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ZBOOST®
YX520 (
IN
TERNATI
O
N
AL)
USER GUIDE
BEST PERFO
R
MANCE
:
Atti
c/Outdoor plac
ement
The following instructions are recommended
for the best rece
ption:
1.
Using your mobile phone as
a sig
n
al meter,
confir
m that either your attic or your
roof will deliver optimal signal strength
to the Signal Aerial
. Identify the best
locati
on for atta
chment of the mounting br
acket – such as
an attic cross or main
beam.
2.
Secure the mounting bracket at the highest
possible
point and at le
ast 1 me
te
r away
from metal objects such as pipe
s,
metal siding, A/C unit etc.
3.
Position the mo
unting bracket such that the Si
gnal Aerial will be vertical and attach
the Signal Aerial (
see fi
gur
e 7
).
4.
Conne
ct the
supplie
d coaxial cab
le
to
the base of
the Signal Aerial.
5.
Run the coaxial cable along a de
scending
pipe or
through a wall that that leads
closest to the location of the Base Unit.
NOTE
: Refrain from securing cab
le or drilling
holes until the syst
em has
bee
n tes
ted.
6.
From the other end, connect the coax cable it to the Bas
e
Unit.
7.
Connect the Base Unit Aerial to t
h
e Ba
se
Unit and position it ve
rt
ical
ly.
8.
Choose the a
ppropriate power supply option
for your location, connect the Power
Supply to the Ba
se Unit and plug
into a power outlet.
NOTE
: If a red light appe
ars, try further separating
the Si
gnal
A
eri
al
and Base Uni
t or see the
Troubleshooting section (
Page 1
2
) for further information.
FIGURE 6: Connect
ing the
Base Unit Components
➌
Bes
t Perfor
m
ance
:
Place the Sig
nal A
erial in
attic or
on
roof
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ZBOOST®
YX520
(I
N
TERNATI
O
N
AL)
USER GUIDE
FIGURE 7: Plac
ing th
e Signal Aerial on
the R
oof (pictured) or in the Attic
More on Routing the Coaxial
Cable Alo
n
g
side an At
tic Pipe
Locate a pipe that descends
fro
m
the
attic down
to the
desir
ed loc
ation of
the B
ase
U
nit. Tie a
weight to a pull string and lower the
weight down
alon
gside the pipe. In the lowe
r r
oom
, tie the
pull-string onto one end of the
cable. Fr
om
the attic
, gently
pull up the string until the coaxia
l
cable can be g
rasp
ed. Connect the
co
axial cable to the Signal Aerial.
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