AMC T7A User Manual

potentialinterferencewithTVsignalsat
nearbyfrequencies(channel6intheU.S.).
Youmaybeabletouseasplittertoextract
FMsignalsfromanapartmentbuilding's
masterTVantennasystem,butusuallythis
yieldspoorresultsbecausemanymaster
antennasystemshave"traps"tostopFM
signals.Thebestchoiceisadirectional
FM-onlyantenna,mountedashighabove
groundasispracticalandseparatedbyat
leasttwometers(7feet)fromother
antennas,verticallyandhorizontally.If
desiredstationsarelocatedindifferent
directions(morethan90degreesapart),
theantennashouldbemountedonarotor
foraiming.Useshieldedleadingcable
ratherthanplain"twinlead"wire,bothto
minimizeinterferenceandtopreserve
strongsignalsduringyearsofweathering.
Thecablemaybeeither75ohmcoaxialor
shielded300ohmtype.Disconnectany
indoorantennabeforeconnectingthe
cableformtheoutdoorantenna.Ifyou
installanoutdoorantennayourself,
observetheseimportantCAUTIONS:
a.Donotmounttheantennacloseto
electricpowerlines.Plantheinstallation
sothattheantennamastcannot
accidentallytouchpowerlines,eitherwhile
youareinstallingitorlater.
b.Includealightningarresterinthe
installation,toprotectbothyourselfandthe
tunercircuitfrompotentialdangerduring
electricalstorms.
Sincethetunerisequippedwithloop
antenna,noexternalantennawillbe
neededforsatisfactoryreceptionofmost
localbroadcastingstations.Butifyouwish
toimprovereceptionofdistantAMstations,
attachalongwireoutdoorantennatothe
AMterminal.Asitsnameimplies,a
"longwire"antennaisasimple,straight
wirewhoselengthmaybeanythingfroma
fewfeetuptoabout100feet(30meters),
mountedparalleltotheearthand ashigh
asconvenient.Insomecasesthe
effectivenessofalongwireantennawillbe
improvedbyconnectingasecondwire
fromtheGround(G)terminaltoatrue
earthground,i.e.acopperplatedroddriven
severalfeetintoearth.Asubstitute
electricalgroundmayalsoimprove
effectiveness:acoldwaterpipe,aseam
radiator,orthethirdholeofmodern
electricalwallsocket.
ConnectastereopatchcordfromtheLeft
andRightoutputjackstothe
correspondingTunerinputjacksonyour
amplifier.
.Ifyour
AMCT7ahasincorporatedwithDigital
OutputModuletheunitwillbeavailable
withdigitaloutputintwotypesofjacks
(RCAJackandToslinkJack).Fordetails
pleasecheckwithAMCdealer/distributor
inyourcountry.
3.AMANTENNATERMINALS
4.OUTPUTJACKS
5.DIGITALOUTPUTS(OPTION)
ThisisanoptionmodelforT7a
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AMC T7A Specifications

General

Brand	AMC
Model	T7A
Category	Tuner
Language	English