Usually, a TV antenna catches every signal and promises to provide impeccable quality picture and sound. You must have already purchased an outdoor TV antenna and have crawled your way here to find the easiest and trouble-free methods or steps for antenna installation.
It has come to be established as a fact that all installation procedures are different, so, one must go through these simple, standardized and general steps to make sure safety concerns are maintained while installing an outdoor antenna.
DIY Steps for installation mechanism-
- Firstly, you have to assemble all the parts in case the product hasn’t arrived as pre-assembled. Take a screwdriver and attach the parts to their respective frames, also, place the dipoles into its designed place carefully.
- The second step is to calm your nerves and take the coaxial cable of the antenna and run it through the house up to the TV.
- If you are stuck despite having read the instructions on the manual several times, it is highly recommended that you ask a neighbor or another family member to assist you while you are orienting the antenna in different directions to access all channels.
- Another aspect that should be kept in mind while choosing the antenna and its orientation is having enough information about local TV stations.
- A converter box is essential. It is also called a set-top box. Nowadays, the televisions come with pre-built tuners but in case your television doesn’t have one, then you have to invest in this box. Take the coaxial cable and insert it into the set-top box.
- The location of the placement of the antenna is the most integral part as it can make or break your accessibility to enjoy some channels or all channels. Outdoor antenna is preferable than an indoor antenna as the structure of your house can interfere in weakening the connection.
- An additional tip is to place the TV antenna at least 30 feet from the ground level and this is the ideal condition.
- Tools/ materials needed for antenna installation-
- Antenna mast
- U-bolts
- Some extra coaxial cable wire
- Compass (your Smartphone’s compass application might also come useful in case you don’t want to invest in a physical compass separately.)
- Screwdriver is an item without which you won’t be able to assemble, re-assemble or fix all the elements of the antenna.
- Power drill
- Wrench; adjustable one
- Roofing screws
How to understand that it is time to repair your TV antenna?
- Bad weather making your TV disconnect suddenly and abruptly. Obviously, your frustration knows no bounds.
- If the video is freezing every now and then, the volume is dropping, and the sound gets broken and disrupted often.
- It can also be that the aforementioned problems are occurring because the device that you have bought is not compatible. So, it is time for a re-installation or repair.
DIY Steps to repair TV antenna-
Nobody wants a blurred, fuzzy picture quality and distorted sound quality when they have sat down on the couch to get some sort of entertainment. So, fix the problems with your antenna in these few steps.
- Check the cables attached to the converter box.
- Place the antenna as high as possible.
- Find out if the cables have become accidentally corroded.
- Maybe you can install a signal booster.
Conclusion:
It is absolutely fine to ask for professional help while doing the installation or repair, but it is even better if you do it yourself because it is no rocket science. Hope the above stated steps will help you to install and repair TV antennas.
