Winegard AP8700 User's Manual
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1. 08 Printed in U S A Winegard Company 3000 Kirkwood Street Burlington IA 52601 2000 Winegard Company 2006 2451964 Rev 1 12 092. warranty does not extend to products which have been subjected to misuse improper installation or to damage caused by wind lightning ice or other occurrences over which the manufacturer has no control The 90 Day Warranty is provided on the condition that the equipment is properly delivered with all handling and freight charges prepaid to your Winegard dealer for return to our factory for repair or replacement Winegard dealers will arrange for the replacement or repair and return to you without charge the product which failed due to defective material or workmanship WINEGARD COMPANY WILL NOT ASSUME ANY LIABILITIES FOR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED MADE BY ANY OTHER PERSON ALL OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESS IMPLIED OR STATUTORY INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND MERCHANTABILITY ARE LIMITED TO THE 90 DAY PERIOD OF THIS WARRANTY The foregoing shall be the sole and exclusive remedy of any person whether in contract tort or otherwise and Winegard shall not be liable for incidental or consequential damage or commerical loss or from any other loss or damage except as set forth above Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts or the exclusion of limitation of incidental or consequential damages so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state Rev 2
3. WINEGARD Chromstar 2000 Antenna Preamplifiers MADE IN U S A INSTRUCTIONS Models AP 2870 amp AP 2880 Dual Input 82 Channel Models AP 8275 AP 8700 amp AP 8780 AP 8800 amp HDP 269 82 Channel Models AP 4700 amp AP 4800 UHF Only Models AP 3700 amp AP 3800 VHF Only Fig 1 SUPPORT PLATE WARNING TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT EXPOSE POWER SUPPLY SECTION OF THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE NOTE ences If FM interference is a problem in your area it is recom iene mended that you temporarily hook up the preamplifier near the TV for ease of tuning the variable FM trap Fig 2 WEATHER PREAMPLIFIER INSTALLATION STEP 1 Mount the preamplifier on the mast within easy reach See Figure 1 SINGLE INPUT MODELS PREAMPLIFIER NOTE The further the preamplifier from the antenna s the lower the input signal STEP 2 Slide weather boots over the antenna downlead s and attach connectors See Figure 2 TO POWER SUPPLY DRAIN LOOP STEP 3 Attach the antenna downlead s to antenna s and other end s to preamplifier leaving a sufficient slack in the cable s Hastie alae to form a drain loop See Figure 3 STEP 4 Slide the weather boots over the cable connector s DUAL INPUT MODELS and boot collar s on the preamplifier and antenna s PREAMPLIFIER STEP 5 The 75 ohm coaxial downlead may be secured to the mast with weatherproof tape or cable ties STEP 6 Attach F connector
4. idth commonly 5 1000 MHz for over the air television signal distribution Additional distribution inline amplifiers must be installed FOLLOWING the TV output of the power injector NOT on the downlead cable line connecting to the ANTENNA port Check TV picture quality if the power injector LED is glowing when powered and antenna alignment prior to adding additional line amplifiers To maximize the operating life of the amplifier install the power injector close to the TV receiver if only one will be used with the antenna or the first signal splitter A maximum preamp to power injector length of 150 feet RG 6 or 150 feet RG 59 is acceptable FM TRAP OPERATION Not applicable to Models AP 4700 AP 4800 or HDP 269 The preamplifier features two FM traps one fixed and the other variable The preamplifier is shipped with the fixed FM in the FIXED TRAP IN position and the variable FM trap tuned out of the FM band about 108 MHz See Figure 5 If FM reception is desired move the FM trap switch to the FIXED TRAP OUT position FM interference is indicated by herringbone patterns appearing on any VHF channel 2 through 13 If this interference is present verify the FM trap is in the FIXED TRAP IN position If interference is still present turn the VARIABLE FM TRAP screw very slowly while observing the TV channel with the greatest interference until the picture clears See Figure 5 The variable FM trap ca
5. n also be used with the fixed FM trap in the FIXED TRAP OUT position This allows you to receive FM and tune out a specific FM station that is causing interference This is performed the same as the proceeding paragraph except the FM trap is in the out position SPECIFICATION 14 Volts Nominal at 130 Milliamps Max FIG 5 APPLY LABEL AFTER TUNING APPLY LABEL NOTE A label is supplied so you can enter the installation date and record the frequency the vari able trap is tuned to Once tuning is complete apply i FOER TRAP OUT To the label to the bottom of the preamplifier to seal VARIABLE POWER i FM TRAP SUPPLY openings See figure 5 For models without traps ANE FIXED TRAP IN J apply the label to the bottom of the preamplifier to seal openings WINEGARD COMPANY BURLINGTON IOWA CONSUMER 90 DAY WARRANTY The Winegard Company warrants this Winegard product against any defects in materials or workmanship within 90 ninety days from date of purchase No warranty claim will be honored unless at the time the claim is made you present proof of purchase to an authorized Winegard dealer if unknown please contact Winegard Company 3000 Kirkwood Street Burlington IA 52601 2000 telephone 800 288 8094 Winegard Company at its option will either repair or replace the defective product at no charge to you This warranty covers parts but does not cover any costs incurred in removal shipping or reinstallation of the product The
6. on downlead cable from preamp TO POWER to Power Injector jack marked ANT See figure 4 SpR STEP 7 Attach F connector on cable from DTV Digital PRATOS DOWNLEAD S 7 Converter box Distribution Amplifier or splitter system to jack on Power Injecter marked TV See figure 4 DOWNLEAD COAX CABLE FROM Fig 4 PREAMP OR AMPLIFIED ANTENNA POWER INJECTOR STEP 8 Connect one F connector on supplied black RG 6 cable to jack on Power Injecter marked PWR IN Connect the other F connector on supplied RG 6 cable to jack on Cpe supplied AC Adapter Wall Transformer See Figure 4 COAX CABLE TO ec a DIGITAL TV DIGITAL STEP 9 Mount power injector to wall using supplied screws Lep CONVERTER BOX Plug in AC Adapter Wall Transformer into household wall DISTRIBUTION AMP 6 STANDARD OR SPLITTER SYSTEM outlet b COAX CABLE SUPPLIED NOTE This power supply is equipped with a Polyswitch If there is a short between the preamp and the power supply it will shut the power supply off until the short is removed TIPS If splitting the signal to multiple TVs or combining with another signal source it is strongly recommended that the power injector be installed between the preamplifer and the splitter combiner input In this case the cable connection from the TV jack of the power injector goes to the splitter input or valid combiner input Use splitters rated from 54 806 MHz or wider bandw
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