SLX 27780R User manual

Product Contents:
•Outdoor amplied digital aerial
•3m Flylead (F-Type to Coax)
•Power adaptor
•Wall bracket/stand and ttings
•Power inserter
•Rubber boot
Outdoor Compact Digital TV Aerial
USER GUIDE
Introduction
Operating Instructions
overleaf
Part No.
27780R
The SLx Outdoor Compact Digital TV Aerial is
suitable for digital terrestrial television reception
(also known as DVB, DTT and Freeview™) in strong
signal areas and comes with a complete wall
mounting kit. It has been specically designed for
use with digital television receivers and has an
in-line amplier for a better performance.
Before you go any further, please check that you
are in a suitable digital signal area by visiting
www.digitaluk.co.uk or www.dtg.org.uk.
If you are in a weak or medium digital signal area
you may require a suitable high gain outdoor
TV aerial.
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Installing the aerial wall bracket
Wall
bracket
Universal joint
(adjustable)
Drill Holes
Wall plug
Screw
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1. Hold the wall bracket up to the wall and
carefully mark the positions of the centre of the
four holes. When xing to masonry walls screws
and wall plugs should be xed into bricks/stone
not into mortar courses.
2. Carefully drill 4 holes using a 6mm drill bit to a
depth of 30mm (or if you are using your own
wall plugs, use a suitable drill size and drill to
required width and depth).
3. Push the 4 wall plugs into the 4 holes.
4. Line up the 4 holes in the Aerial Stand with
the 4 holes you have just drilled in the wall.
Then screw each screw rmly into the lined
up holes.
5. Screw the Aerial on to the Universal Joint.
Then screw the Universal Joint on to the
Aerial Stand.
Before you permanently install the Aerial, it is
advisable to check that the proposed installation
location is suitable for receiving digital TV signals.
To check connect the Aerial to your equipment
as described oposite and hold the Aerial in the
intended position, switch on and scan for Digital TV
Stations on your TV/Set Top Box.
If Digital TV Stations can be received, the Aerial can
be permanently installed.

3m Fly-Lead
cable
(F-Type to
Coax)
TV
(rear)
DTT Receiver
(rear)
Power
Adaptor
SLx Outdoor
Compact Digital
TV Aerial
(back view)
Power
Inserter
Plug directly into DTT Receiver.
If receiver is to far, use Male to Female Coax Lead (Not supplied)
Aerial in
▲ ▲
TV out
SCART
out
Antenna DC in
Receiver
(not supplied)
SCART Lead
Aerial in SCART in
▲ ▲ ▲
▲
▲
▲
▲
RF Aerial Flylead
(only use if
analogue signal
required*)
Connecting the Aerial
1. Place the Rubber Boot over the F-Plug on the
end of the supplied 3m Fly-Lead Cable. (see Fig 1.)
2. Connect the F-Plug on the end of the supplied
cable to the F-Socket on the back of the Aerial.
3. Connect the Coax plug on the other end of the
supplied cable into the Coax Socket marked
Antenna on the Power Inserter.
4. Insert the 3.5mm Jack Plug on the Power
Adaptor into the socket marked DC on the
Power Inserter, then plug the Power Adaptor
into a convenient Mains Socket.
5. Connect the Coax Plug marked Receiver on the
Power Inserter into the Antenna Input Socket on
your DTT (Freeview) Receiver. If your DTT
receiver is too far away, you may need to t a
male to Female Coax Lead (not supplied)
between the Receiver plug on the Power
Inserter and the Antenna Input Socket on your
DTT Receiver, switch on the Mains Supply.
6. Find the best reception position for the Aerial.
See www.digitaluk.co.uk for reception advice
for your area.
7. Switch on your TV/Set Top Box and re-scan for
Digital TV Stations.
8. The Universal Joint allows the Aerial position
to be adjusted. You may need to adjust the
Aerial position several times and re-scan for
Digital TV Stations to nd the optimum position.
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Rubber Boot
F-Connector
Aerial
Fly-Lead
Fig 1. F-Plug Connection

Problem Cause Action
No Picture Poor connections. Check all connections, make sure the
power inserter is properly
connected.
No power. Check that the power adaptor is
plugged in and that the Mains
supply socket is switched on.
Poor Picture or Digital signal
breaking up (Pixelated)
Poor connections. Check all connections, make sure the
power inserter is properly
connected.
Aerial is not aligned to the
transmitter or it is receiving a
reected signal from nearby
structures.
Check
www.digitaluk.co.uk
for reception advice or point the aerial
in the same direction as neighbouring
houses
The Aerials position has low
signal levels.
If the Aerial has been loft mounted or
mounted beneath guttering/eaves, try
mounting in an unobstructed outside
position.
Excess cable or low grade coax
cable has been used.
Make sure new digital coax cable has
been used throughout and ithat there
are no tight bends in the cabling.
Signal level uctuates or is
seasonally reduced (Tree foliage
growth in Spring/Summer).
Check that the signal is not obstructed
by buildings, nearby trees or satellite
dishes.
Distorted or Lines (Cross Chan-
nel Interference) across an
analogue picture, High Signal
level and Low Signal Quality
(Digital Bit Error Rate High).
In a strong signal area the signal
strength may need to be reduced by
tting an attenuator.
© Philex Electronic Ltd. 2010 V2.1
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Frequency Range 47-230MHz and
470-862MHz
Amplifier Gain 20+3dB
Power Supply 5V DC 40mA
Dimensions 160 x 200 x 40mm
Aerial & Bracket Weight 372g
For further information or any queries please contact
Technical Support: www.philex.com/support
Customer Care Line
Waste electrical and electronic products must
not be disposed of with household waste.
Please recycle where facilities exist.Check with
your Local Authority for recycling advice.
Reception hints and troubleshooting
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