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Digital Television Facts
Receiving HD
Before Assembling the Antenna
Parts
Antenna Assembly
Logo
Forward
Elements
Front Side
of Antenna
Figure 1
U-Bolt
Matching Transformer
HD Label
Mounting Bracket
1-3/4” Screw
UHF Element
10-32 Hex
Flange Nuts (3)
FREEVISION Antenna
1/4-20 Hex
Flange Nuts (2)
Mini Coax
Cable
Start by placing the FREEVISION antenna on a flat surface so that the Winegard
FREEVISION logo on the front of the unit is facing up (Figure 1).
Your antenna is HD ready. However, in order to receive HD programming, you
also need a quality coaxial cable and a digital TV with an ATSC HDTV tuner. If the
TV was sold as an “HDTV” or “DTV”, the TV is supposed to have a built-in ATSC
tuner. “HD ready” TVs do not have a digital tuner.
How do you know if your TV has a built-in tuner? Most televisions sold as an
“HDTV” or “DTV” that were manufactured after 2007 will have a built-in tuner. You
can also check the specs in the TV owner’s manual, or search online for the make
and model of the TV to see if it has an ATSC tuner. If your TV menu has an option
for scanning for digital channels, then it has an ATSC tuner.
If your television is not digital ready, you will need a digital tuner or set top box.
This will ‘decode’ the signal for your television.
Check that you are within a 30 mile range of the stations that you want to
receive. The FREEVISION antenna has an approximate range of 30 miles when
installed outside. For a listing of likely channels available in your area, go online
to www.antennaweb.org or www.tvfool.com.
Your Winegard antenna is digital and HD ready. This means that the antenna
receives all available digital and HD local programming in your area.*
A commonly unknown but key feature with over-the-air (OTA) antennas is
they deliver the highest quality digital and HD signals to your television—even
better than satellite and cable! With the signal being received directly from the
broadcast tower and transmitted to your television, it is in its uncompressed and
purest form.
As more and more local networks are broadcasting their programs in HD, you
can experience reception of your favorite shows in crisp, clear FREE HD! You also
have the ability to receive programming that cable and satellite companies may
not provide. It doesn’t get any better than that!
*Antenna reception may vary based on transmitting antenna tower height, lobe pattern of the
transmitter, height of the receiving antenna, weather conditions and terrain on receiving path
including trees, buildings, hills, mountains, etc.