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We have this model of tent, not sure of the year, but prob even pre 2007.

You put the groundsheet down (miles easier if its a footprint, as tent is a hexagon, but we did it with a rectanglular tarpaulin for several years).

Then we post in the 3 long colour coded poles which are for raising the dome - there is also some kind of marking to co-incide with the sky-light window (you will see when you try - I think its colour co-ordination again).  Then you post in the 3 shorter poles which go where the bedrooms attach to the living room.  

Then as gillychick says someone (tall-ish) goes inside and 'holds up the roof' where the 3 poles cross, while someone (strong-ish) puts the ends of the poles into the pin cluster things. (the first of these is easy, but as it gets more and more complete it needs more force to achieve this.)  Then you attach the bedroom poles to the peg clusters.  You then need to peg this inner out  - if its a good day do it thoroghly - if rain is coming then just enough to hold it.  Be careful the bedrooms are really taught, there is a tendancy to sagginess in some (see old threads) - if you end up with saggy bedrooms use clothespegs on the inside to gather up excess fabric.

Then you 'walk' the outer over.  Easier done than said I'm affraid. Fold it up as if you were making a fan out of a sheet of paper, starting with 'the back bedroom' and working towards the porch.  One person stands at each side of the folded fabric i.e. one at each side of the tent facing towards the front porch, and you just walk forward letting the outer unfold over the inner as you go.  Once you have got it over the highest point it is easy.

Final stage is clipping the outer onto the major pinclusers you have already used, and pegging out.

Try and keep the seams of outer and inner in line and things will come together more easily.

Final stage is the front door, there are 2 upright poles that clip into the short pole above the door.  It will be quite clear when you come to do it.

HTH