3Com RADIOSHACK 15-1117A Owner's Manual
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1. E 15 1117a fm Page 1 Thursday July 15 1999 11 15 AM Cat No 15 1117A OWNER S MANUAL Please read before using this equipment 10 DB Coaxial In Line Amplifier RadioShack 4 P Ais d 15 1117a fm Page 2 Thursday July 15 1999 11 15 AM Warning To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard do not expose this product to rain or moisture RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICE ABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVIC ING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL A 1997 Tandy Corporation All Rights Reserved RadioShack is a registered trademark used by Tandy Corporation ki o This symbol is intended to alert you to the presence of uninsulated danger ous voltage within the product s enclo sure that might be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of elec tric shock Do not open the product s case This symbol is intended to inform you that important operating and mainte nance instructions are included in the literature accompanying this product S 15 1117a fm Page 3 Thursday July 15 1999 11 15 AM The RadioShack 10 dB Coaxial In Line Amplifier brings to your home video system the same technology that is used in commercial cable systems a single standard coaxial cable carries both the TV radio signal and the power necessary for the in line ampli2. IN 50 300 MHz 10 dB MIN 300 900 MHz 9 dB MIN Input Capability n innn enon die iii 83dB uV MIN 7 CHANNEL INPUTS Max Input for 60dB Third Order Distortion ss eee 90dB uV MIN Tested AT CH 3 Noise Figure 5 400 MHz 6 dB MAX 400 900 MHz 6 5 dB MAX Power Injector WU seek re A ees hess Meat aus Sand eee Bete TA 120V AC 60Hz Output Voltage sits sete hadied aphid fll ed ousetie sendin E edad eds DC 9 1 V A46 s ete i teristic A eee Pee LA 100mA Insertion OSS ix dase eek Manta a ira havi redtt a a aon aaetd brace RN 1 dB MAX 13 ae KYA Y ae 15 1117a fm Page 14 Thursday July 15 1999 11 15 AM NOTES 14 AWW al Y ae 15 1117a fm Page 15 Thursday July 15 1999 11 15 AM AWW al BUIYO U pajud 19S M 1EYUM AdIAIag M ZOLOL XL YOM HOY 009 sins IS UOHOWYDOIY 00 L M d q suogej y JewoysnD yoeysoipeYy 91919 0 aye S Woy Aea YOIyM S YBU 19470 aAey osje few nOA pue s yHu jebal DyI0eds NOA Sab AjueWeM siy L uole eJSulas 10 JuaWsNIpe 3S dn jas uoeleysul eAowas JONpoid jo s sod U 10 s s09 aoUBINSUI 10 Bulddiys uonepodsuen a sewep newsos p saayeq 10 sasnj se y ns s jqewnsuo 9 e 4 BdIAJaS pezOUINY yOeYSoIpeYy e Aq papiAoid asou uey 1940 suledey Aue q jJuaLIND Jo abe JOA SS90xa 10 BOUAPIOU 1470 10 BulujYyHy uoevsye soueusjuUreEW JO uonejrezsu Jado SUOHONAJSU MoJo 0 aJnjIey eBesn jewsou qe 10 sadosduui asnsiw Jupi a
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4. a One Receiver Systems gt Make sure the power injector is between the amplifier and the splitter before the signal is split MP L R S 15 1117a fm Page 8 Thursday July 15 1999 11 15 AM Installation B ILLUSTRATION Do not plug in the power injector until all connections have been double checked 8 L R S 15 1117a fm Page 9 Thursday July 15 1999 11 15 AM Additional Amplification If additional amplification is needed you can connect another amplifier in line with the first am plifier Remove the DC block from the optional second amplifier One power injector will supply enough power for both amplifiers Note The In Line Coaxial Amplifier can only be purchased as a kit with the Power Injector and DC Block If you want to use a second amplifier in your system retain the extra parts for future additions to your system or as replacements if other parts are damaged or lost P o dl S 15 1117a fm Page 10 Thursday July 15 1999 11 15 AM AMATEUR TV SYSTEMS You can use the In Line Amplifier with 2 4 GHz amateur TV ATV systems as shown in In stallation C If the power supply provided with your ATV antenna provides a center positive power supply it can be used to power the In Line Amplifier as well you do not need the amplifier s power injec tor Caution The In Line Amplifier cannot be used if the ATV power supply is center negative In this case only you sho
