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Antenna Installation Safety
Outdoor
Antenna
Grounding
tt an autside
antenna
or cable
system
is connected
to tile
High Definition
LCD TV, be sure tile
antenna
or cable system
is grounded
to prevent
voltage
surges
and built-up
static charges.
Article
810 of the National
Electrical
Code, ANS/NFPA
70, provides
information
on proper
grounding
of
the mast
and supporting
structure,
grounding
of the lead-in
wire to an antenna
discharge
unit,
connection
to grounding
electrodes,
and requirements
for the grounding
electrode.
Lightning
For added
protection
for the High
Definition
LCD TV during
a lightning
storm,
or when
it is left
unattended
and unused
for long periods
of time, unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect
the
antenna
or cable system.
This will prevent
damage
to the High Definition
LCD TV due to lightning
and power-line
surges.
Do not disconnect
the antenna
or the power
cord during
a heavy storm -
lightning
may strike while you are holding the cable cord, causing
serious
injury. Turn off your High
Definition
LCD TV and wait for the weather
to improve.
Power
Lines
An outside
antenna
system
should
not be located
in the vicinity
of overhead
power
lines or other
electric
light or power circuits.
When
installing
an outside
antenna
system,
extreme
care should
be
taken to keep from touching
such power lines or circuits.
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