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T elevision antenna connectors protection
External television antenna grounding
If an outside antenna or cable system is to be connected to your receiver , make sure that the
antenna or cable system is electric ally grounded to provide some protection against voltage surges
and static charges.
Article 810 of the National Elect rical Code, ANSI/NFPSA 70, provides informati on with regard to
proper grounding of the mast and supporting str ucture, grounding of the lead-in wire to an
antenna disc harge unit, size of grounding conductors, locatio n of antenna dis charge unit,
connection to grounding elec trodes, and requirements for the gro unding electrod e.
Lightning pr otection
For added protection of any Gateway product during a lightning storm or when it is left
unattended or unused for long periods of time, unplug the product from the wall outlet and
disconnect the antenna or cable system.