LAB 450W Wideband High Gain Digital Aerial

• Idealforfringereceptionareas

• Tiltingmastclampforeasyadjustment

• Easydipoleassembly

• Uniquecompactfoldingdesign

• Length:1045mm

• Electronic75Ωbalun

• Connection:Ftype

Installation Instructions

Congratulations on the purchase of your high gain digital aerial. The aerial is ideal for the reception of all available signals in weak and fringe areas.

The aerial is of particularly robust construction to ensure a long operating life.

For optimum results install the aerial using double screened CAI approved digital coax cable and screened coax outlets. You will need to fit the coax cable with an F type connector to connect to the aerial balun.

1. PreparetheCoaxCable:Firstlyfittherubberweatherboot provided,totheaerialendofthecable.Striptheendofthe cableasshowninFig.1.Onceyouhavestrippedthecable, twistthebraidandpullitbackonitself,makesurethatno braidistouchingthecoppercore,thiswillcauseashorton thecableandyouwillnotgetanysignal.

2. FittingtheFconnector(notsupplied):Now,simplytwistonan ‘F’connectorandtrimcentralconductor.

fold braid backover sheath

8mm

innerwire

cut or tear away foil

6.5mm

Fig. 1

screw connectorbody onto cable

2mm approx.

end of insulationshould be flush with this face

Fig. 2

Forbestresultstheaerialshouldbemountedonanoutdooraerialmastandpointedinthedirectionofthenearesttransmitter*makingsureitisinapositionwherethetransmittersignalwillnotbeobstructedbynearbytreesandbuildings.Ifyouareinanydoubtaboutthedirectioninwhichtheaerialshouldbepointingortheorientationoftheaerial(horizontalformaintransmitter,verticalforrelaytransmitter)checkyourneighbours’aerials.

1. Unfoldtheboomsasshownabove.Tolocktheboomsinposition turnbothofthetwoknobsoneithersideoftheaerialinaclockwise directionthrough180˚makingsurethatthearrowslineupwith thelockedsymbol-seeFig.4. Locking knob

Fig. 3

Fig. 4 Locked Symbol

2. Nextfastenthebaluntotheundersideofthemain boomasshowninFig.5.Makesurethebalunisthe rightwayroundasshowninFig.4and8.

3. Fixthereflectorstothemainboomusingthebrackets andtheboltwithwingnutsuppliedasshownbelow inFig.6.

TroubleshootingNo picture:CheckallconnectionsfromaerialtoTV.Poor picture:CheckallconnectionsfromaerialtoTV.Checkaerialisproperlyalignedtothecorrecttransmitter.Iftheaerialhasbeenloftmountedtrymountingoutside.Makesurenewdigitalcoaxcablehasbeenusedthroughouttheinstallation.Checkthetransmittersignalisnotobstructedbynearbytreesorbuildings.Ifinaveryweaksignalareaorforlongcableruns,installingamastheadamplifierwillimprovethesignal.Ifinastrongsignalareathesignalstrengthmayneedtobereducedbyfittinganattenuator.

Caution Whenmountingtheassembledaerial,alwaysobservesafetyprecautionsandusethecorrectequipment.Unlessyouarecompetentintheuseofladdersandotheraccessequipment,donotworkoutdoorsatroofheight.

Ifinanydoubt,refertoaqualifiedaerialinstaller.

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Fig. 5

4. Connecttheaerialdownleadtothe‘F’socketonthe aerialbalun(becarefulnottoovertightenthe Fconnectorasthiswilldamagethebalun).Ensure thattheweatherbootiscorrectlysecuredover the‘F’connectorandsocket-seeFig.8. Makesurethatthecoaxcableisroutedasshownin Fig.8(throughthemiddleofthelowerreflector). Useinsulatingtape,tosecurethethecoaxdownlead tothereflectorandmast.

5. Usethetiltingmastclamp suppliedtofixtheaerial securelytothemast.Adjustthe tiltangleanddirectionto receivetheoptimumsignal.

Fig. 6

Fig. 7

InsulatingTape

Fig. 8

FConnection

Reflector

WeatherBoot

Useful Websites for Digital Advice:*Toconfirmthatyourhomeisinacoveragearea,tofindoutwhichDTTchannelsshouldbeavailablelocallyandtofindoutwhereyournearesttransmitterisvisit:www.dtg.org.uk/industry/coverage.htmlandenterpostcode.Tofindoutyournearesttransmitter’sdistanceandcompassbearingselectTradeviewfromthetopbar.

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