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Owner's Manual

FDTVO

Digital Flat Outdoor

Amplified Antenna

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Safety Precautions

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Warning!

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Use extreme caution when installing
antenna
lines. telephone lines
makes contact
or

the antenna cable can cause electrocution and death. If the
antenna is in contact
power
remove the antenna.

that

is located close to overhead wires such as power

or

with

overhead power lines, touching the antenna

with

company and ask

Do

cable

them

not

TV

lines. If any part of the antenna

any type of overhead wires,

to send a qualified technician to

attempt

removing an

to remove it yourself!

outdoor

call

your

Important
Many
injured
the obvious danger of falling, the most resourceful
to recognize overhead wires as being potentially lethal.
any part of the antenna to these overhead wires is the same
touching the
almost
the case of
being
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assembled antenna.

Safety Precautions

do-it-yourself

or

killed each yearbyelectric shock. While anyone can see

wires

sure to result when contacting

primary

struck

by

feet of the ground and could easily

and professional antenna

with

wires

a bolt of lightning. Many

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installers

sometimes

To

your bare hand. A very serious shock is

an

electrical

on

the top of poles, the shock is like

power

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•
Do

not

•
Check with the Power Company.

• If you notice anything making contact
call

the downlead cable over power wires.

• Get help

antenna if there is any doubt of clearing overhead wires.

• Never

during

• Make sure the antenna installation is secure.

Do

•

antenna once it is mounted.

Lightning Protection and Grounding

Always plug
surge

power surges.

Do

•

• Make sure the antenna downlead is connected to suitable
lightning arrestors.

try

the Power Company to have it removed safely.

from

install

rainorsnow.

not stand on, lean on, hang

protector

not run the downlead cable over power wires.

follow

to guess which overhead

a qualified professional when removing the old

the antenna outdoors at night, when it is windy,

your

TV

for

these

and

other

maximum

important

from

electronics devices into a

protection against

safety precautions:

all

overhead wires.

wires

carry

with

the

or

hang anything

high voltage.

overhead wires,

lightning

Do

not run

on

quality

or

the

and

All

outdoor
effectively protect the installation, the coaxial cable[sl should be
grounded before they
the coaxial cable is made using a "ground block" and copper
wire

[not supplied!. For
needed to ground
electronics store.

antenna

your

installations

enter

information

antenna installation, visit

should

the house. The grounding of

be

and the

properly

materials

your

grounded.

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superior
channels. The FDTVO's patented
technology provides
producing the clearest, cleanest
compact,
decor.

The FDTVO's
ultra-reliable
with

all

necessary

indoorsoroutdoors.

Your

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Power

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FDTVO

reception of

unobtrusive

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Antenna

Adapter

antenna is engineered

weatherproof,

performance

mounting

Insert

high-definition

outstanding

design

Includes:

that

hermetically

year

hardware

specifically

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multi-directional

reception

signals

blends

after

from

available

well

with

sealed housing

year. The

for

flexible

to provide

digital

reception

any

direction,

from

any

FDTVO

placement

television

a

home

offers

comes

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Mounting Base

Mounting Hardware:

121

Screws

121

Lock Washers

121

U-Bolts

141

Wing

Nuts

141

Wood Screws

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Rubber Boot

111

Mounting

141

Screw Covers

121

Hex

[21

Clamps

for

Antenna Connector/Coaxial Cable

Arm

Nuts

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performance:
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the elevation of the antenna, the

performance

FDTVO,

local broadcast towers.

consider the following factors in

performs

be

mountedonthe side of

local broadcast

will

best when mounted

be.

towers

better

your

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the

Right

On

the side of the house facing the broadcast

Wrong

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on

the side of the house facing the broadcast

tower

tower

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