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    Limited One- Y ear W arranty ANT39 01 Amplified Outdoor Antenna VH F•U H F•F M User’s Guide universal Designed for elliptical DBS satellit e dish antennas with multi-satellit e LN B for sharp local channel reception ANT3901new 4/29/03 8:37 Page 1[...]

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    2 T able of Contents Important Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Lightning Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 About Y our New ANT3901 Outdoor TV Antenna . . . . . . . . .4 For Best Reception Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Before Y ou Begin .[...]

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    Important Safety Precautions Lightning Protection WARNING! Many do-it-yourself and professional antenna installers are injured or killed each year by electric shock. While anyone can see the obvious danger of falling, the most resourceful sometimes fail to recognize overhead wires as being potentially lethal. T o touch any part of the antenna to th[...]

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    About Y our New ANT3901 Outdoor TV Antenna Before Y ou Begin The ANT3901 is the perfect complement for a multi-beam satellite dish system. It picks up VHF and UHF signals so that you can enjoy local programming at no extra cost, along with your satellite programming. The ANT3901 features an internal amplifier that minimizes signal loss. The DBS rec[...]

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    Installing Y our New ANT3901 Antenna The ANT3901 installation consists of three basic steps: Step A: Installing the ANT3901 on your satellite dish. Step B: Installing the inside diplexers. Step C: Setting up your TV to use the ANT3901. Please be sure to complete all of these steps befor e attempting to watch local channels with your ANT3901. Step A[...]

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    6 Fig 2 Fig 4 Fig 3 ANT3901new 4/29/03 8:37 Page 6[...]

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    7 7. Disconnect the satellite cables fr om the “OUTPUT” or “TO RECEIVER” terminals on your multi-switch. 8. Connect the satellite cables to the “OUT” 1-4 terminals on the ANT3901 antenna (see Fig 5 on page 7). 9. Using the black 32”antenna cables, connect the “IN” 1-4 terminals of the ANT3901 to the “OUTPUT” or “TO RECEIVER?[...]

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    8 Step B: Installing the inside diplexers 1. Disconnect the satellite cable from the “SA T IN” terminal on your satellite receiver . 2. Connect the satellite cable to the terminal marked “TV/SA T” on the inside diplexer (see Fig 7 on page 8). 3. Connect one of the supplied white 12” connector cables from the terminal labeled “SA T” on[...]

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    9 Fig 9 Fig 10 Step C: Setting up your TV to use the ANT3901 1. Access the menu of your TV and make sure the TV is in ANT/AIR mode and not CABLE/CA TV mode. Please refer to your TV manual for the exact steps to change this option. 2. Access the menu of your TV and run the “Auto Channel Search” option. Please r efer to your TV manual for the exa[...]

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    ©2003 THOMSON INC. 103 30 North Meridian Street Indianapolis IN 46290 Made in China. ANT3901 U S I B REVA T rademark(s) ®Registered. Marca(s) Registrada(s). www .rca.com THOMSON INC. warrants that, for one year fr om date of purchase, it will r eplace this product if found to be defective in materials or workmanship. Return it postage prepaid to [...]

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