Wire The Antenna - KVH Industries tracvision tv8 Installation Manual

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Wire the Antenna

Follow these steps to connect the antenna RF
cable(s) to the antenna.
IMPORTANT!
If you wish to route the cable(s) through the
bottom of the antenna's baseplate, rather than
connecting at the side, you will need to
modify the antenna's baseplate. See
the Bottom Cable Entry Kit" on page 45
details.
a. First determine the number of RF coax cables
you need for your installation (see Figure 10).
b. Clearly label the RF1 cable at both ends. If
you connect two or more RF cables, label both
ends of each cable to match the connector.
This will make it easier to identify them later.
c. Route the RF cable(s) belowdecks through the
cable access hole. Leave an adequate service
loop, approximately 8" (20 cm) of slack, in the
cable(s) for easy serviceability.
d. Position the antenna in place over the
mounting holes with the baseplate's
connectors facing the stern.
e. Clean and dry the connectors on the RF
cable(s) and the antenna (see Figure 11).
CAUTION
Observe the safe handling instructions in the
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) provided
with the silicone grease.
f. Fill half of the inner body of the RF1 cable's
connector with the supplied silicone grease.
g. Connect and SLOWLY hand-tighten the RF1
cable to the "RF1" connector on the side of
the antenna, allowing the grease to diffuse
and settle into the entire space within the
connector (see Figure 11).
h. Make sure the RF cable is hand-tightened all
the way into the connector. Then tighten it
with a 7/16" torque wrench to 20 in-lbs, or a
7/16" wrench for 1/4 turn.
i. Wipe off any excess grease from the outside
of the connector.
Figure 10: Number of RF Coax Cables to Connect to Antenna
Connecting to:
System with Circular LNB
1 receiver
2 or more receivers
"Using
System with Tri-Americas Circular LNB
for
2 or more receivers
System with DIRECTV L.A. Circular LNB
1 receiver
2 or more receivers
System with Linear Universal Quad LNB
1 receiver
2 receivers
3 receivers
4 receivers
More than 4 receivers
* Multiswitch may be required.
Figure 11: Antenna Baseplate Cable Connections
RF Cables
1
1*
2*
1
2*
1
2
3
4
4*
RF1 RF2 RF3 RF4
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