KVH Industries tracvision tv8, Installation Manual

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Linear Wiring
Follow these steps to connect linear receivers to
the TracVision system
(linear universal quad LNB
required) .
Connecting 1-4 Linear Receivers
a. Connect an RF cable from the “Receiver” jack
on the TV-Hub to the “Satellite In” jack on the
first receiver (see Figure 22). This receiver will
be able to control satellite selection in Automatic
satellite switching mode.
b. When connecting multiple receivers, connect
a grounding block in-line with each RF cable
from the antenna (see Figure 23 and
“Grounding Requirements” on page 25 ).
c. Connect the other end of the RF1 cable from
the antenna to the “Antenna” jack on the
TV-Hub.
d. Connect any other RF cables from the
antenna (RF2, RF3, and RF4) to the “Satellite
In” jack on each additional receiver (see
Figure 23).
Figure 22: Wiring 1 Linear Receiver
TV-Hub
Antenna
Receiver
AC Power
Satellite In
Receiver
RF1
TV-Hub
Antenna
Receiver
AC Power
Satellite In
Receiver
RF1
Receiver
AC Power
Satellite In
Receiver
AC Power
Satellite In
Receiver
AC Power
Satellite In
RF4 RF3 RF2
Grounding
Blocks
Figure 23: Wiring 2 to 4 Linear Receivers
To enable any of the additional receivers to
control satellite selection, install an optional IP
AutoSwitch (KVH part no. 72-0634) in-line
with the receiver’s RF input. See Appendix A
on
page 35 for details.
IMPORTANT!
Continued
Wire the Receivers
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