Audiovox TV55 manual

TV55 Owner’ s Manual Indoor/Outdoor Amplified TV Antenna[...]

1 Saf ety Pr ecautions W arning! Use extr eme c aution when installing or r emo ving an outdoor antenna that is l ocated cl ose to ov erhead wir es such as power lines, tel ephone lines or cabl e TV lines. If any part of the antenna makes c ontact with ov erhead power lines, touching the antenna or the antenna cabl e c an cause el ectr ocution and [...]

2 Pl ease r ead and foll ow these important safety pr ecautions: • Be sur e to select an antenna sit e well away fr om all overhead wir es. • Do not try to gues s which overhead wir es carry high volt age. Check with the Power Company . • If you notic e anything making contact with the o verhead wir es, call the P ower Company to have it r em[...]

3 About Y our New TERK TV55 Antenna Y our TERK TV55 antenna is designed f or both single and multi- famil y homes. It’ s specificall y engineer ed to pro vide superior r eception of high-definition (HDTV), digit al tel evision (D TV) and VHF/UHF TV channels in most viewing l ocations. The TV55’ s unique antenna technol ogy and patented Dual-Mod[...]

4 (2) Window Mount Brack ets (2)-piece as sembl y consisting of: (1) Window F rame Brack et (1) Channel Insert Brack et) (2) W all-Mount Cam-locks (1) 7.5" Channel Insert (1) 36" RG6 coaxial c able (1) 9 3/4" Flat coaxial c able (2) #10 Plastic wall anchors (2) #8 Plastic wall anchors (1) 1/4-20 x 1 1/2" Hex-head bolt (1) 1/4-20[...]

5 Positioning the TV55 The TV55 MUST be mounted horizontall y (See Fig 1.) ; with the fr ont of the TV55 facing the general dir ection of the TV station’ s br oadcasting transmitter s. See Fig 2. The higher the el evation of the antenna, the better the r eception perf ormance will be. Pointing the Antenna T owar ds the Br oadcast T ower 1. Go to [...]

6 On the side of the house facing the br oadcast t ower Not on the side of the house facing the br oadcast t ower TV55 Right Wr ong Fig 2.[...]

7 Mounting the TV55 Antenna Mounting Options: The TV55 can be mounted in many ways both indoor s (such as on a wall or in an attic) and outdoors (such as on a mast, on a wall, or either under a window or a r oof ’ s eave). Decide wher e you will mount the TV55 and foll ow the appropriat e dir ections. Indoors/Outdoors using W all Mount Brackets I[...]

8 3. Use the #10 scr ews and plastic anchors to secur e each of the W all-Mount Cam-lock units into the wall at the marks made in Step #2. (As an alternativ e mounting method, you may choose to use l onger scr ews dir ectl y attached into wood supports, wall studs, or use a diff er ent wall-anchoring devic e.) Make sur e the Cam-lock wings ar e ver[...]

9 Mounting the TV55 Antenna (continued) Outdoors using Window Mounting: 1. Locate: (1) Channel Insert (2) 3/4" bolts (2) Hex-head nuts (2) Split washers (2) Window Mount Brack ets Plastic anchors and scr ews (depending on the material being mounted t o) 2. Br eak the Channel Insert into 2 pieces at the sc or e line. See Fig 6. Note: Do not br [...]

10 3. Insert a he x-head bolt into each of the Channel Inserts. Insur e that the bolt head fits into the he xagon r eces s on the insert. 4. Slide the Channel Inserts into the channel on the back of the TV55 - the bolts should be pointing away fr om the antenna. See Fig 7. 5. Unscr ew the Window Mount Bracket so y ou can separat e the two pieces (C[...]

11 Mounting the TV55 Antenna (continued) 7. Determine the l ocation on the window wher e the TV55 will be mounted. 8. Attach the Window F rame Brack ets to the window . Be sur e the brack ets ar e lev el and line up with the channel inserts alr eady on the antenna. 9. Insert the Channel Insert Brack ets attached to the antenna into the sl ots on th[...]

12 Outdoors using Mast Mounting: 1. Locate: (1) Channel Insert (1) Mast Mount Base and Cov er (1) 1 1/2" hex-head bolt (1) 2 1/2" hex-head bolt (1) Hex nut (1) Wing nut 2. Insert both he x-head bolts into the Channel Insert at the hex-head r eces s. Slide the Channel Insert into the channel on the back of the TV55. The bolts should be poi[...]

13 Mounting the TV55 Antenna (continued) 4. Determine mas t size. The supplied Mast Brack et will fit a 1 1/4" or 1 1/2" mast. If the mast being used is 1 1/2" in diameter, the tabs on the Mas t Brack et Cover needs to r emoved using a pair of pliers. See Fig 12. 5. Attach the Mas t Brack et Cover to the Mast Br acket Base by inserti[...]

14 Connecting the TV55 to a TV 1. Run the RG6 c oaxial cabl e fr om the antenna towar ds your tel evision set and connect the RG6 coaxial c abl e to the supplied Power Injector on the t erminal labeled “T O ANTENNA ”. 2. Connect the “T O TV” l ead on the power injector to the “ ANT IN” on your TV . 3. P lug the Power Adapt er fr om the [...]

15 Running Cabl e Under a Window: 1. Connect one end of the supplied RG6 c oaxial cabl e to the “F”- connect or output on the end of the TV55 and connect the other end to the 9 3/4" white flat c able. Note: If the supplied RG6 Coaxial Cabl e is not long enough, you can pur chase additional lengths of RG6 Coaxial Cabl e fr om the r etailer [...]

16 W ater Damage Pr evention: At the point wher e your coaxial cabl e lead ent ers the house, you should allow f or some slack in the coaxial cabl e as a “drip loop.” This will pr event moistur e fr om running down the coaxial cabl e and entering the house. Run the coaxial c able appr oximat ely six inches bel ow the wall entry point and then t[...]

17 F or Use With a Satellite Dish TV55 Installation Pr ocedur e for use with a Satellit e Dish If you have a sat ellite dish it is possibl e to install the TV55 using the same wiring as the satellite dish. T o do this y ou will need to pur chase a set of diple xers (T erk model BDS-P1). The ins tructions listed bel ow are f or a basic satellite sys[...]

18 T r oubl e Shooting Q. I am not getting any channels above channel 13. A. Most TV’ s today ar e cable r eady . When a cable r eady TV is in the CABLE or CA TV mode and you try to use an ant enna with it, you will not r eceive any channels abov e 13. Acc ess the TV’ s set-up menu and switch it fr om CABLE or CA TV mode to ANTENNA or AIR mode.[...]

Limited W arranty Audiovo x Corporation (Audiovo x) warrants this pr oduct against defects in materials or workmanship f or one (1) year fr om the date of purchase. During this period, this pr oduct will be r eplaced without char ge. This warranty does not co ver any damage due to acts of natur e, commer cial use, accident, misuse, abuse or neglige[...]