RCA ANT806 User Manual

ANTENNA

AMPLIFIED

H I G H P E R F O R M A N C E

Owner’s Manual

ANT806

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Before You Begin

ANT806 Amplified Indoor • Outdoor Antenna

VHF UHF

Congratulations on your purchase of the ANT806 Amplified Indoor Outdoor Antenna. This
antenna makes bulky, unmanageable antennas a thing of the past. The ANT806 not only
provides great reception, its new streamlined design is so attractive, you can use it just about
anywhere inside and out. The ANT806 can be installed on your rooftop, under your eaves, in
your attic, outside an apartment window, or on a wall above your TV. It’s lightweight, compact
and HDTV ready. And, because the ANT806 is paintable, it can match either its interior or
exterior setting.

ANT806 Features

The ANT806 Amplified Indoor Outdoor Antenna is packed with features that make it as
functional as it is attractive:

• VHF/UHF Antenna

• Built-in amplifier

• 18 dB average gain

• Paintable housing

• Multiple mounting methods, indoor or outdoor

• Easy to mount and install

• Terrestrial HDTV ready

• Lightweight and compact

Before You Begin

Please read the Important Safety Precautions on the next page prior to installation. For your
safety and convenience, plan each step of the installation and purchase the necessary hardware
in advance. The hardware required and the order in which you perform the steps depend on
the mounting and connection method you choose.

WARNING!
Use EXTREME CAUTION when handling and installing this antenna. If any
part of the antenna makes contact with exposed wires within your home,
touching the antenna or mast can cause electrocution and death.

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Before You Begin

Important Safety Precautions

Many do-it-yourself and professional antenna installers are injured or killed each year by
electric shock. While anyone can see the obvious danger of falling from a ladder, the most
resourceful people sometimes fail to recognize overhead wires as being potentially lethal.
Touching any part of the antenna mast or guy wire to these overhead wires results in the same
shock you would receive if you touched these wires directly with your bare hands. A very
serious shock is almost sure to result when contacting an electrical wire and, in the case of
primary wires on the top of poles, the shock is similar to being struck by a bolt of lightning.
Many power wires are within 20 to 25 feet of the ground and could easily be touched by an
assembled antenna and mast.

Please read and follow these important safety precautions:

• Be sure to select an antenna site well away from all overhead wires.

• Do not try to determine which overhead wires carry high voltage. Check with the power
company.

• If you notice anything making contact with the overhead wires, call the power company to
have it removed safely.

• Do not run the downlead cable over power wires.

• Obtain help from a qualified professional when removing the old antenna if there is any
doubt clearing overhead wires.

• Never install an antenna by yourself. Be sure to have at least two people available for help.

• Never install the antenna when it is windy.

• Be sure to do all assembly work on the ground; then raise the antenna.

• Make sure the antenna mast downlead cable is connected to a suitable lightning arrester.

• Use 8 (or larger) AWG ground wire between the mast and the ground.

• Make sure the installation is secure with the use of guy wires or other mounting hardware.

• If you lose your grip on the antenna, let it fall to the ground. Do not attempt to catch it as it
may touch power lines as it falls.

• CALL THE POWER COMPANY TO REMOVE THE ANTENNA IF IT FALLS AND
TOUCHES POWER LINES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO REMOVE IT YOURSELF.

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Important Antenna Notes

The ANT806 antenna system is designed to work properly when the power injector is
connected to the antenna through a 75-ohm coaxial cable, such as RG6 or RG59.

The coaxial cable between the power injector and the antenna is used for:

• Carrying DC power from the power injector to the amplifier board in the antenna.

• Carrying the amplified TV signal from the antenna through the power injector to the video
equipment.

If any devices are used in your home cabling system, such as amplifiers, splitters, combiners,
matching transformers or 300-ohm cable, they must be connected only between the power
injector and your video equipment. Any devices connected between the power injector and the
antenna might cause a short in the amplifier power source. If this happens, the signals to your
video equipment (multiple TVs or VCRs) may be significantly degraded.

ANT806 Hardware

The ANT806 antenna package includes the following items:

1 ANT806 antenna

1 Bracket

1 AC Adapter/DC Power injector

2 U-bolts

2 V-brackets

2 L-brackets

1 15’ roll of RG59 cable

4 Wing nuts

6 1/8” screws and washers

2 2” Wood screws

1 Weather boot

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Getting Started

Mounting the ANT806

Interior or exterior mounting to a wall using the L-brackets.

1. Determine the desired mounting location for your new antenna based on where you find
the strongest signal for best reception.

2. Attach the center support bracket to the antenna with the 6 1/8” screws and washers.

3. Attach the L-brackets to the slots in the bottom of the antenna with the 2 U-bolts. These
slots are adjustable to offer flexibility in mounting.

4. Using the brackets as guides, mark the wall where the L-brackets should be secured to the
wall.

5. Attach the RG59 cable to the F fitting on the bottom of the antenna.

6. Secure the antenna to the desired location. It is suggested that you secure the brackets to the
wall studs for the most secure mounting.

Attic or exterior mounting to a mast (not included).

1. Place the two U-bolts through the predrilled holes in the center support bracket.

2. Align and attach the center support bracket to the antenna with the 6 1/8” screws and
washers.

3. Attach a mast clamp on each U-bolt with the jagged edge facing inward and then loosely
place the nuts on the bolts.

4. Slide the U-bolts and mast clamps over the top of the mast and tighten the nuts to secure
the antenna to the mast.

5. Connect the RG59 cable to the F-connector.

6. Raise the mast and secure it at the desired location.

Lightning Protection for Exterior Mounting

• Mount a grounding block (not supplied) as close as possible to the point where the
downlead enters the house.

• The downlead wire from the antenna to the grounding block and the mast ground wire
should be secured to the house with stand-off insulators, spaced four to six feet apart.

• If you’re using a metal mast, consider using a ground rod to get proper grounding for
lightning.

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