Radio Shack VU-210XR owner manual Routing the Cable to Your TV/VCR/FM Receiver

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the crossover wires to provide at least 1/2 inch of clearance between parts.

Crossover Wires

3.Set up the mast, then rotate it so the antenna’s shorter ele- ments point toward the broadcast antennas of the stations you want to receive.

ROUTING THE CABLE TO YOUR TV/VCR/FM RECEIVER

If you use coaxial cable:

•	Use plastic tape or mast standoff insulators to secure the
	coaxial cable to the mast at about 3-foot intervals. Continue
	down the roof and the side of the house using roof and wall
	standoff insulators.
•	Use coaxial cable nail-in clips every few feet to secure the
	cable between the mast and where the cable enters the
	house.
•	Use a 75-ohm grounding block at the point where the coax-
	ial cable enters the house. Read the Consumer Product
	Safety Commission sheet for grounding instructions.
•	Use a wall-through lead-in tube (not supplied) to neatly

Wing Boom Elements

Main Boom Short Elements

route the coaxial cable through walls.

If you use twin-lead cable:

Mast

Toward TV

Stations’

Antennas

Main Boom Long Elements

•Be sure the twin-lead cable remains at least 4 inches away from all metal surfaces.

•Use standoff insulators about every 4 feet. Twist the twin- lead cable about three turns between standoff insulators.

•Read the separate Consumer Product Safety Commission sheet for grounding instructions.

CONNECTING TO YOUR TV/VCR AND FM RECEIVER

Connect the antenna’s lead-in cable to your TV/VCR and FM receiver’s antenna terminals according to the type of cable you used. RadioShack carries a variety of splitters. Choose one that best suits your needs. Below are some sample connections.

Make connections as shown if you have:		UHF	VHF
•	Coaxial antenna lead-in	300 Ohm	75 Ohm
•	Twin-lead UHF terminals
•	Coaxial VHF terminal
•	Twin-lead FM antenna terminals	RadioShack	To FM
		Splitter with 75-Ohm Input	Receiver
		Cat. No. 15-1252
			Coaxial Lead-In
			from Antenna
Make connections as shown if you have:		UHF	VHF
•	Coaxial antenna lead-in	300 Ohm	300 Ohm
•	Twin-lead UHF terminals
•	Twin-lead VHF terminals
•	Twin-lead FM antenna terminals	RadioShack	To FM
		Transformer/Splitter
		Cat. No. 15-1139	Receiver

Coaxial Lead-In from Antenna

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