5
STEPS 2 & 3
TWO GROUND WIRES
1 FROM VEHICLE
1 BLACK WIRE FROM
SATELLITE DISH
STEPS 4 & 5
RED POWER
WIRE FROM
DISH
STEPS 6 &7
+12 V FROM VEHICLE
ON/OFF ROCKER SWITCH
WITH LIGHT
(Shown in OFF position.)
FIGURE 7
Connecting TWO receivers
1. Connect the coax cable coming from the antenna to
the “SATELLITE IN” input on the primary receiver. The
primary receiver is the receiver used most often and
will toggle between satellites.
2. Connect the secondary coax cable coming from the
antenna to the “SATELLITE IN” input on the secondary
receiver.
NOTE: Secondary receiver will not toggle.
3. See page 6 for receiver set-up.
Connecting ONE receiver
1. Connect the coax cable from the antenna to the
“SATELLITE IN” on the receiver.
2. See page 6 for receiver set-up.
CONNECTING RECEIVERS
INSTALLING THE POWER SWITCH
1. Choose a location to install the RoadTrip Minimax
power ON/OFF switch. Remember when selecting
a location, you will need to run the +12VDC power
cable from the RoadTrip Minimax antenna to the
switch. Be sure the switch is in the OFF position before
continuing. See Figure 7 below.
Wall or panel mount: Drill 1-1/4” hole, pull wires
through wall or panel.
2. Connect the ground wire from the vehicle and the
BLACK ground wire from the antenna together, using
large yellow ag connector.
3. Connect the YELLOW ag connector to
the silver spade on the switch.
4. Connect the RED wire from the antenna to the
small RED ag connector.
5. Connect small RED ag connector to center
spade on switch.
6. Connect the +12 V power wire from the vehicle to
a small RED ag connector.
7. Connect small RED ag connect to isolated
spade on switch.
Note: During the RoadTrip Minimax antenna’s normal
search process, you may hear a slight grinding sound
as the unit checks its limits. This is normal and does not
harm the unit.
Use your on-screen guide to
locate your channel rather than
“channel surng”. This will result
in smoother operation.
1. Turn on receiver and television set. The RoadTrip
Minimax antenna must be connected to a receiver that
is plugged into 120 VAC.
2. Verify that you are getting the receiver’s menu screens
on the television. These screens are available with or
without the dish nding the signal.
3. Turn the power switch on for the RoadTrip Minimax
antenna. The dish will detect if it is already on a satellite
signal. If it detects a signal, the dish will move to check
it’s alternate satellite and then move back to the original
satellite signal that is on.
4. If no signal was detected, the dish will begin its search
to locate the primary satellite. Once the dish locates a
signal, it will pause long enough to identify which satellite
it has located. This may or may not be visible on your
receiver’s point dish screen.
5. After the unit has veried that it has the correct satel-
lite, it will move to check the alternate satellite and move
back to the primary satellite to complete the search
routine.
6. If you do not have signal, see Troubleshooting,
p.9.
NOTE: Because the RoadTrip Minimax
antenna uses
information from the last location that it was on a
signal, satellite acquisition may take longer if the
dish is inactive over long distance traveling.
DIRECTV must be set to the “two” satellite, oval dish
setting. Refer to your receiver manual.
DISH Network receivers must have the check switch
set to “SW64”. See page 6.
Operating the RoadTrip
®
Minimax
(12 pages)
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