User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Document Overview
- Overview of Prism Remote Units
- Overview of RF Modules for Prism Remote Units
- Configuring the System with RF
- Install the Prism Remote Unit
- Planning for a Prism Remote Unit Installation
- Unpack and Inspect the Prism Remote Unit and Components
- Mount the Prism Remote Unit
- Ground the PRU Chassis
- Connect a Network Cable to the PRU Chassis
- Connect Fiber Cable to the PRU Chassis
- Connect the Antenna Cable
- Connect the Power Wiring
- Determine the Circuit Breaker or Fuse for the PRU
- (Optional) Connect the Prism Remote Unit to a UPS
- Install the RF Module(s)
- Safety Precautions
- Guard against Damage from Electro-Static Discharge
- Unpack and Inspect the RF Module
- Remove Release Liners from the RF Module
- Check the DC Power Switch for the Module Bay
- Dual-Bay Modules Only—Remove the Module Bay Shelf
- Install the RF Module into the Prism Remote Chassis
- Secure RF Module Latches
- Connect the RF Module Cables to the PRU Chassis
- Power on the RF Module(s) and the Prism Remote Unit
- Close the Remote Unit Door and Solar Shield
- Provision the Prism Remote Unit
- FlexWave Notch Filter (FWP-SPRINTFILTER)
- Fan Module Maintenance
- Specifications
- Standards Certification
- DCCS Global Technical Support

FlexWave Prism Remote Unit and HDM RF Module Installation Guide 320000117795 Rev A • FWPP-501-01 Issue 1
Page 104 © March 2016 CommScope, Inc.
Install the RF Module(s)
c ConnecttheLVDSCablestotheRFModule—theLVDScableslabeledPRIMandDIVshould
alwayseitherbeconnectedtoaRFModuleorstrainrelievedtoadjacentcables,asthisprotects
thecableagainstdamagethroughmisplacement.Maintainadequatestrain-reliefdistancesfrom
theconnectionpointstotheRFModule.
i ConnecttheMODNDIVLVDSCabletotheDIVreceptacleoftheRFModulebyinsertingand
slidinginuntilfullyseated.FullinsertioncanberecognizedbyanaudibleclickastheLVDS
CableConnectorlocksintotheRFModuleReceptacle.
ii ConnecttheMODNPRIMLVDSCabletothePRIMconnector,followingthesamestepsas
above.FullinsertioncanberecognizedbyanaudibleclickastheLVDSCableConnectorlocks
intotheRFModuleReceptacle.
iii EnsurethetwoLVDScablesarefullyseatedandlatchedintotheirrespectivereceptacleson
theRFModulebylightlypullingoutwardontheconnectors.Iffullyseatedandlockedinto
position,thecableconnectorswillnotslidebackout.
d ConnectthePowercabletothePWRreceptacleoftheRFModule.
i EnsurethattheDCpowerswitchthatcorrespondstothebay(s)inwhichtheRFModuleisto
beinstalledisintheOffposition(see"ChecktheDCPowerSwitchfortheModuleBay”on
page84).
ii InsertthePowercableintothePWRreceptacleofthelowerRFModulebay,andslideitin
untilfullyseated.FullinsertioncanberecognizedbyanaudibleclickasthePowercable
ConnectorlocksintotheRFModuleReceptacle.
i InsertthePowercableintothePWRreceptacleoftheupperRFModulebay,andslideitin
untilfullyseated.FullinsertioncanberecognizedbyanaudibleclickasthePowercable
ConnectorlocksintotheRFModuleReceptacle.IfthePWRreceptacleisnotavailable,
constrainthePowercabletoaccompanyingcablesusingatiewrapsoitcannotbepinched
orpreventtheRemoteUnitdoorfromclosing.
ii VerifythatthePowercableisfullyseatedbylightlypullingbackonitwhilemakingsureto
notdepressthereleasetriggersontheendsoftheconnector.Whenfullyinserted,thecable
shouldnotbeabletoberemovedfromthereceptacle.
4 Repeatallthestepsin"InstalltheRFModule(s)”onpage80toinstallotherRFModules.