User's Manual

FlexWave Prism Remote Unit and HDM RF Module Installation Guide 320000117795 Rev A • FWPP-501-01 Issue 1
Page iv © March 2016 CommScope, Inc.
Table of Contents
Steel Pole Installation Using Steel Banding ........................................................................................................................ 43
Pole Mount Installation Using Bolts
................................................................................................................................... 46
Wood-Framed Wall Mounting Procedure .................................................................................................
......................... 47
Masonry Wall Mounting............................................................................................................................
......................... 49
Installing a PRU on the Mounting Bracket.................................................................................................
......................... 51
Ground the PRU Chassis ..........................................................................................................................................
......................... 52
Connect a Network Cable to the PRU Chassis .........................................................................................................
......................... 53
Connect Fiber Cable to the PRU Chas
sis........................................................................................................................................... 55
Option A: Hardened
Multi-Fiber Optic Connector .................................................................................................................... 55
Option B: Fiber Pass-Through Connector
.................................................................................................................................. 61
Option C: ProAx Connector (Legacy A
C-Powered PRUs) ........................................................................................................... 65
Connect the Antenna Cable.....................................................................................................................................
......................... 69
Connect the Power Wiring.......................................................................................................................................
......................... 70
Option 1: Connect the AC
Power Wiring ................................................................................................................................... 70
Option 2: Connect the DC
Power Wiring ................................................................................................................................... 73
Determine the Circuit Breaker or Fuse f
or the PRU.......................................................................................................................... 76
Power Consumption .........................................................................................................................................
......................... 76
Power Consumption Tables..............................................................................................................................
......................... 76
(Optional) Connect the Prism Remote Unit to
a UPS ....................................................................................................................... 78
Install the RF Module(s) ........................................................................................................
.........................................................80
Safety Precautions ...................................................................................................................................................
......................... 80
Guard against Damage from Electro-Static Discharge
...................................................................................................................... 81
Unpack and Inspect the RF Module.........................................................................................................................
......................... 81
Remove Release Liners from the RF Module...........................................................................................................
......................... 82
Check the DC Power Switch for the Module Bay.....................................................................................................
......................... 84
Dual-Bay Modules Only—Remove the Module Bay
Shelf ................................................................................................................ 85
Install the RF Module into the Prism Remote Chassis .............................................................................................
......................... 86
Secure RF Module Latches
................................................................................................................................................................ 94
Connect Latches on Single-Bay and HDM
RF Modules.............................................................................................................. 94
Connect Latches on Dual-Bay RF
Modules ................................................................................................................................ 95
Latches on Legacy Dual-Bay
40W RF Modules .......................................................................................................................... 96
Verify that the RF Module Mounting
Hook is Engaged ............................................................................................................. 96
Connect the RF Module Cables to the PRU Chassis
.......................................................................................................................... 97
Connecting Cables in a Single-Bay
RF Module Installation........................................................................................................ 97
Connecting Cables in a Dual-Bay
RF Module Installation ........................................................................................................ 100
Power on the RF Module(s) and the Prism
Remote Unit................................................................................................................ 105
Close the Remote Unit Door
and Solar Shield ................................................................................................................................ 107
Provision the Prism Remote Unit.............................................................................................................................
....................... 108
FlexWave Notch Filter (FWP-SPRINTFILTER) .........................................................................................
........................................108