Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product FM50 TERK Technologies
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FM Pr o Pow er ed Indoor Antenna FM-50 OWNER’S MANUAL T0100-FMPRO-OM.qxp 3/26/03 12:45 PM Page C1.
Important Safety Pr ecautions Use extreme caution when installing or remo ving an outdoor antenna close to overhead wires. If the antenna starts to fall, let it go! If any part of the antenna makes contact with overhead power lines, touching the antenna or the antenna cable can cause electr ocution and death.
Installing Y our FM Pr o When mounting the antenna outdoors or indoors, remember to install the FM Pro HORIZONT ALL Y, parallel to the ground. DO NOT INST ALL FM PRO VERTICALL Y! NOTE: The FM Pro may be painted to match the decor of your home. W e r ecommend using a primer coat befor e appl ying your color coat.
Making Connections With Y our New FM Pr o Radio tuners and receiver s can have different connections for your new FM Pro antenna. Please find the connection that best matches your tuner or receiver and follow the listed instructions. Power Connection: Y our FM Pro uses a power injector to send power to the antenna through the antenna wire.
FM Connections: 75 Ohm Coaxial Y our TERK antenna has a slip-on coaxial connector on the FM lead. Simply slide the connector onto the coaxial terminal. See Fig. 1. 75 Ohm Push-Button Connection If your Radio tuner or rec eiver has push-button terminals for FM, you will need to use the supplied RED 75 Ohm matching transformer .
Locating Y our FM Pr o F or Best Results 1. All antennas are affected by electr omagnetic fields. T o maximize performance, position your FM Pro antenna away from direct contact with rec eivers, tuners, CD players, TVs and computers. Note: Antennas work best when CD players, VCRs and computers are turned off .
Helpful Information About Y our FM Pr o Remember that no antenna can receiv e a radio signal that isn’t there. When a usable radio signal is present, your FM Pro will improve FM reception. Note: Generally, a practical limit to radio reception is 40-50 miles from the broadcas t transmitter depending on the terrain.
Limited W arr anty TERK is a register ed trademark. The TERK logo is a trademark of the TERK T echnologies Corp. TERK TECHNOLOGIES CORP . (TERK) warrants this product against defects in materials or workmanship for one year from the date of purchase.
An important point after buying a device TERK Technologies FM50 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought TERK Technologies FM50 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data TERK Technologies FM50 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, TERK Technologies FM50 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get TERK Technologies FM50 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of TERK Technologies FM50, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime TERK Technologies FM50.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with TERK Technologies FM50. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device TERK Technologies FM50 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
