Philips SDV4400-27 User Manual

SDV4400/27

EN Outdoor antenna 2

FR Antenne extérieure 8

ES Antena para exteriores 14

Table of Contents

1. Important 3

2. Your outdoor antenna

2.1 What’s in the box

2.2 What you’ll also need

3. Installing your antenna

3.1 Mast Clamp Assembly

3.2 Connecting Lead-In Cable to the Antenna

3.3 Unfolding the Antenna Elements

3.4 Attaching to the Mast

3.5 Routing the Cable to Your TV/FM Receiver

4. Wall mounting your antenna

5 Warranty & Service

(mast not included) 6

3 4 4

5 5

1 Important

2 Your outdoor antenna

Take time to read this manual before you use your outdoor antenna It contains important information and notes regarding operating your outdoor antenna.

© 2008 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited without the written consent of the copyright owner. Trademarks are the property of Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. or their respective owners.

B Warnings

• Make sure these instructions are read

and thoroughly understood before attempting installation. If you are unsure of any part of this installation, contact a professional installer for assistance or contact Customer Service at 1-919- 573-7854.

• When you install your antenna, use

extreme caution. If the antenna starts to fall, let it go! It could contact overhead power lines. If the antenna touches the power line, contact with the antenna, mast, cable, or guy wires can cause electrocution and death. Call the power company to remove the antenna. Do not attempt to remove it yourself.

• Safety gear and proper tools must

be used. Failure to do so can result in property damage and/or serious injury.

• For installation outdoors, we

recommend two people assemble the entire antenna on the ground, then mount the assembled antenna on the

mast. For installation in an attic, rst

measure the attic space to make sure

the assembled antenna will t; you

might need to perform the assembly in

the attic, since it might not t through

the attic entrance.

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offers, register your product at www.philips.com/welcome.

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2. What’s in the box

DANGER

WATCH FOR

WIRES

You can be KILLED if this

product comes near electric power lines.

READ INSTRUCTIONS

Usted puedo SER MATADO si

este producto viene cerca de lineas de la energia eléctrica. LEA LAS INSTRUCCIONES

ll y a danger de mort si ce produit entre en contact

avec des fils électriques.

LIRE LES INSTRUCTIONS

Mast mounting hardware

Small 13/16" wing boom end plugs

(2)

1 1/4" 10-32

machine screws

(4)

Large 1" main

boom end plugs

(2)

1 1/2" 10-32

machine screws

(1)

Wall mounting hardware

Wall brackets (2)Mounting clamp

assemblies (2)

* Extra parts may be included

2.2 What you’ll also need.

U-Bolt (1), Mast Clamp (1), Mast Clamp

Back-up plate (1), Lock Nuts (2)

Matching 300

to 75 ohm

transformer (1)

#10 flat washers

(2)

Reinforcing plates

Large 10-32

wing nuts

(7/8" wing span) (2)

/4 - 20 lock nut

(2)

2" lag screws (4) 1/4" x 20

(2)

Wing Boom Brackets (2)Antenna (1)

Small 10-32

wing nuts

(3/4" wing span) (5)

Tri-Lingual

Warning Label

3/4" tap screw (1)

hex nuts (4)

• Flat head screwdriver

• Ratchet or driver with 1/2" (13 mm) socket

• Portable or electric drill

• 1/4" (6 mm) drill bit and stud nder for drywall installation

• 3/8" (10 mm) masonry bit for concrete installation

3 Installing your antenna

U-Bolt

Mast Clamp

Lock Nuts

Backup Plate

Main Boom

Lead-in Terminals

Matching Transformer

Flat Washers

Large Wing Nuts

Plastic Strain-Relief Tab

F-Connector

Weather Boot

Coax Cable

Spade Terminal Ends

11/2 Inch Screw

Main Boom

Small Wing Nut

Wing Boom Brackets

B Warning

Installation of this product is dangerous. For your safety, follow the installation directions.

3.1 Mast Clamp Assembly

1 Use the supplied hardware to loosely attach

the U-bolt and lock nuts to the mast clamp assembly on the main boom as shown. 1

D Note

To access the mast clamp holes, move the antenna’s elements out of the way as needed.

2 Press the supplied large end plugs into the

main boom.

Slide the spade terminal ends around

the antenna’s lead-in terminals marked CONNECT LEAD-IN HERE. Secure them with the supplied at washers and large wing nuts. 2

3 Screw the cable’s F-connector onto

the matching transformer. Then slip the weatherboot over the connection.

D Note

If you use a cable without a weatherboot, cover the connection with weatherproof tape.

3.3 Unfolding the Antenna Elements

1 Hold each UHF wing boom and turn its

elements until they snap squarely into place (perpendicular to the boom).

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3.2 Connecting Lead-In Cable to the

Antenna

D Note

If you prepare your own cable, slide the supplied matching transformer’s weather boot onto the cable before you attach the F-connector.

E Tip We recommend RG-6 cable, and if you prepare your own cable, use a quality F-connector.

1 Thread the supplied matching transformer’s

spade terminal ends through the antenna’s strain-relief tab.

2 Press the supplied small end plugs into the

ends of the wing booms.

3 Bolt the triangular wing boom brackets onto

the main boom using the supplied 1½-inch screw and small wing nut, as shown. 3

Wing B Element

Small Wing Nuts

Wing Boom

11/4- Inch Screws

Crossover Wires

Toward TV Station

Insert the top and bottom wing booms into

the wing boom brackets. Secure them with the four supplied 1¼-inch screws and small wing nuts, as shown. 4

3 Set up the mast, then rotate it so the

antenna’s shortest elements point toward the stations you want to receive. Then secure the mast into position. 6

5 Hold the main boom's elements near the

pivot points and pull them away from the boom until they snap into the locking support brackets.

D Note

You may wait to unfold the elements until you get the antenna up on the roof or in your attic.

B Warning

Do not pull the elements near their outer ends or you could damage them.

3.4 Attaching to the Mast

(mast not included)

D Note

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 specic installation. Refer to the

separate Consumer Product Safety Commission Information for recommended methods.

1 Slide the antenna’s mast clamp assembly

over the end of the mast, with the plastic brackets on top.

2 Tighten the mast clamp assembly’s lock

nuts to hold the antenna in place. Do not overtighten the lock nuts.

B Warning

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. 5

D Note

You can also put the antenna in an attic space. You can mount it from a rafter or place

the antenna on the attic oor. However, we

recommend you use mounting hardware for a secure attic installation.

3.5 Routing the Cable to Your TV/FM Receiver

1 Use plastic tape to secure the coaxial cable

to the mast at about 3-foot intervals.

Use coaxial nail clips every few feet to

secure the cable between the mast and where the cable enters the house.

3 Use a 75 ohm grounding block at the point

where the cable enters the house. Read the separate Consumer Product Safety Commission Information for grounding instructions.

4 Make a drip loop with the cable before it

enters the house to avoid water following along the cable.

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