User Manual

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Before You Begin
This document describes the physical installation and maintenance of the CCU4 collector at the
site of installation and presumes any pre-installation configurations or modifications have
already been performed at the meter shop. For more information about procedures performed
prior to installation, see the CCU4 Collector Configuration Guide.
How This Book is Organized
• Chapter 1, “CCU4 Collector Overview” describes the features of the collector, its role in
the fixed network, and its individual components.
• Chapter 2, “Installation Considerations” addresses several topics to consider before
installing a CCU4 collector, including avoiding RF interference and calculating wind load.
This chapter also describes installing a davit on a wood pole.
• Chapter 3, “Installing the CCU4 Collector” describes installing the collector either on the
davit of a light pole or on a davit attached to a wood pole. This chapter also describes
supplying power to the collector using either the photoelectric sensor of a light pole or the
secondary power wires of a wood pole.
• Chapter 4, “Servicing the CCU4 Collector” describes replacing the antennas, the battery
pack, and the entire collector.
• Appendix A, “CCU4 Collector Specifications” provides environmental, electrical, and
physical specifications for the collector and its components.
• Appendix B, “Troubleshooting” provides possible solutions to problems that may occur
while installing and servicing the CCU4 collector.
Conventions
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