Radio Shack TV • FM High Gain Mast-Mount Antenna UHF/VHF/FM Amplifier with Switchable FM Trap User Manual

Summary of TV • FM High Gain Mast-Mount Antenna UHF/VHF/FM Amplifier with Switchable FM Trap

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    Cat. No. 15-1109 tv • fm high gain mast-mount antenna uhf/vhf/fm amplifier with switchable fm trap this amplifier with switchable fm trap provides up to 30 db amplification of signals from outdoor vhf, uhf, fm, or combination antennas. This high degree of amplification is necessary when your antenna...

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    2 installation cautions: • for outdoor antennas, install an antenna grounding system, as shown in the supplied sheet. • the power supply has a protection circuit that shuts down the ampli- fier if there are stray wires between the power supply and the amplifier. If the amplifier does not operate, ch...

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    3 attach one end of a 75-ohm coax- ial cable to the amplifier’s f-con- nector labeled to power supply . Note: do not splice the cable or install any in-line devices such as splitters or filters. You can install a grounding block (cat. No. 15-909), which dissipates dc current and provides a connectio...

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    4 5. Connect the other end of the short cable to the tv or fm receiver. • to connect to one tv or fm receiver with a 75-ohm input, connect the cable directly to the input. • to connect to one tv or fm receiver with a 300-ohm input, use a 75-to-300 ohm trans- former (cat. No. 15-1140). • to connect t...

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    5 multiple tv connections the power supply’s output, labeled to tv , can supply a signal to more than one tv. Connect a four-set hybrid splitter (cat. No. 15-1142) to to tv and follow the splitter’s owner’s manual to make the connections to more than one audio/video device. Drip loop amplified coupl...

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    6 operation using the fm trap if the tv picture contains wavy or her- ringbone-patterned dark lines, slide fm trap to in to reduce or eliminate this interference. If you have the amplifier connected to an fm receiver and a tv, set fm trap to out when you listen to the radio. Note: if fm trap has no ...

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    7 troubleshooting if you have poor fm radio reception, be sure fm trap is set to out . If the reception is poor on all units connected to the amplifier: • be sure the power supply is plugged into an ac outlet which has power. • check all connections between the antenna, the amplifier, and the power ...

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    Radioshack a division of tandy corporation fort worth, texas 76102 9/97 printed in the usa limited ninety-day warranty this product is warranted by radioshack against manufacturing defects in material and workman- ship under normal use for ninety (90) days from the date of purchase from radioshack c...