User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- 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
- DCCS Technical Training
- Accessing FlexWave User Documentation
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Prism Remote Unit and RF Module Installation Guide FWPP-504-02
Page 86 © May 2017 CommScope, Inc.
Install the RF Module(s)
REMOVE RELEASE LINERS FROM THE RF MODULE
NOTE: Release Liners are present on front and back of new modules.
1 OpentheRemoteUnitenclosure.
2 Removereleaseliners,ifpresent,fromthethermalpadsontheRFModulepriortoinstallingthemoduleinto
theRemoteUnitchassis.
CAUTION! The thermal pads are very sensitive to mishandling—do not nick, scratch, or ding them.
ForSingle-andDual-BayRFModules,thethermalpadsarelocatedaslistedbelowandasshowninFigure19,
whichshowsaLegacyDual-Bay40WRFModule.
• onelargepadonthebacksurfaceofeachLinearPowerAmplifier(LPA)
• uptotwoonthefrontsurface(DARTs)
• oneontheleftsideforthe(RDI)
• oneonthevectormodulatorboard
• oneontheRFpowercombiner.
Figure 19. Thermal Pads on a Legacy Dual-Bay 40W RF Module
One large
thermal pad on each PA
(boom of the LPA)
One thermal pad
for the RDI
One thermal pad
for each DART
One thermal pad
for each DART
One thermal pad
for RF Power
Combiner
One thermal pad
for Vector
Modulator