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Winegard HD7698 Instruction Manual page 3

High definition vhf/uhf antennas

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STEP 4 - Attaching Front Section to Rear Section
A. Slide the front boom into the rear boom making sure to
feed the UHF phasing lines into the holes near the top
of the cartridge housing, and into the slotted pegs inside
the housing. See figure 4. When finished, the phasing
lines will be resting in the slots of the pegs, but will not
extend out the back side of the cartridge housing.
B. Reinstall the director element, bolt and nut. See
figure 2.
STEP 5 - Cartridge Housing
WARNING: Be sure the phasing lines DO NOT touch the
metal bracket or the antenna boom. See FIGURE 4.
A. Attach the cartridge housing cover so all 4 snaps are
locked in place. Direction of the housing does not matter.
See figure 5.
STEP 6 - Corner Reflector Assemblies
A. Unfold the elements on the corner reflector booms.
Element clip tips should point away from the open end of
each boom. See figure 6.
B. Attach the corner reflector booms using the supplied
nuts and bolts. See figure 6.
NOTE: The HD8200 antenna tuning stubs do not need
to touch the boom.
STEP 7 - Boom Brace
A. Install the boom brace by first removing the bolts and
hex nuts.
B. With the cartridge housing facing down, install the boom
brace to the top corner reflector boom first, making sure
the mast clamps are on the same side. See figure 7.
Only finger tighten the bolt and hex nut.
C. Swing the other end of the boom brace down onto the
rear section and insert the bolt and hex nut.
D. Tighten both bolts and nuts (on each end of the boom
brace) securely.
FIGURE 4 - Front Section to Rear Section
Cartridge Housing
FIGURE 5 - Attach Cartridge Housing
FIGURE 6 - Corner Reflector Assemblies
Element Clip Tips
V-shaped
tuning stub
FIGURE 7 - Boom Brace Installed
Install this
end first
Cartridge Housing,
(Facing Down)
UHF Phasing Lines
Be sure the phasing
lines DO NOT touch
the metal bracket or
the antenna boom.
Cartridge Housing
Pointing away from
open end of boom
Attach the corner
reflector booms
Mast
Clamps
Install this
end last

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