you have assembled the antenna, it should be mounted on a suitable base, turned in the direction of approximately 4-5 hours, and then deflect the device four to five degrees downward. Once again, make sure that there are no massive objects in the selected direction for at least fifty meters that could adversely affect the positioning accuracy.
The probability of this is not so high, but sometimes even window glass can significantly degrade reception quality. In this case, you will not be able to set up the Tricolor receiver with all your desire.
The antenna is mounted on the bracket so that it can rotate only under the influence of a certain force. Under the mount of the device, you can install a simple clamp. If youdo so, simply loosen the mounting bolts as much as possible: the antenna will turn very conveniently, relying on the device mentioned.
Some delusions
You can often hear that the antenna with the receiver should be connected only with a copper cable, as it conducts the signal better. It should be noted right away that such misconceptions have remained since the days of analog television, when the type of cable really had a significant impact on signal quality.
The fact is that digital information is transmitted from the satellite. It is completely indifferent to a digital signal what quality of cable it will be transmitted over. If everything is really bad, then you simply will not see any picture on the screen. There will be no stripes, "snow" and other things, as it was in the days of analog TV towers.
How to prepare the cable?
In order for the signal to pass through, you need to properly prepare the cable. It is often possible to observe when users clean contacts extremely inaccurately, tearing out half of the metal braid, and then they are surprised at the absence of any reaction from the equipment. How to avoid it?
- Starting from the edge, carefully clean 15 mm. When doing this, it is very important to try not to damage the shielding layer.
- Filling the braid, again trying not to break it.
- Next, screw the F-connector all the way onto the cable
Important
There is one exception though. If you are using a goodcopper cord with double shielding and a powerful central core, then the antenna can be located at a distance of one hundred meters from the TV. This is especially important if you have Full HD Tricolor TV receivers on hand, which are very demanding on data transfer speed.
In the case when you bought a Chinese product, where the thinnest threads of an incomprehensible metal are used as a braid, and iron, slightly covered with a layer of copper, acts as a core, you will have to additionally purchase a good amplifier. If this is not done, then no setting of the Tricolor receiver will help.
It is also often thought that to ensure a good signal level, the antenna must be raised as high as possible. This opinion also remains from the days of homemade wire receivers, which actually showed the best result if they were fixed on the very roof of the house.
Raising a satellite dish to an unattainable height does not guarantee good reception at all. Quite the contrary: if it is closer to the ground, then the folds of the terrain can act as a prism, improving the directivity of the signal.
Let's get started
Before you set up the Tricolor receiver, you need to carry out certain manipulations with the antenna itself. First, connect the receiver to the converter using a cable, after which it can be configured.
Let's consider the procedure by which you can connect to the Bonum 1 satellite. To do this, you need to enter the data of the transponder into the device, with whichyou are going to find a satellite.
The data is as follows:
- Frequency - 12226.
- Polarization parameters - horizontal.
- The flow rate is 27500.
Basic receiver settings
So how is the Tricolor TV receiver set up? First, go to the menu by pressing the appropriate button on your remote control model. We go to the item "Installing the antenna" or "Searching for a transponder", and then enter the data that we provided above in the appropriate fields. If you do not know where and what menu item is located, simply study the instructions for your equipment.
It is very important to know what type of converter you have set in the settings. Select the "Single" option. In the LO settings field, enter the number 10750.
Watching TV without a receiver
Is it possible to watch "Tricolor" without a receiver? Oddly enough, but it is possible. The fact is that modern TVs often have tuners that support DVB-S2. They will receive a signal from the satellite. But! Receive only, no decoding involved.
Most likely, you can watch Tricolor without a receiver on such a TV if we are talking about basic free channels. However, even this is highly doubtful.
Set up satellite signal levels
Further settings should be based on the “Signal level” (Scan) item. Almost all modern tuner models display two positions. Pay attention to the "Level" scale, as it displays the parameters of the inverter onentrance. Accordingly, the “Quality” parameter displays the level of the useful signal (frequency, speed and FEC). In the first case, the full signal is displayed, including terrestrial noise, "white noise" and other "husk", which affects the quality of reception negatively.
Before connecting the converter, the signal level on the first scale will be equal to zero (most often). Many tuner models have only one scale. If a mixed signal is displayed, it is grey. When the equipment tunes in to the satellite, the color will change to green or yellow. Here is the basic setting of the Tricolor TV receiver.
Start searching for a satellite
First, we are looking for a satellite on a "garbage" signal. The higher the desired object, the more noticeable the indicators become. To find what you are looking for, you should scan the sector in which it is hypothetically located. Note that a tall tree, barn, or other obstruction can increase the signal level on the first scale. Of course, you should focus only on the moment when the “Quality” scale starts to react or the color of the graph in the first column changes (as we talked about above).
Slim search
A more accurate search, as you might guess, is conducted by the level on the second scale. Important! If you have some other Tricolor receiver firmware, or it belongs to some other model range, all the menu items we have named can be located in different places, and the levels on the scales can be horizontal or vertical. Be sure to check if the "LNB power" option is active, as inOtherwise, the equipment will show a complete lack of signal. Scanning must be started from the same position where the antenna was installed.
In order to achieve the best result, in the process of searching it needs to be rotated 10-15 degrees in different directions.
Other Signal Finding Tips
Note that you should rotate the antenna as slowly as possible, since the digital signal is processed by the receiver with a decent delay. Look at the level of the second scale: when you catch the required frequency, it will be colored. In this case, with the utmost care and caution, rotate the plate until the reception level becomes maximum. Once again we warn you that the receiver for "Tricolor" (HD-quality) is demanding on this parameter, so pay close attention to this.
If it was not possible to catch the satellite right away, try moving the antenna up or down a little on the mast on which you have it fixed. It is possible that you will have to make several visits at once. Of course, the most obvious proof of the success of the adjustment will be the picture on the TV screen.
Once you have reached the maximum level of reception, you must carefully tighten the mounting nuts. You need to twist them very carefully, since the slightest displacement of the antenna up or down, as well as scrolling along the axis, can provoke a sharp deterioration in the signal level from the satellite.
Here's how to connect the Tricolor receiver.
Pay attention
Many hobbyists who tried to install the antenna"By eye", nothing good came out of this venture. So you have to be very careful with the settings. In addition to all of the above, we offer you a couple of other useful tips. Firstly, in no case do not rush: you should turn the antenna literally by a millimeter, constantly monitoring all indicators.
For tuning, it is preferable to choose only a clear and sunny day. Since the Tricolor TV dish can be found even in the most remote village in the forest, look at where the converters on the neighboring equipment are directed.
You can do something more tricky: on a sunny day, look at where the shadow of the converter is focused. As practice shows, such a simple technique can reduce the setup time to 10-15 minutes. But people sometimes mess around for days, unsuccessfully trying to aim at the satellite! Unfortunately, you can only pay attention to the shadow from the converter in autumn and winter, when the sun is low. Tricolor representatives themselves say that when setting up, you need to focus on the south direction.
Well, the setup of the Tricolor receiver is complete! Happy browsing!
