Mobile Collector Lite Installation Guide Mobile Collector Lite
Identification Mobile Collector Lite Installation Guide Part number: TDC-0730-000b (FCC copy) 11/06 Copyright © 2006 Itron, Inc. All rights reserved. Trademark Notice Itron is a registered trademark of Itron, Inc. All other product names and logos in this documentation are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Disclaimer RF EXPOSURE To comply with FCC requirements, maintain a separation distance of at least 40.
Contents Introduction.................................................................................................................. 1 Unpacking the MCLite Hardware................................................................................ 1 RF Unit Features .......................................................................................................... 2 The LED Status Indicator..........................................................................................
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Introduction This document contains information to help you install your Mobile Collector Lite (MCLite, for short) RF unit (radio) and FC200 handheld meter data collector in a vehicle. See your MV-RS CE Handheld Guide or the MV-RS CE online help for information on how to run MCLite from the MV-RS software running on the FC200.
RF Unit Features • 1 FC200 Getting Started Guide • 1 FC200 Vehicle Dock User's Guide • 1 shipping case RF Unit Features The following illustration identifies the main features of the MCLite RF unit.
MCLite Installation Overview MCLite Installation Overview Installing the MCLite hardware in a vehicle involves the following procedures: 1. Install the FC200 vehicle dock. See the instructions in the FC200 Vehicle Dock User's Guide included with the MCLite installation package. 2. Set up the FC200 handheld data collector. See the instructions in the FC200 Getting Started Guide included with the MCLite installation package. 3. Install the MVR handheld software on the FC200.
MCLite Installation Overview You can strap the mount to either the front or the back of the passenger-side seat back. Position the unit within the mount so that when it is strapped to the seat back, the unit's connectors face toward the passenger-side door. WARNING! Positioning the unit properly is critical for ensuring that the RF unit's cooling vents will not be blocked. Secure the RF unit in the mount by buckling the two diagonal corner straps. 2.
MCLite Installation Overview • Bucket seat – Extending the mounting straps from the side of the vehicle mount, wrap them around the seat back and buckle them to the opposite side of the vehicle mount. • Bench seat – connect the optional bench-seat straps to the buckles on the bottom of the vehicle mount.
MCLite Installation Overview Push the free ends of the straps between the seat cushion and the seat back, and then extend them up and over the top of the seat back and connect them to the buckles on the top of the vehicle mount. 3. Tighten the straps until the RF unit is snug against the seat back. To connect the RF unit to its power supply 6 1. Plug the the RF unit's power supply cable into the unit's power connector. 2.
MCLite Installation Overview To connect the FC200 to the RF unit 1. Plug the FC200 interface cable provided into the FC200 interface connector on the RF unit. 2. Plug the other end of the cable into the FC200's RS-232 port. To install the RF unit's antenna 1. Place the magnetic base of the antenna on the vehicle roof, on the passenger side. 2. Extend the free end of the antenna cable through the passengerside window and connect it to the RF unit's coaxial antenna connector.
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