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Explorer Group 2005 Motorhome Handbook

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Lenton Lane Industrial Estate

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530

Operating the System

Firstly determine the approximate location of the

nearest transmitter and whether the signals are

horizontally or vertically polarised. For assistance ask

your site operator or check other antennas in the

vicinity.

1. Loosen the Mast Locking Collar and Wall Bracket

and raise the antenna. Turn the mast to direct

the Antenna towards the TV transmitter.

The RED SPOT on the bottom of the mast

indicates the front of the Antenna.

2. When receiving vertically polarised signals,

rotate the Winder anti-clockwise to cant the

antenna through 90

. DO NOT over tighten or

use undue force on the winder.

DO NOT cant for vertically polarised signals with

the TELESCOPICS EXTENDED

3. Switch ON the Power Pack and the red LED will

illuminate.

4. Check the gain control switch is set to normal -

NML. See Problem 2, over the page for use.

5. Tune your Television into the strongest signal.

You may need to adjust the direction of the

mast to achieve the best picture quality.

6. Secure by tightening the Mast Locking Collar

and Wall Bracket

VHF Television Reception (Overseas Only)

1. Extend the two telescopic antennas.

2. Tune your Television into the strongest signal.

You may need to adjust the direction of the

Antenna to achieve the best picture quality.

3. For fine tuning of VHF you may also need to

adjust the length of the telescopics.

IMPORTANT  VHF TV transmissions are ONLY

horizontally polarised.

DIRECTIONAL

TELEVISION & FM RADIO ANTENNA

Dimensions:

Antenna Dome Length 530mm

Width-telescopics in 340mm

width-telescopics out 1045mm

Mounting Foot Diameter 122mm

Height Overall 150 mm

Height No Antenna Dome 50 mm

Power Pack 115 x 70 x 50mm

Frequency Range UHF 470-860 MHz

VHF 40 -230 MHz

FM 88 -108 MHz

Antenna Forward Gain 7db

Amplifier Gain 18 db*

Gain Adjustment 15 db

Flatness

1.5 db

Noise Figure 3 db

Output Impedence 75 ohms

Output 98 dbuv

Power Supply 12-24 v DC

Power Consumption 35 ma

TV lead 2 metres

* Gain figures must not be judged in isolation. A greater figure does

not mean a better picture. Status is designed for optimum

performance

Conforms to the European Directive

89/336/EEC

The RED SPOT on the bottom of the mast

indicates the front of the Antenna.

Travelling

DO NOT TRAVEL:-

With the Antenna raised

With the Antenna set for vertical signals

With the Telescopics extended

When travelling adjust the antenna so that it points

to the rear of the vehicle to reduce the possibility of

damage when travelling.

Removing the Antenna

A permanently fitted Status can be easily removed

leaving only the Mounting Foot and rubber gaiter.

1. Unplug the antenna from the Power Pack.

2. Loosen the Mast Locking Collar and Wall

Bracket

and lift off whilst feeding out the

mast and cable.

3. Push the Blanking Cap supplied into place.

IMPORTANT - The Blanking Cap is a temporary

seal and is not recommended for long term

use.

FM Radio Connection

Status is designed to receive FM radio when

connected to a car-style radio.

1. This will require a coaxial car radio plug, a

coaxial plug and a length of coaxial cable,

which are available from our Vision Plus Range.

2. Once the cable has been installed, plug into

the TV-FM socket of the Power Pack and into

your Radio.

IMPORTANT  You DO NOT need to extend the

telescopics for FM radio reception.

Routing the Coaxial cable

Coaxial Cable is quite fragile and must be handled

with care. Please comply with the following as

failure to do so will severely affect performance.

1. Should the coaxial plug be removed, it is very

important that it is refitted correctly as described

below.

2. Do not crush, kink or over-bend the coaxial cable

which has a minimum bend radius of 25mm.

3. Any excess cable should be removed and MUST

NOT be coiled.

4. Avoid increasing the number of connections or

breaks in the coaxial cable as they will reduce

performance, especially in weak signal areas.

5. Do not run coaxial cable next to mains cable,

leave a minimum distance of 120mm to prevent

interference.

6. Do not allow the cable to come into contact with

any hot surfaces as this could melt the air-spaced

insulation of the cable.

7. Keep away from fluorescent lighting.

8. When installing the coaxial cable, Do not feed

through by pulling on the coaxial plug.

Connecting the Coaxial TV Plug

Should the coaxial plug need to be removed,

please note how it comes apart and reassemble

as follows:-

1. Prepare the cable by removing 16mm of

white outer sheath to expose the braided

copper wire.

2. Next, remove 10mm of the exposed braided

copper wire and the central air-spaced

insulation to expose the single central core.

3. Feed the screw cap A and the pronged clamp

B over the cable. Pull back evenly the copper

braiding over the pronged clamp as shown

below.

IMPORTANT  IT IS CRITICAL THAT NONE OF

THE COPPER BRAIDING IS TOUCHING THE

CENTRAL CORE.

4. Push on item C up to B and secure the

central core by tightening the small grub

screw. Be careful not to over tighten, which

could sever the wire.

5. Screw A and D together to complete the

assembly wire.

9. Do not add excessive lengths of coaxial

cable.This will result in increased signal losses

and a reduction in picture quality.

10. Should the cable need to be lengthened, use

only RF100 specification cable and high

quality coaxial plugs and couplers which are

available from our Vision Plus range through

our dealers or directly from ourselves.

12 - 24vDC

Wall Bracket is only supplied

with the long mast model

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