Operating the eclipse transceiver/ antenna -1, Installing a system -1 – Clear-Com FreeSpeak Beltpack User Manual

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OPERATING THE ECLIPSE TRANSCEIVER/

ANTENNA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Transceiver/Antenna. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Transceiver/Antenna Top Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Omnidirectional Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Transceiver Antenna Bottom/Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Serial Data Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Data Signal LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Matrix Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Power LED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

DC In Power Connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

Cabling the Transceiver/Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

Beltpack Support Capacities for Transceiver/Antennas . . . . . . . . 3-3

Coverage Areas Under Various Conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

Transceiver/Antenna Setup Rules and Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

Transceiver/Antenna Splitter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

Splitter Front Connector Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

Base Connection Indicator Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

Matrix (Eclipse Base) Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

Splitter-to-Transceiver/Antenna Signal Indicator Light . . . . . . . 3-6

Transceiver/Antenna Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

Splitter Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

Serial Data Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

Power Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

DC IN Power Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

EXP IN Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

EXP OUT Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

Connecting an Antenna Splitter to the Eclipse Base and to Trans-

ceiver/Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

INSTALLING A SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

Placing the Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

Placing the Antennas and Splitters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

Wiring the Antennas and Splitters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

Determining Coverage Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

Doing a Site Survey to Determine Coverage Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3

Testing Coverage Areas of Individual Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3

Testing Antenna Handoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

Assigning Beltpacks to Coverage Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6

Conditions Affecting Coverage Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6

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