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BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Read this manual and Consumer Product Safety Commission
information. For your safety and convenience, plan each step of
the installation and purchase the necessary hardware in advance.
The order in which you perform the steps and the hardware re-
quired depends on the mounting and connection methods you
choose.
We recommend two people assemble the entire antenna on the
ground, then mount the assembled antenna on the mast. The
following steps are required to assemble your antenna depend-
ing on which model you have. Look at your antenna to see which
steps you will need to follow.
Warning: When you install your antenna, use extreme caution.
If the antenna starts to fall, let it go! It could contact overhead
power lines. If the antenna touches the power line, contact with
the antenna, mast, cable, or guy wires can cause electrocution
and death. Call the power company to remove the antenna.
Do not attempt to remove it yourself.
ASSEMBLING THE ANTENNA
1.
If your antenna has more than one main boom section, use
the supplied hardware to assemble the sections as shown. If
necessary, lift one end of the main boom so the wires reach
the threaded posts of the next section. Note: Model 5886 has
two splints, and the back section splint does not have wires to
connect across it.
4.
Press the supplied large end plugs into the ends of the main
boom and cradle boom.
CONNECTING LEAD-IN CABLE TO THE ANTENNA
We recommend RG-6 cable, and if you prepare your own cable,
a quality F-connector. You can also use 300-ohm flat, twin-lead
cable. Note: If you prepare your own cable, slide the supplied
matching transformer’s weather boot onto the cable before you
attach the F-connector.
ColorKing Series
UHF/VHF/FM Antenna with MatchingTransformer
HDTV-Compatible
5885
5884
5883
2.
Use the supplied hardware to loosely attach the supplied
mast clamp assembly to the main boom as shown. If your
antenna has a cradle support boom attach its mast clamp
assembly, facing it the same direction as the main boom’s
mast clamp assembly.
5886
WARNING: Installation of this
product near powerlines is
DANGEROUS. For your safety,
follow the installation directions.
3.
If your antenna has a cradle support boom, align its cradle
straps and mast clamp holes with the main boom holes. At-
tach it to the main boom using the two supplied 1
1
/
2
-inch
screws and large wing nuts. Then attach the cradle boom’s
mast clamp assembly, facing it the same direction as the
main boom’s mast clamp assembly.