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If this is a motorised polar mount system that has already been installed and aligned correctly, setting the satellite selection on the receiver to 122 will make the motor turn the antenna to the correct satellite. Don't worry about 0.1 deg on the display.   If you have a motorised system that has not been installed you may have a week or two of work ahead of you setting it up.

If you have a simple fixed pointing dish system then a menu selection of a satellite may simply be to pick up a list of possible TV programs from an old database in the receiver.  This list may be out of date and the receiver may be able to scan the satellite to record the actual carriers now - takes several minutes.

From what you say you are looking for a specific TV carrier, which you should enter manually (frequency, symbol rate, polarisation).  Then move the dish till the carrier is found. Set the elevation and polarisation accurately and then swing the dish boldly sideways. See Satellite dish pointing Australia and New Zealand for pointing and polarisation angles.

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Assuming you have a universal LNB, capable of operating in Ku low band and Ku high band your receiver will need to send 22kHz tone ON to the LNB to switch the LNB to high band in order to receive a carrier as high as 12428.5 MHz. A universal LNB also has switchable polarisation - controlled by DC volts, 13 or 19 volts, and set by V or H selection in the menu.

The receiver synthesiser probably only works in 1 MHz steps so choose either 12428 or 12429.  When the tuner tries to lock onto the carrier it will sweep possibly as much as +/-2 MHz either way searching for it.  

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The receiver looks for a carrier with the 20 Msps symbol rate.  Having found that it will probably then try alternative FEC ratios till it finds one that works.  Having found out what is the FEC rate the receiver may then display this value. If you can't preset the FEC rate don't worry.
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Best regards, Eric

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It does not matter, they are both about the same.  If you have the elevation accurate then just swing the dish boldly sideways till you find the satellite.

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If you use a magnetic compass use the magnetic bearing as a guide but even that is approximate (+/- 5 deg or so), especially in your area.. 

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Yes, turn the LNB anticlockwise by that amount, while facing forwards towards the satellite in the sky.

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Yes. That data is for setting up a motorised polar mount.

Best regards, Eric.