5. fier The In Line Amplifier reduces or eliminates the signal losses caused by signal transformers signal splitters other in line devices or extremely long cable runs between the antenna and re ceiver system And the In Line Amplifier will amplify virtually any TV radio signal from 5 MHz to 1 GHz 1000 MHz The compact in line design of the amplifier simplifies installation at the head end of an anten na system the end nearest the antenna where amplification will do the most good The In Line Amplifier can be used with antenna systems for e Standard VHF UHF Cable TV e Amateur TV Systems e Scanners s FM Stereo Radio p R S 15 1117a fm Page 4 Thursday July 15 1999 11 15 AM Caution Because the In Line Amplifier uses the coaxial cable to carry the TV radio signal from the DC power supply proper connections are crucial Failure to exactly follow the connection instructions in this manual can result in damage to your amplifier or your TV radio receiver ILLUSTRATION Note The amplifier and DC block are sealed together by a plastic tube In most installations they must remain together Read all connection instructions carefully MP L R S 15 1117a fm Page 5 Thursday July 15 1999 11 15 AM ONE ANTENNA ONE RECEIVER SYSTEMS If you are using a single antenna with a single TV radio receiver Installation A shows the proper connections To avoid damage to your TV radio receiver and or the am
6. plifier power in jector carefully check all the points listed below e Do not separate the amplifier from the DC block The DC block must be between the amplifier and the 300 to 75 ohm transformer Cat No 15 1140 at the antenna e Follow the connection labeling on the amplifier DC block unit TO ANTenna TO POWER INJECTOR The amplifier will not receive power if they are reversed e Follow the connection labeling on the power injector TO TV TO AMPLIFIER Your TV radio receiver will be damaged if they are reversed s Ifa VHF UHF splitter is used for a TV it must be connected between the TV and the power injector The In Line Amplifier is designed for use with F type connectors For some antenna systems for scanners for example you will have to use connection adapters or make a special cable L R ae 15 1117a fm Page 6 Thursday July 15 1999 11 15 AM Installation A ILLUSTRATION Do not plug in the power injector until all connections have been double checked 6 r gt R S 15 1117a fm Page 7 Thursday July 15 1999 11 15 AM ONE ANTENNA TWO RECEIVER SYSTEMS If you are using a single antenna with two TV radio receivers Installation B shows the proper connections To avoid damage to your TV radio receivers and or the amplifier power injector carefully check all the points listed below e For the first antenna and TV radio receiver 1 follow all instructions on Page 5 for One Antenn
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8. uld remove the DC block from the amplifier and connect the amplifier directly to the F type connector on the ATV antenna down converter Remove the plastic tube that holds the amplifier and DC block together and unscrew the two pieces If the ATV antenna is used with more than one TV receiver you must follow all connection pro cedures for One Antenna Two Receiver Systems Page 7 9 except that the DC block be tween the antenna and the amplifier will be removed as described above 10 p R S 15 1117a fm Page 11 Thursday July 15 1999 11 15 AM Installation C ILLUSTRATION oO o S 15 1117a fm Page 12 Thursday July 15 1999 11 15 AM PROBLEM SOLVING If the TV radio receiver does not operate correctly after installation of the In Line Ampli fier e Immediately unplug the power injector e Check all connections and compare them with the appropriate installation drawing s in this manual If no problems are found in the connections Plug in the power injector and try the TV radio receiver again If possible try a different TV radio receiver with the system or try the TV radio receiver with a different antenna system If the above procedures do not resolve the problem Take the unit to your local Ra dioShack store for assistance 12 P o dl S 15 1117a fm Page 13 Thursday July 15 1999 11 15 AM Sg SPECIFICATIONS Amplifier Frequency 5 900 MHz Gain 5 50 MHz 8 dB M
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