Antop AT-800SBSJ Operating instructions

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ANTOPAT‐800SBSJTroubleshooting
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Havingtroubleonantennareception?Checkoutourstep‐by‐stepguidetotroubleshootingtheissuesbeforeyou
callourtechsupport.Carefullydocumentthestepsyoutake.Thatway,ifatechsupportcallbecomesnecessary,at
leastyou'llhaveagoodideaofwhatisn'tcausingtheproblem.
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Step1.Checkthecableconnection.
ANTOPOutdoorSmartBoostAmplifiedAntennas:
1.1Attachthe40ftcoaxialcablewithwaterproofcapendtoconnectorintheantenna.
1.2Connecttheotherendofthe40ftcoaxialcabletothepowerboosterviaANT.INinput.
1.3ConnecttheTVoutputonthepowerboostertotheANTENNA/CABLEINconnectoronthebackoftheTV
orconverterboxwiththe5ftcoaxialcable.
1.4ConnectthepoweradaptertotheDCsocketonthepowerboosterandplugthepoweradapterintoa
walloutlet.
1.5TheLEDisonandgreentoindicatethestatusofantennaunderworking.
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Step2.ToggletheTVInputsettingandrunchannelscan.
1.1Pressthe"menu"buttononyourremote.
1.2GotoChannelSetup.
1.3Select"Air"or"Antenna".
1.3Perform“ChannelSearch”or“ChannelScan”.
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ThestepstoperformachannelscanmayvaryfromTVtoTV.
Pleaseconsultyourtelevisionmanualorcontactthespecific
televisionmanufacturerifyouarenotabletogetthechannel
scantorun.
Tokeepyourchannelsline‐upuptodate,itissuggestedyou
runachannelscanmonthly.

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Step3.Adjusttheantenna’spowertofindthebestpowerlevelforreception.
Theeffectivenessofantennawillbeinfluencedbythereceivingdistanceandsignalstrength.Infact,
usingapowerboosterwhennotnecessaryinstrongsignalareascouldadd"noise"toyourTVsignals,causing
picturepixelationorsignaldisruptionwithNOSIGNALindicatedontheTVscreen.Instrongsignalareas
whereyouareneartheTVstations,alesspowerfulantennashouldbesatisfactory,whileamore
powerfulantennawouldbemorepreferableinweaksignalareasfarawayfromtheTVstation.Slowly
turnthepowerdialontheboosterandre‐scanthechannelstofindthebestreceptionwithasuitable
antennapowerlevel.Pleasedore‐scanforeachadjustmentofthedial.
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Tips:GotoANTOPSignalMapstofindfreechannelsavailable,TVstationlocationsandsignalstrengthlevels
inyourarea.
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Step4.Repositiontheantenna.
Obstaclessuchasmetalinthewalls/atticcanshieldthebroadcastsignalfromyourantennaandimpact
itsperformance.Hills,trees,andbuildingsbend,defect,andweakensignals.
Testtheantennainmultiplelocationsandre‐scanthechannelstoseehowmanychannelsyoureceived.
ALWAYSremembertorunyourchannelscanwithEVERYmoveoftheantennanomatterhowslight.
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Incaseametalrooforatticaluminumfoilisusedinyourhome,usingtheJ‐poletomountontherooftop
maybenecessary.Ahighermountinglocationpositionedtowardsthebroadcasttowermayresultinbetter
reception.Installtheantennaashighaspossible,andpreferablywithaclearpathbetweentheantennaand
theTVstationtransmitters.
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Yourreceptionmayhaveinterferencefromelectromagneticwaves.Repositiontheantennato
keepitawayfromanyhigh‐powerconsumptiondevicestoavoidinterference,suchasair‐condition,power
strips,elevatorsetc.
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SpecialIssue:DoANTOPoutdoorantennasneedgrounded?
ThepurposeofgroundingtheTVantennasystemismainlyforusersafety.Groundingwillhelpreducethe
damageandthechanceforfireiftheTVantennawasstruckbylightning.Itwon’tnecessarilypreventall
damagefromadirectlightningstrike,butitwillhelpifanoutdoorantennaisgroundedwhenmounted
outsideontheroofofahome.Tohaveanantennagrounded,youshouldhaveagroundingblockwiredtoa
groundrodbeforetheantennawireentersyourhome.Sinceagroundingblockedisgenerallyplacedonthe
outsideofaresidencebetweenthecoaxcabledropandtheinternalwiringofahome,anadditionalcoax
cablemayberequiredtoworkfortheinternalwiring.Ifasignalsplitterisusedinconnectingthesystem,it
becomesthegroundingblockandgroundsthecoaxcable.
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