User's Manual

FlexWave Prism Remote Unit and HDM RF Module Installation Guide 320000117795 Rev A • FWPP-501-01 Issue 1
Page 38 © March 2016 CommScope, Inc.
Install the Prism Remote Unit
Tools and Supplies Required to Connect a PRU
TheinstallationhardwareprovidedwithaPRUislistedbelow.
• One15-foot(4.6m)ACPowerCable,thatisincludedwiththePRU
• Oneofthefollowing,whichispurchasedseparatelyfromthePRU:
– ProAxcableassemblyforlegacyPRUsusingaProAxConnector
– HMFOCCableAssemblyforHMFOCConnector
– FiberPass-ThroughCableAssembly(providedbyinstaller)
CAUTION! The hardware used to package the PRU for shipment is not intended for installations of a PRU
and should be kept with the Prism Remote Unit packaging. Do not use the shipping hardware
when installing a PRU.
AdditionalhardwareortoolsrequiredtoconnectaPRUtoaPrismsystemislistedbelow.
• Electro-StaticDischarge(ESD)wriststrap
• SocketWrenchand3/8-inchDeepSocket
• Wirecutters
• Wirestripper
• 9/64-inchAllen
™
wrench(dual-slotRFModuleinstallationsonly)
• 42MMwrenchcapableof44in-lbtorque(therecommendedN-Connectortorqueis8in-lb)
• Phillipsscrewdrivercapableof18in-lbtorque
• N-Typemaleconnectors
• ToolkitforattachingN-Typeconnectorstocoaxialcable
• Fibercleaningkit
• #6AWG(4mm)copperwireandsplice
• Tools,Junctionbox,conduit,fasteners,connectors,andwiretoinstallanexteriorACcircuit
• RJ-45connector(ifmakingapermanentexternalnetworkcableconnection)
• ForDC-poweredPRUs,an8AWGor6AWG,3-or4-conductorpowercableratedforoutdooruse,
withthefollowingrequirements.
– Thewirecolorsmustbegreen,red,andblack.
– Thecablemustbebetween.71-inchto.98-inchindiameter.
– Ifa4-conductorpowercableisused,theextraconductorcanbesnippedoffbeforeinstallation.
– Ifusing6AWGwire,theinstallermustprovideanduse#10studsize,6AWGringterminals.