Attaching To The Mast (Mast Not Included); Routing The Cable To Your Tv/Fm Receiver - Philips SDV4401/27 Manual

Note
D
You may wait to unfold the elements until you
get the antenna up on the roof or in your attic.
Warning
B
Do not pull the elements near their outer ends
or you could damage them.
3.7 A ttaching to the Mast
We recommend you get the help of another
person before you put up the mast or attach
your antenna to it. How you set up your mast
depends on your specific installation.
Refer to the separate Consumer Product
Safety Commission Information for
recommended methods.
Slide the antenna's mast clamp assemblies
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over the end of the mast, with the main
boom plastic brackets on top, and the
support boom under it.
Tighten the mast clamp assemblies' lock
2
nuts to hold the antenna in place. Do not
overtighten the lock nuts.
Warning
B
The crossover wires must not touch the
antenna boom, the mast, or each other.
If necessary, carefully bend the crossover wires
to provide at least 1/2 inch of clearance.
Mast Clamp
Crossover Wires
Main Boom
Set up the mast, then rotate it so the
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antenna's shortest elements point toward
the stations you want to receive. Then
secure the mast into position.
D
(mast not included)
You can also put the antenna in an attic space.
You can mount it from a rafter or place
the antenna on the attic floor. However, we
recommend you use mounting hardware for a
secure attic installation.
3.8 R outing the Cable to Your TV/FM
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Support Bracket 7
Support Boom
Mast
Toward TV Station
Note
Receiver
Use plastic tape to secure the coaxial cable
1
to the mast at about 3-foot intervals.
Use coaxial nail clips every few feet to
2
secure the cable between the mast and
where the cable enters the house.
Use a 75 ohm grounding block at the point
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where the cable enters the house. Read
the separate Consumer Product Safety
Commission Information for
grounding instructions.
Make a drip loop with the cable before it
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enters the house to avoid water following
along the cable.
Use a wall-through tube to neatly route the
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coaxial cable through the walls.
Use only the length of cable that your
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installation requires. Do not coil extra cable
behind the receiver. Cut it to the
correct length.
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