RCA ANT3037X User manual

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ANT3037X

Outdoor Antenna

Installation Manual

Mast not included

with antenna.

Point Toward Stations

BEFOREYOU START!!!

Please read the IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION sheet included in

this package.

WARNING

Installation of this antenna near power lines is dangerous. For your safety,

follow the installation instructions.

Front Assembly (UHF)

Back Assembly (VHF)

U-Bolt

Large Screw (2)

Mast Clamp Insert Large Flange Nut

for U-Bolt (2)

Small Flange Nut (6)

Corner Reﬂector (2)

Washer (6)

Matching

Transformer

Parts List

Clip

Element Extensions (8)

Small Flange Nut (17)

Large Screw Element Extension with Both Ends Crimped

Low Band VHF Add-On Kit For RF Channels 2–6

and/or FM (Not Needed for Most Installations, See Page 3.)

Small Screw (16)

Element

Sleeves (8)

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Things to Consider Before Installing

the Antenna

Location Selection

Digital broadcast signals travel via line of sight.That means the fewer

objects between your antenna and the broadcast tower, the stronger your

signal will be. Installing your antenna in the attic may reduce the signal

by as much as 50%, so it is always recommended to install the antenna

outdoors for maximum performance.

Before deciding on a location for this antenna, determine which channels

you want to receive and where they are coming from.This will help you

determine the best location and direction to aim the antenna.

For this information, go online to www.tvsetfree.com, www.antennaweb.

org, or www.tvfool.com. Each of these sites has a feature that allows you to

enter your address and get a listing of likely channels available in your area,

including a map showing each station’s tower in relation to your location.

Do I Need to Install the Low Band VHF Kit?

On www.antennaweb.org, if you have an RF channel (right column) 2–6,

you will need the Low Band VHF Kit. On www.tvfool.com, if you have a real

channel 2–6, you will need the Low Band VHF Kit. If you don’t have any low

band VHF channels in your area but want FM reception, then you need to

install the Low Band VHF Kit. Most areas will not need the kit.

For most channels, stations will only come from one or two directions. If

the compass headings are similar (less than 30° apart), the antenna can be

aimed between the areas and receive signals from each location.

The antenna has a maximum range of up to 65 miles when installed outside

and used with a high-quality preampliﬁer. Any station outside this range

is less likely to be picked up by the antenna.This range is reduced by any

obstructions (such as trees, buildings, or hills) between the antenna and

the broadcast tower and is subject to broadcast strength, frequency, and

meteorological factors. Installing without a preampliﬁer will reduce the

antenna’s range.

Distance, obstructions and compass heading all play a role in deciding on

a location to permanently mount the antenna. For this reason, it may be

necessary to try the antenna in several locations while checking the signal

on multiple channels. Moving the antenna three feet in one direction is often

enough to change the reception. Re-scan yourTV or converter box each

time you move the antenna.

Assembling the Antenna

Start by unfolding the VHF elements on the back assembly until the

elements are perpendicular to the boom (Figure 1).You should hear the

elements click into place.

VHF Elements

Before

Boom Boom

After

Figure 1

Boom

Fold out Elements

Before

Fol

Ele

Boom

Phasing

Lines

After Unfolded

Elements

Figure 2

Open End

of Boom

Screw

Removal

Site

Figure 3

Unfold the six UHF elements on the front assembly until they are

perpendicular to the boom. See Figure 2.You should hear the pieces click

into place. Pull the two phasing lines away from the boom.

On the back assembly, remove the nut and screw from the plastic block

nearest to the open end of the boom and to the mast clamp (Figure 3).

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Before

Corner Reflector

After

Figure 6

Top View

Phasing

Lines

Side View

Reflector Bracket

Phasing

Lines

Rivet

Figure 5

Crimped End Screw

Insertion

Site

Front Assembly Back Assembly

Mast

Clamp

Figure 4

Unfold the elements on the two corner reﬂectors as in Figure 6.You should

hear the pieces click into place.

