User's Manual
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FCII SET-UP with FCII-AC and FCII-MAX
The FCII can also be used with the FCII-AC and the FCII-MAX together. Using the brackets (BMS p/n
4414203001) to join the three components, and installing the quick disconnect tripod mounting plate to the
bottom of the FCII-AC will speed up field set-up. The FCII-AC should be placed on the bottom of the
stack, with the FCII in the middle and the FCII-MAX on the top. The preparation for quick field set-up is
as follows:
• Tripod Quick Disconnect Mound Installation to the FCII-AC (if applicable)
• Installing Antenna bracket quick disconnect Mount to the FCII-MAX
• Attaching the FCII, FCII-AC and the FCII-MAX together
• Cable Interconnections
Installing the Tripod Quick-Disconnect Mount to FCII-AC
Please follow the procedures in section Error! Reference source not found. Error! Reference source not
found. to install the tripod quick disconnect mounting plate to the FCII-AC.
Attaching the FCII, FCII-AC and FCII-MAX together
When using the FCII with the FCII-AC and the FCII-MAX it is convenient to stack them all together. The
stack order is as follows; FCII-AC on the bottom, FCII in the middle, and the FCII-MAX on top. This
allows for proper access and adequate cooling for each component.
The FCII components are designed to be stacked on top of each other and secured by simple brackets on
either side. There are 6 sets of threaded holes, 3 pair forward, 3 pair toward the back, on either side of the
components. There is no real requirement for which sets are used provided the load is distributed both
front and back and the components are stacked flush with each other.
Tools Needed:
#2 Phillips Head screwdriver
The design of the FCII-AC requires that it is placed on the bottom of the stack. Use 4 #10-32 screws to
secure, but do not tighten, two brackets, one forward, one back to one side of the FCII-AC.
Use 4 #10-32 screws to secure, but do not tighten, the two brackets on the opposite side of the FCII-AC.
Align the FCII so that it is facing the same way as the FCII-AC.