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UNFOLDING THE ANTENNA'S ELEMENTS
1. Hold the main boom's elements near the pivot points and
pull them away from the boom until they snap into the self-
locking plastic support insulators.
Caution: To avoid damage to the elements, do not pull
them near their outer ends. Once the elements are locked
into position, do not attempt to unlock them. Doing so might
break the self-locking tabs.
2. Hold each wing boom and turn its elements until they snap
squarely into place (perpendicular to the boom).
3. Press the supplied small end plugs into the wing booms.
4. Bolt the triangular wing boom brackets onto the main boom
using the supplied 1
1
/
-inch screw and small wing nut, as
2
shown.
Wing Boom
Brackets
Small Wing Nut
5. Insert the top and bottom wing booms into the wing boom
brackets. Secure them with the four supplied 1
screws and small wing nuts, as shown.
Top Wing Boom
Wing Boom
Brackets
1
1
/
-Inch
4
Screws
Bottom Wing Boom
ATTACHING TO THE MAST
We recommend that you enlist the help of another person be-
fore 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 informa-
tion sheet for recommended methods.
1. Slide the antenna's mast clamp assembly over the end of
the mast.
2. Tighten the mast clamp assembly's lock nuts to hold the
antenna in place. Do not overtighten the lock nuts.
Caution: 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
between parts.
3. Set up the mast, then rotate it so the antenna's shorter ele-
ments point toward the broadcast antennas of the stations
you want to receive.
1
1
/
-Inch
2
Screw
Main Boom
ROUTING THE CABLE TO YOUR
TV/VCR/FM RECEIVER
1
/
-inch
4
If you use coaxial cable:
• Use plastic tape or mast standoff insulators to secure the
coaxial cable to the mast at about 3-foot intervals. Continue
down the roof and the side of the house using roof and wall
standoff insulators.
• Use coaxial cable nail-in clips every few feet to secure the
Small Wing Nuts
cable between the mast and where the cable enters the
house.
• Use a 75-ohm grounding block at the point where the coax-
ial cable enters the house. Read the Consumer Product
Safety Commission sheet for grounding instructions.
• Use a wall-through lead-in tube (not supplied) to neatly
route the coaxial cable through walls.
If you use twin-lead cable:
• Be sure the twin-lead cable remains at least 4 inches away
from all metal surfaces.
• Use standoff insulators about every 4 feet. Twist the twin-
lead cable about three turns between standoff insulators.
• Read the separate Consumer Product Safety Commission
sheet for grounding instructions.
2
Crossover Wires
Wing Boom Elements
Main Boom
Short Elements
Mast
Main Boom Long Elements
1
/
inch of clearance
2
Toward TV
Stations'
Antennas
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