Then, slip the phasing lines onto the threaded rivets near the reﬂector

brackets. Add a washer onto each rivet.Thread a small nut onto each rivet.

See Figure 5.

Slide the crimped end of the front assembly boom into the open end of the

back assembly boom (Figure 4). Re-insert the screw into the plastic block

closest to the mast clamp, and secure with the ﬂange nut.

Reflector Brackets

Figure 7

Figure 8

Screws

Figure 9

Insert the open end of one corner reﬂector in-between the top of the

reﬂector brackets (Figure 7). (Elements should be on top.) Align the holes

in the brackets with the hole in the corner reﬂector. Insert a large screw

through the holes.Thread a small ﬂange nut on the screw.

Next, insert the open end of the second corner reﬂector in-between the

bottom of the reﬂector brackets (Figure 8). (Elements should be on bottom.)

Align the holes in the brackets with the hole in the corner reﬂector. Insert a

large screw through the holes.Thread a small ﬂange nut on the screw.

Tighten the two ﬂange nuts. See Figure 9.

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If you determined that you need the Low Band VHF Add-On Kit, proceed

with the steps on the next page. If you determined that you do not need

the Low Band VHF Add-On Kit (page 2), continue with attaching the coax

cable on page 9.

Adding the Low Band VHF Add-On Kit

For RF Channels 2–6 and/or FM

If unsure whether or not to install the Low Band VHF Add-On Kit, see the

section “Do I Need to Install the Low Band VHF Kit?” on page 3.

Locate the hole in the bottom of the boom near the mast clamp.

Figure 10

Mast Clamp

Hole

Shortest Element

Extension

Longest Element

Extension

Figure 12

Insert the large screw through the hole in the bottom of the boom (Figure

11). Place the element extension with crimped ends onto the screw.Then,

install the clip onto the element extension with crimped ends so that the

holes in both parts align.Thread a small ﬂange nut on the screw, and

tighten.

Place each element extension beside the element to which it will connect.

The shortest element extension will connect to the shortest element on

the back assembly, and the longest element extension will connect to the

longest element.The element extensions should decrease in length as they

near the center of the antenna (Figure 12). One element sleeve will be used

to connect each element extension to its corresponding element.

Large Screw

Figure 11

Element Extension

with Crimped Ends

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Posts

Figure 14

Before Holes to Align Holes to Align

After Top

Bottom

Figure 13

Slide the element sleeve over the element. Align the holes in the element

sleeve and element.Then, slide the element extension into the element

sleeve. Align the holes in the element sleeve and element extension. Insert a

small screw through the top of each hole, and thread a small ﬂange nut onto

each screw. Repeat for connecting each element extension to an element.

See Figure 13.

Attaching a Coax Cable

Locate the two posts on the underside of

the front assembly (Figure 14). Place two

washers on each post. Loosely thread a

small nut onto each post. Slide one fork of

the matching transformer between a set of

washers. Repeat for the other fork on the

other post.Tighten the nuts, making sure

that the forks are still connected.

Remove the rubber boot from the matching

transformer. Slide the rubber boot over the

coax cable and install the connector. If your

coax cable has the connector already on it, you

will need to cut an X in the boot hole so that

the boot will slide over the connector. Attach

the coax cable to the matching transformer.

Then, connect the rubber boot to the body of

the matching transformer, as in Figure 15.

Mounting the Antenna

Place the mast clamp insert inside the mast

clamp so that the ﬂat side of the mast clamp

insert presses against the boom.The holes in

both parts should align. Insert the ends of the

U-bolt through the holes.The mast should be

placed in-between the U-bolt and the mast

clamp insert.Thread a large nut on each end

of the U-bolt.Tighten the nuts until the U-bolt

securely holds the mast in place.The U-bolt

assembly will handle up to a 2.0” outer diameter

mast.

HelpfulTips

• Be sure the matching transformer is on the

bottom of the antenna.

• Point the front of antenna toward stations.

• Tape downlead to mast to prevent wind

whipping.

Fork

Rubber Boot

Figure 15

Figure 16

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