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AM/FM Q
Powered Indoor Antenna

Q

OWNER’S MANUAL

Summary of Contents for AM/FM Q

Page 1: ...AM FM Q Powered Indoor Antenna Q OWNER S MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...on the FM lead Simply slide the connector onto the coaxial terminal See Fig 1 75 Ohm Push Button Connection If your Radio tuner or receiver has Push Button terminals for FM you will need to use the supplied RED 75 Ohm matching transformer First slide the RED 75 Ohm matching transformer into the connector on the FM lead of the antenna Next slide the RED wire into the terminal marked FM 75 Ohm Lastl...

Page 3: ...he included power supply into the jack located on the Slip On Coaxial connector at the end of the FM Lead Plug the large end of the power supply into any working electrical outlet NOTE When plugged into an electrical outlet your TERK antenna will remain ON This is not a problem because the AC adapter uses very little power To turn OFF the power supply it must be plugged into a switched outlet Some...

Page 4: ...na design and computer circuitry The Terk AM FM Q antenna provides you with dual tuning modes Wideband Tuning and Narrowband Tuning AM FM Wideband Tuning Position To set the antenna to Wideband mode rotate the bottom dial clock wise until all LED s are RED Wideband mode disables the exclusive Pin Dot Pre Tuning feature Wideband allows equal pick up power for all stations on the dial See Fig 4 Q 3 ...

Page 5: ...owband mode and take advantage of Pin Dot Pre Tuning adjust the bottom dial counter clockwise to the Narrowband position You are in Narrowband mode when all LED s are GREEN except for one RED LED You fine tune a station by positioning the single RED LED like a dial on a tuner The left most LED is 88MHz and the LED furthest right represents 108MHz Example If the station you want to fine tune is 95 ...

Page 6: ...areas in your home may be null points or dead spots where no radio signal can be received This may also occur in metal frame buildings and houses with aluminum siding In this case simply move your antenna trying different locations until the best reception is achieved 4 In weak signal areas optimum tuning is achieved with your receiver s scan button in the off position 5 The Q s AM loop antenna is...

Page 7: ...om the broadcast transmitter depending on the terrain Gain Control Knob Located on the back of the AM FM Q is the gain control knob The gain control is the mechanism that either increases or decreases the antenna s amplifier intensity The further away you are from the radio signal the more you increase the gain If you are very close to the radio signal signal saturation occurs Lowering the gain wi...

Page 8: ...d or implied warranty on this product except to the extent prohibited by applicable law Any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose on this product is limited to the duration of this warranty Q My TERK antenna does not work with my boom box What can I do A You can only use a TERK antenna on a system where there is an input for an external antenna Some portable boom ...

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