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weather boot, cover the connection with weather-resistant tape,
available at your local RadioShack store.)
Note: If your existing antenna downlead is 300-ohm twin-lead
cable, you must replace it with 75-ohm coaxial cable. (300-ohm
twin-lead cable requires using a matching transformer that
would significantly interfere with the antenna’s operation.)
SETTING UP THE ANTENNA
Your antenna has been specifically designed for use as an add-
on antenna for a DBS satellite dish. Or you can mount the an-
tenna by itself for local reception.
We recommend that you enlist the help of another person be-
fore you put up the mast or attach your antenna to it. How you
set up your mast depends on your specific installation. Refer to
the separate Consumer Product Safety Commission informa-
tion sheet for recommended methods.
With a DBS Satellite Dish
Follow these steps to mount the antenna with a DBS satellite
dish and make the required connections:
1. Separate both sections of the combination clamp by
removing the bolts and the lock washers. Insert the lock
washers and bolts back into the holes in the top half of the
large clamp and position the clamp around the DBS arm.
Slide the metal spacers over the ends of the bolts. Then
thread the bolts through the holes in the bottom half of the
large clamp until it securely holds the DBS arm.
Caution: You must use the metal spacers to prevent dam-
age to the clamp. Do not overtighten the bolts.
2. Insert the lock washers and bolts back into the holes in the
top half of the small clamp. Slide the metal spacers over
the ends of the bolts. Then thread the bolts through the
holes in the bottom half of the small clamp until the clamp is
loosely attached together. Press the supplied end plugs
into both ends of the mast. Insert the mast’s curved end
into the small clamp. Tighten the clamp’s bolts until the
mast is secure.
Caution: You must use the metal spacers to prevent dam-
age to the clamp. Do not overtighten the bolts.
Note: Be sure the clamp holds the long portion of the mast
in a vertical position.
3. With the antenna’s bottom side facing downward, slide the
antenna’s U-bolt over the top of the mast. Tighten the mast
clamp assembly’s nuts until it securely holds the antenna in
a horizontal position. Do not overtighten the nuts.
4. Your antenna comes supplied with two identical DBS
diplexers to combine the antenna and satellite cables out-
side the house and to separate them at the DBS receiver
inside the house.
Connect the coaxial cable from the satellite dish to the
SAT
(satellite) connector on one of the diplexers and connect
the coaxial cable from the antenna to the diplexer’s
ANT
(antenna) connector. Then connect the coaxial cable from
the satellite receiver inside the house to the diplexer’s
SAT/
ANT
connector. Be sure to cover all three connections to
Antennas’s Jack
Coaxial Cable
Metal Spacer
Top Half of
Large Clamp
Bottom Half of
Large Clamp
DBS Arm
Mast
Top Half of
Small Clamp
Bottom Half of
Small Clamp
Metal Spacer
Mast
U-Bolt
