Find a clear line of sight of the Southern sky.
Mount the dish. In an RV, the mount is often a pole stuck through a tripod, and secured (with bungee cords) to water jugs, such as reused milk cartons.
Level the dish. With the level, be sure that the vertical and horizontal angles are level. A level dish will get the strongest signal.
With your cable remote, input your location information into the software that will display on your television from your signal receiver box. This will tell you the azimuth, elevation and skew of the dish.
Attach your signal finder to the dish by screwing it into the cable line coming directly off the dish. A good signal detector will tell the installer from which satellite the signal is being received. A signal finder will give you instant results on the signal strength.
Use the compass to point the azimuth. South should be 180 degrees opposite north. Measurements above 180 degrees will be a slight turn to the right and below 180 will be a turn to the left based on the bearings indicated.
Adjust the elevation as directed on the television.
Adjust the skew as directed. Most dishes should have measurements carved into the dish to determine elevation and skew.
Make minute adjustments in the elevation and azimuth to peak the signal. Usually skew adjustments aren't needed or don't make much of a difference, but adjusting the skew to see if the signal raises a couple notches may be useful.
Check the signal on the television after using the satellite signal detector. It should be high. Don't expect it to be perfect. The software in the cable box will notify the installer of the adequacy of the signal.
Tighten all bolts and make sure the satellite dish stand is secure a final time.
Scan for stations.
