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  • Page 1

    SIR6 Outdoor Satellite Radio Home Antenna SIR6 Owner’ s Manual In normal daily use, the TERK SIR6 Outdoor Home Antenna is a rugged, high-performanc e antenna that does not requir e any special attention. T roubl eshooting Symptom Solutions SIRIUS radio displays Check antenna “ Antenna Err or”or connections to the “Check Antenna”message SI[...]

  • Page 2

    Parts for the TERK SIR6 Outdoor Satellit e Radio Home Antenna 1 SIR6 1 30’ cabl e 2 U-bolts, 2 mount brack ets, 4 washers, 4 nuts 4 (#10) scr ews V erify that your TERK SIR6 package includes the above items F or best rec eption of the satellite signal, it is important to make sur e the antenna is mounted in the pr oper location on your house and [...]

  • Page 3

    W e recommend mounting the br acket verticall y on a r oof as high up as possible as shown on page 4. The antenna should not be block ed by an obstruction like tr ees or a chimney . Once you have det ermined your mounting loc ation, place the mounting bracket on that loc ation on the roof . T ak e your drill and pre-drill hol es, using a 3/32 drill[...]

  • Page 4

    At this point, please det ermine the best way to rout e the r est of the cable into y our home to the SIRIUS home r eceiver or SIRIUS Plug & Play system. If the included cabl e is not long enough to r each your rec eiver, you will have to pur chase a TERK 50’ extension kit (SIR-EXT50)-sold separatel y . Electrical Specific ations Antenna F re[...]