KVH Industries 72-0897, Installation Instructions Manual

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Follow the steps below to connect the antenna’s
RF cables to the TV-Hub and polarity locker.
a. Reconnect the RF1 cable from the antenna to
the “Antenna” jack on the TV-Hub (see
Figure 9 ). Hand-tighten the RF cable until it is
all the way into the “Antenna” jack.
a. Connect the RF2, RF3, RF4, and RF5 cables
from the antenna to the connectors on the
polarity locker with the corresponding
voltage/tone, as shown in Figure 10 .
b. Connect an RF cable from the “DC Input”
connector of the polarity locker to the “Power
to SWM” connector on a SWM power inserter
(
supplied in kit
).
NOTE: Do not connect the SWM power inserter’s
AC power cable to vessel power at this time. Power
will be connected in
“Configure the Receivers” on
page 13 .
c. Connect the hoop of the grounding wire
(
supplied in kit
) to the ground lug on the
polarity locker. Connect the other end to
ship’s ground.
d. Tighten all of the RF connections with a
7/16" torque wrench set to 15 in.-lbs.
Figure 9: TV-Hub Antenna Connection to RF1
Antenna
Deck
TV-Hub
Antenna
RF1
Do not connect anything other than the
antenna’s RF1 cable to the “Antenna” jack.
The TV-Hub supplies voltage that will
damage other devices, such as multiswitches,
receivers, DVRs, etc.
IMPORTANT!
Figure 10: Polarity Locker Connection to RF2, RF3, RF4, and RF5
Antenna
Deck
RF2 RF4
RF3 RF5
Polarity
Locker
AC Power
SWM Power
Inserter
POWER
TO SWM
DC
INPUT
18V
13V
13V/
22KHz
18V/
22KHz
Wire the Polarity Locker
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