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

FWPP-501-01 Issue 1 • 320000117795 Rev A FlexWave Prism Remote Unit and HDM RF Module Installation Guide
© March 2016 CommScope, Inc. Page 69
Install the Prism Remote Unit
CONNECT THE ANTENNA CABLE
CoaxialantennacablesmustberoutedfromtheantennatothePRU.Thecablesmustbeterminated
withanN-TypemaleconnectorforconnectiontothePRUantennaportorthelightningsurge
suppressor(accessory).
CAUTION! The antenna(s) used for this transmitter must be fixed-mounted on (outdoor/indoor)
permanent structures. RF exposure compliance is addressed at the time of licensing, as
required by the responsible FCC Bureau(s), including antenna co-location requirements of 47
CFR. 1.307(b)(3).
Usethefollowingproceduretoinstalltheantennacable(s).Thisprocedurerequiresthatyouconnect
cabletooneAntennaconnectoratatime.
1 Referto"UnderstandingRFCableRules”onpage26tounderstandtherelationshipbetweenantenna
numbersandRemoteRFmodules;thisinformationmakessureyouconnecttheAntennaconnectors
correctly.
2 RemovethedustcapfromanN-typefemaleAntennaconnectorlocatedontheundersideoftheunit,
asshownbelow.IfyouneedtoinstallcablestomorethanoneAntennaconnector,startintherear
andworkforward,applyingthecorrecttorqueasyoumakeeachconnection.Workingfromtherear
portoutprovidesyouwiththespaceyouneedtoapplythecorrecttorque.
N-type female
Antenna port
for Module A
Antenna
cable
Lightning
Surge Suppressor
(ships with RF Module)
Surge port
connector
Boom View of PRU