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INSTALLING AND ROUTING INTERIOR CABLE
PARTS NEEDED
• RG-6 coaxial cable
• Cable ties
• Silicone sealant
• 14 AWG copper/8 AWG aluminum
grounding wire
This section consists of routing a coaxial cable from the out-
side wall into your house to the receive modem connected to
your computer. In most installations, there is more than one
way to get the cable to its inside destination. If the receive
modem is located near an inside wall, you can use the crawl,
basement, or attic spaces. Use cable ties where necessary.
When routing the cable to the receive modem, take the shortest
possible path and always protect it from physical damage. You
may need to feed a length of string through tight access hole(s)
and then pull the cable through.
It is important to remember that each cable is actually installed
in two sections. One section runs from your receive modem to
the ground block, which is installed where the cable exits the
house. The other section runs from the ground block to the
LNB.
Cable is usually sold in lengths of 100, 75, 50, and 25 feet. If
the distances between your receiver and ground block, or
ground block and antenna, are not approximately those lengths,
you may have to cut and strip the cable and install the weather-
proof connectors.
Remember that you must use 14 AWG copper grounding wire
if the ground wire will come within 12 inches of the soil or
masonry.
Select your grounding scheme at this time (see "Overview of
Grounding the Satellite System" on page 31). When the
grounding scheme requires access to the internal building
ground, feed the 14 AWG copper/8AWG aluminum wire from
the ground block with the RG6 coaxial cable. Connect the 14
AWG copper/8AWG aluminum ground wire to the grounding
scheme you select or as specified by NEC or local code
requirements.
WARNING
• Verify before you drill that there are no electrical wires
in the wall near where you will be drilling.
• You may be killed or seriously injured if you contact wir-
ing while drilling.
CAUTION
• Verify before you drill that there are no pipes in the wall
near where you will be drilling.
• Damaging pipes may cause property damage.
• Never use a staple gun to attach coaxial cable to a
wall.
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TOOLS NEEDED
• Electric drill and 1/2-inch bit
• String
• Screwdriver (if install wall plate)
1. Choose a spot on the outside wall where you will drill a
2. After verifying that there are no wires or pipes blocking the
3. Feed the cable into the access hole and route it to the receive
4. Connect the cable to the receive modem.
5. Seal the outside access hole with silicone sealant.
6. Estimate the total length of cable used thus far. Then esti-
7. If you plan to later convert to a Two-Way System, or install
hole. It should be near the satellite dish.
location where you want to feed the coaxial cable into the
building, drill a 1/2-inch hole through the outside wall.
modem. Depending on the installation site, cable could be
routed through a floor or wall, or directly to the rear of the
computer. If the cable comes out of a wall, you can use a
wall plate for a more professional look.
If your grounding scheme requires, also feed the ground
wire at this time. Remember to use copper wire if your
ground scheme requires it, or if the cable will come within
12 inches of masonry or soil.
mate how much more able is need to reach the LNB. You
will need this information to determine if a line amplifier
may be required.
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any DIRECTV
upgrade kits, consider installing the addi-
tional cable at this time. You may install that cable through a
separate hole to avoid drilling a large hole in your wall.
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