Radio Shack 14-Inch DBS Compatible TV Antenna with 24-Inch Dipoles Owner's Manual
14-Inch DBS Compatible TV Antenna
with 24-Inch Dipoles
OWNER’S MANUAL — Please read before using this equipment.
Your RadioShack 14-Inch DBS Compatible TV Antenna provides excellent reception of VHF and UHF signals in areas
where local stations are mid-range. Its compact, modern styling
makes it ideal for installation with DBS satellite systems.
The UV-protected housing is made of impact-resistant filled copolymer, making it resistant to weathering. Its design complements the DBS mini-dish, and with its bidirectional receiver and
dipoles, it is excellent for areas where there are stations in opposite directions.
The antenna comes with two DBS diplexers that let you combine antenna and satellite cables outside the house and separate them at the DBS receiver inside the house.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Before you begin installation, read this manual and the separate Consumer Product Safety Commission information sheet.
For your safety and convenience, plan each step of the inst allation and purchase the necessary hardware in advance. The
hardware required and the order in which you perform th e steps
depend on the mounting and connection methods you choose.
Warning: 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.
not attempt to remove it yourself.
Do
2. Use the supplied hardware to loosely attach the mast
clamp assembly to the L-bracket.
Mast Clamp
U-Bolt
Lock Washers
and Nuts
3. Attach the two aluminum tubing elements to the antenna
using the supplied lock nuts.
Lock Nuts
Elements
ASSEMBLING THE ANTENNA
Assemble the entire antenna on the ground.
1. Use the supplied hardware to attach the supplied mounting
L-bracket to the bottom of the antenna.
1
/2-Inch Screw
Lock Washer
L-Bracket
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CONNECTING LEAD-IN CABLE TO THE
ANTENNA
We recommend RG-6 cable and, if you prepare your own cable, a quality F-connector (both available at your local RadioShack store.)
Note: If you prepare your own coaxial cable, be sure to slide a
coax cable weather boot (not supplied) onto the cable before
you attach the F-connector.
To connect the cable to your antenna, screw the 75-ohm coaxial cable’s F-connector onto the antenna’s jack. Then slip the
weather boot over the connection. (If you use a cable without a
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weather boot, cover the connection with weather-re sistant tape,
available at your local RadioShack store.)
Antennas’s Jack
Coaxial Cable
Note: If your existing antenna downlead is 300-ohm twin-lead
cable, you must replace it with 75-ohm coaxial cable. (300-ohm
twin-lead cable requires using a matching transformer that
would significantly interfere with the antenna’s operation.)
SETTING UP THE ANTENNA
Your antenna has been specifically designed for use as an a ddon antenna for a DBS satellite dish. Or you can mount the antenna by itself for local reception.
We recommend that you enlist 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 specific installation. Refer to
the separate Consumer Product Safety Commission information sheet for recommended methods.
holes in the bottom half of the small clamp until the clamp is
loosely attached together. Press the supplied end plugs
into both ends of the mast. Insert the mast’s curved end
into the small clamp. Tighten the clamp’s bolts until the
mast is secure.
Top Half of
Small Clamp
Mast
Metal Spacer
Bottom Half of
Small Clamp
Caution: You must use the metal spacers to prevent dam-
age to the clamp. Do not overtighten the bolts.
Note: Be sure the clamp holds the long portion of the mast
in a vertical position.
3. With the antenna’s bottom side facing downward, slide the
antenna’s U-bolt over the top of the mast. Tighten the mast
clamp assembly’s nuts until it securely hold s the an tenn a in
a horizontal position. Do not overtighten the nuts.
With a DBS Satellite Dish
Follow these steps to mount the antenna with a DBS satellite
dish and make the required connections:
1. Separate both sections of the combination clamp by
removing the bolts and the lock washers. Insert the lock
washers and bolts back into the holes in th e top half of the
large clamp and position the clamp around the DBS arm.
Slide the metal spacers over the ends of the bolts. Then
thread the bolts through the holes in the bottom half of the
large clamp until it securely holds the DBS arm.
Top Half of
Large Clamp
DBS Arm
Metal Spacer
Bottom Half of
Large Clamp
U-Bolt
Mast
4. Your antenna comes supplied with two identical DBS
diplexers to combine the antenna and satellite cables outside the house and to separate them at the DBS receiver
inside the house.
Connect the coaxial cable from the satellite dish to the
SAT
(satellite) connector on one of the diplexers and connect
the coaxial cable from the antenna to the diplexer’s
ANT
(antenna) connector. Then connect the coaxial cable from
the satellite receiver inside the house to the diplexer’s
connector. Be sure to cover all three connections to
ANT
SAT/
Caution: You must use the metal spacers to prevent dam-
age to the clamp. Do not overtighten the bolts.
2. Insert the lock washers and bolts back into the holes in the
top half of the small clamp. Slid e the metal spacers over
the ends of the bolts. Then thread the bolts through the
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