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Connecting the FM and AM Antennas
FM Antenna Connections
Notes :
•
Make sure the antenna
conductors do not touch any
other terminals, connecting
cords and power cord. This
could cause poor reception.
•
If reception is poor, connect an
outdoor single vinyl-covered
wire to the AM EXT terminal.
(Keep the AM loop antenna
connected.)
Note:
If reception is poor, connect the
outside antenna.
Before attaching a 75
Ω
coaxial
cable (the kind with a round wire
going to an outside antenna),
disconnect the supplied FM wire
antenna.
7/16 in.
(10 mm)
Extend the FM antenna horizontally.
FM Antenna
Outside FM Antenna Cable
13/16 in.
(20 mm)
AM Antenna Connections
AM Loop Antenna
Turn the loop until you have
the best reception.
Snap the tabs on the loop into
the slots of the base to assemble
the AM loop.
Outdoor Single Vinyl-
covered Wire
How to strip the 75 Ω coaxial cable and connect it to the FM
terminals
1. Strip back the outside covering of the 75 Ω coaxial cable to expose the braided
metallic mesh about 13/16 inches (20 mm).
2. Pull the mesh back and twist it into a single connector as shown in the illustration
above.
3. Strip the insulation about 7/16 inches (10 mm) back from the central wire.
4. Insert the twisted mesh and the central wire to the FM terminals, as shown in the
illustration above.
AM
EXT
AM
LOOP
GND
FM
75
FM
GND
ANTENNA
2
3
1
2
3
1
AM
EXT
AM
LOOP
GND
FM
75
FM
GND
ANTENNA
2
3
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