Winegard SK-SWM3 manual

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    Automatic Multi- Satellite TV Antenna Model SK -SWM3 TRA V’LER ® DIRECTV ® SWM Slimline Antenna www .winegard.com/mobile F or T echnical Services, email help@winegard.com or call 1-800-788-4417 F or Receivers and P rogramming, call 1-866-609-9374 F or up-to - date information on receiver compatibility and programming , visit www .winegard.com/r[...]

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    Pinch point (labeled) FIGURE 2. Pinch points Mount Base with 30’ P ower/Control Cable Mounting Screw (20) Reflector 30’ Gray Coax Cable Interface Box P ower Supply 24” AC power cord Cable Entry Plate 5/16” Reflector Bolt (4) 5/16” Reflector Nut (4) Interface Box Pinch point (labeled) FIGURE 1. Dimensions of SK-SWM3 44 ″ 34 ″ 23.5 ″ [...]

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    FIGURE 6. Antenna (without reflector) installed parallel to centerline of RV FIGURE 7. Marked “FRONT” of transition plate on fully assembled antenna “FRONT” 4 3 CL-SK26 Sold Separately R e f l e c t o r ( N o t Y e t A t t a c h e d ) R e f l e c t o r ( N o t Y e t A t t a c h e d ) 34 ″ Center of Base 44 ″ FIGURE 4. Required roof spac[...]

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    FIGURE 8. Setup Option 1 with fully assembled antenna 5 FIGURE 9. Setup Option 2 with fully assembled antenna DVR Receiver Non-DVR Receiver Interface Box P ower Supply Splitter 6 Overall Setup Choose between Setup Option 1 and Setup Option 2 to connect all cables. NOTE Only port C should be used for making connections to the mount base. Multiple re[...]

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    FIGURE 10. Stowed/travel position 7 WINEGARD MOBILE PRODUCTS LIMITED WARRANTY (2 YEARS P ARTS; 1 YEAR LABOR) Winegard Company warrants this product against defects in materials or workmanship for a period of two (2) years from the date of original purchase. During year one (1) of such warranty , Winegard Company will also pay authorized labor costs[...]

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    Automatic Multi- Satellite TV Antenna Model SK -SWM3 TRA V ’LER ® DIRECTV ® SWM Slimline Antenna www .winegard.com/mobile F or T echnical Services, email help@winegard.com or call 1-800-788-4417 F or Receivers and Programming , call 1-866-609-9374 F or up -to -date information on receiver compatibility and programming, visit www .winegard.com/r[...]

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    1 2 3 5 4 6 7 8 9 WINEGARD COMPANY Burlington, Iowa connecting to antenna LG DTV SWM3 Ready: Multi-Sat LG DTV SWM3 Home EL... LG DTV SWM3 Searching... LG DTV SWM3 *101 *99 *103 The receiver may run data feed and guide feed tests for a few moments. Then, you will be prompted to set up the remote. Select “ Setup Remote Later ” to do this at a lat[...]

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    T roubleshooting ANTENNA CONNECTION F AILED Check the data cable connection on the back of the interface box. It may not be connected properly . EL HOME F AILURE Something is preventing the mount from raising as it attempted to find the HOME position. Look for obstructions if the unit has recently been manually raised or if the electronics have bee[...]