RCA 15407690 manual Outdoor

Preparing for Installation

This diagram shows “typical” installation steps. It illustrates the minimum of

cables needed to give a signal to one digital satellite receiver, HDTV, or HD set-top converter.

The information on the following pages takes you through the cable estimating process step-by-step.

Tip

Measure once and multiply by four. You will need four cables of that length to run from the dish antenna to the grounding block.

OUTDOOR

INDOOR

Dual-Satellite

Antenna

RG-6 Coaxial

Cable

Grounding

Block

RG-6 Coaxial

Cable

Multiswitch

RG-6 Coaxial

Cable

Digital

Satellite

Receiver

OR

HD Set Top

Converter,

OR

HDTV

Measure distance from the LNB on the Satellite Dish Antenna to the Grounding Block

_____________ feet x (4) RG-6 Cables

(with messenger/ground wire)

Measure distance from the Grounding Block to the Central Building Ground

_____________ feet x (2) Ground Wire

Measure distance from the Grounding Block into the house and to the Multiswitch.

_____________ feet x (4) RG-6 Cables

Measure distance from the Multiswitch to the Digital Satellite Receiver, HD Set-Top Converter, or HDTV

_____________ feet x (1) RG-6 Cable

Note

You must use RG-6 coaxial cable(s) from the satellite dish to the SATELLITE IN jack on the digital satellite receiver, HDTV, or HD set-top converter. This includes to and from the multiswitch. Other types of coaxial cable, such as that used for cable TV (RG-59) will not work for your HD satellite system.

Note

If your total RG-6 coaxial cable length from the dish to the

HD unit is more than 112 feet per coax cable, you may need an additional installation component, such as a line amplifier, to compensate for the longer cable length.

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