Antennacraft U8000 User Manual
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CONNECTING LEAD-IN CABLE TO THE ANTENNA
We recommend RG-6 cable, and if you prepare your own
cable, a quality F-connector.
Note: If you prepare your own cable, slide the 300 to 75
Ohm matching transformer’s weather boot onto the cable
before you attach.
1.
Slide the transformer’s spade terminal ends around the
antenna’s lead-in terminals marked CONNECT LEAD-
IN HERE tag. Secure them with the supplied flat
washers and large wing nuts.
Note: Models U2000 and U4000 do not have a
CONNECT LEAD-IN HERE tag. Connect the
transformer’s spade terminal ends to the terminals on
the middle plastic insulator.
2.
Screw the F-connector onto the 300 to 75 Ohm
matching transformer. Then slip the weatherboot over
the connection. Note: If you use a cable without a
weatherboot, cover the connection with weatherproof
tape.
ATTACHING THE MAST
We recommend that you get the help of another person
before you put up the mast or attach your antenna to it.
How you set up the mast depends on your specific
installation. Refer to the separate Consumer Product
Safety Commission information for recommended methods.
1.
Slide the antenna’s loosely attached mast clamp
assemblies over the top of the mast and tighten the
nuts just enough to hold the antenna in place. Take
care not to overtighten the nuts.
Caution: The crossover wires must not touch the
antenna boom, the mast or each other. If necessary,
carefully bend the crossover wires to provide at least ½
inch of clearance.
2.
For Model U8000 only: Secure the CONNECT LEAD-
IN HERE plastic insulator to the mast by inserting its
aluminum leg between the U-bolt and the mast.
Loosely tighten the locknuts to hold the leg against the
mast but do not overtighten.
Note: This U-bolt will face the opposite direction as the
other two U-bolts on the antenna mast
3.
Rotate the antenna so its front (the side with the wire
bowties) faces toward the TV stations you want to
receive. Finally, tighten all mast clamp assemblies, but
do not overtighten.
ROUTING THE CABLE TO YOUR TV
Use plastic tape to secure the coaxial cable to the mast
at about 3-foot intervals.
Use coaxial nail clips every few feet to secure the cable
between the mast and where the cable enters the
house.
Use a 75-Ohm grounding block at the point where the
coaxial cable enters the house. Read the Consumer
Product Safety Commission information for grounding
instructions.
Use a drip-loop before the coaxial cable is routed into
the house.
Use a wall-through tube to neatly route the coaxial
cable through the wall.
Models: U2000, U4000, U8000, 1500282, 1500283
Rev. 10/2012