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	Satellite 'A'			Satellite 'B'
Town/City	Compass Azimuth	Dish Elevation	Dish Skew	Compass Azimuth	Dish Elevation	Dish Skew
Ashcroft	142	30.4	79	147	31.1	82
Atlin	125	18.7	75	129	19.7	77
Chemainus	139	31.7	76	144	32.5	79
Courtenay	137	30.6	75	142	31.5	78
Cranbrook	151	32.7	83	156	33.1	86
Dawson Creek	142	25.4	81	147	26	84
Duncan	139	31.9	76	144	32.7	79
Esquimalt	140	32.2	76	145	33.1	79
Fort Grahame	136	23.9	79	141	24.6	81
Fort Nelson	138	21.9	81	142	22.5	83
Ft St. John	141	24.8	81	146	25.4	83
Hazelton	133	24.5	77	137	25.3	79
Hudson Hope	140	24.8	80	144	25.4	83
Kamloops	144	30.7	79	149	31.3	82
Kelowna	145	31.7	80	150	32.3	83
Kitimat	132	25.3	75	136	26.2	78
Ladysmith	139	31.6	76	144	32.5	79
Lillooet	141	30.3	78	146	31	81
McLeod Lake	139	25.7	79	143	26.4	82
Nanaimo	139	31.4	76	144	32.3	79
Nelson	149	32.4	82	154	32.9	85
New Westminster	140	31.6	77	145	32.4	80
Penticton	145	32	80	150	32.7	83
Port Alice	134	29.2	74	139	30.2	77
Port Renfrew	138	31.9	75	143	32.9	79
Prince George	139	26.8	79	144	27.5	82
Prince Rupert	130	24.7	74	134	25.7	77
Quesnel	140	27.8	79	145	28.5	82
Queen Charlotte Is	127	25.1	72	132	26.3	75
Revelstoke	147	30.7	81	152	31.2	84
Saanich	140	32.2	76	145	33.1	79
Sidney	140	32	76	145	32.9	79
Simoom Sound	135	29	75	139	30	78
Squamish	140	31	77	145	31.9	80
Stewart	130	23.1	75	134	24.1	78
Telegraph Creek	128	20.9	76	132	21.8	78
Trail	148	32.8	81	153	33.4	84
Vancouver Is.	136	30	75	141	30.9	78
Vancouver	140	31.5	77	145	32.4	80
Vernon	146	31.3	80	150	31.9	83
Victoria Beach	189	31	99	194	30.3	102
Victoria	140	32.3	76	145	33.1	79
Williams Lake	141	28.8	79	146	29.5	82

Be sure to hook up your Shaw Direct receiver and TV prior to installing or adjusting the dish; it will make tuning your dish much easier. Once you've run lines from your Shaw Direct receiver to the dish, you can use the signal strength readings on your receiver to help fine tune your signal. To access the signal strength readings, press Options on your remote control, then 6 - System Setup, 4 - System Setting, then 7 - System Status (Options 6-4-7). View line C to check your signal. The Ecb/no reading should be above 8.0 to receive the best uninterrupted picture.

Using a compass, peak your Shaw Direct dish, centered in between the azimuth setting of both Satellite A & B. Next, using the hash marks on the back of the dish, set the dish elevation to a marking in between the elevation settings of each satellite. Finally, adjust the skew of the dish using a steering wheel like motion according to the settings listed above.

Satellite Look angles are listed for both the 107.3W deg & 111.1W deg satellites. Use the settings for Satellite B for dual satellite dish aiming. The reception of satellite signals in areas with a dish elevation less than 12 degrees may not be possible. Consult with your Shaw Direct retailer in your area. All information is listed in degrees.

For detailed instructions for installing your dish check out the
PDF Shaw Direct Installation Manual (1.15 MB).

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