Mounting Terk TV55 Indoor/Outdoor Television Antenna

Mounting the Terk TV55 Indoor/Outdoor Amplified Antenna

Important: Before mounting your antenna, please read the Safety Precautions to avoid accidental electric shock and/or death.

Positioning your Antenna:

The antenna must be mounted horizontally; with the front of the antenna facing the general direction of the TV station's broadcasting transmitters. The higher the elevation of the antenna, the better the reception performance will be.

Pointing the Antenna Towards the Broadcast Tower:

1. Go to www.antennaweb.org 
2. Enter your home address and then "Submit".
3. Click "View Street Level Map" to see in which direction you should face your antenna towards.

Mounting your Antenna:

The antenna can be mounted in many ways both indoors (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 roof's eave). Decide where you will mount the antenna and follow the appropriate directions.

Indoors/Outdoors using Wall Mount Brackets:

Indoors:
Select a spot in your home where the antenna may be positioned horizontally and out of the way of large metal objects which may cause interference. Be sure the antenna is not in a position where it could easily fall or be damaged.

Note: Never install the antenna onto a metal surface. This will seriously degrade reception quality. Do not mount the antenna indoors if you have stucco walls or aluminum siding.

Outdoors:
Mount the antenna away from trees or other obstructions, as higher frequencies may be affected by these obstructions.

Note: Mounting the antenna on aluminum siding or any metal surface will greatly degrade reception. For the optimum performance, mount the antenna horizontally, with the front aiming at the general direction of the TV station's broadcasting transmitters. The higher the antenna's elevation, the better the reception performance will be.

Warning! Never hang anything from or attach any weight to the mounting brackets or the antenna.

To mount:

1. Mark the mounting surface you have chosen. Make a pencil mark approximately 11" in from one end of the antenna. Along a level horizontal line, make a second mark 23" from the first.
   See Fig 3.
   
   
   
   
2. Use the #10 screws and plastic anchors to secure each of the Wall-Mount Cam-lock units into the wall at the marks made in Step #1. (As an alternative mounting method, you may choose to use longer screws directly attach into wood supports, wall studs, or use a different wall-anchoring device.) Make sure the Cam-lock wings are vertical.
   See Fig 3.
   
   
3. Carefully position the antenna so that the Cam-locks slide into the channel on the rear of the antenna.
   See Fig 4.
   
   
   
4. Once the Cam-locks are in the channel properly, turn the Cam-locks 1/4-turn to secure the antenna. Do not turn these more than necessary.
   See Fig 5.
   
   
   Note: If the Cam-locks to not lock securely, you may need to adjust the location of the Cam-locks along the channel.
   
   
5. Skip to the Connecting your Antenna FAQ to finish the installation.

Outdoors using Windows Mounting:

1. Break the Channel Insert into 2 pieces at the score line.
   See Fig 6.
   
   
   
   Note: Do not break Channel Insert if mounting on a mast.
   
   
2. Insert a hex-head bolt into each of the Channel Inserts. Insure that the bolt head fits into the hexagon recess on the insert.
   
   
3. Slide the Channel Inserts into the channel on the back of the antenna - the bolts should be pointing away from the antenna.
   See Fig 7.
   
   
   
   
   
4. Unscrew the Window Mount Bracket so you can separate the two pieces Channel Insert Bracket and Windows Frame Bracket) - keep the screw since you will need to use it again.
   
   
5. Attach the Channel Insert Brackets onto the channel insert bold on he antenna. See Fig 8. Tighten with split washers and hex nuts.
   
   
   
   
   
6. Determine the location on the window where the antenna will be mounted.
   
   
7. Attach the Window Frame Brackets to the window. Be sure the brackets are level and line up with the channel inserts already on the antenna.
   
   
8. Insert he Channel Insert Brackets attached to the antenna into the slots on the Window Frame Brackets already mounted on the window. Reattach the brackets with the screw removed earlier.
   See Fig 9.
   
   
   
   
9. Skip to the Connecting your Antenna FAQ to finish the installation.

Outdoors using Mast Mounting:

1. Insert both hex-head bolts into the Channel Insert at the hex-head recess. Slide the Channel Insert into the channel on the back of the antenna. The bolts should be pointing away from the antenna.
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2. Take the Mast Bracket Base and insert it over the bolts on the Channel Insert, wit ht he 1 1/2" bolt closest to the hinge. Center the Mast Bracket on the antenna. Secure and tighten the 1 1/2" bolt with a hex nut. Do not over tighten.
   See Fig 11.
   
   
   
   
3. Determine mast size. The supplied Mast Bracket 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 Mast Bracket Cover needs to be removed using a pair of pliers.
   See Fig 12.
   
   
   
   
4. Attach the Mast Bracket Cover to the Mast Bracket Base by inserting at the hinge.
   
   
5. Place the Mast Bracket at the desired height on the mast.
   
   
6. Close the cover and secure the 2 1/2" bolt with the wing nut. Do not over tighten.
   See Fig 13.
   
   
   
   
7. Skip to the Connecting your Antenna FAQ to finish the installation.

For Use with a Satellite Dish:

If you have a satellite dish it is possible to install the antenna using the same wiring as the satellite dish. To do this you will need to purchase a set of diplexers (Terk model BDS-P1). The instructions listed below are for a basic satellite system.

Note: The Power Injector should not be installed when using a Satellite System with the Antenna.

1. Disconnect the coaxial cable from your satellite dish's LNB.
2. Reconnect this coaxial cable to the outdoor diplexer on the terminal labeled "SAT/ANT".
3. Connect the RG6 coaxial cable downlead from the antenna's "F" - connector to an Outdoor diplexer - port (not included) labeled "ANT". Connect the remaining coaxial cable from the LNB to the diplexer-port labeled "SAT", (the ports on all of the diplexers are "F"-connectors).
4. Disconnect the coaxial cable from your Satellite Receivers "SAT-IN" Terminal and reconnect it to an Indoor Diplexer (not included) "TV/SAT".
5. Connect an RG6 coaxial cable from the Indoor diplexer-port labeled "SAT" to the "F"-connector port on the back of the satellite receiver labeled "SAT-IN". Connect an RG6 coaxial cable from the Indoor diplexer-port labeled "TV" to the "F"-connector port on the back of the satellite receiver labeled "ANT IN".
6. Connect an RG6 coaxial cable from the satellite receiver port labeled OUT-TO-TV to the "F"-connector port at the back of the "TV" labeled "ANT-IN".