User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- APX Vehicular Adapter (VA) System Compatibility Matrix
- ASTRO™ APX™ Vehicular Adapter (APX VA) RF Energy Exposure and Product Safety
- RF Energy Exposure Awareness and Control Information, and Operational Instructions for Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Occupational Use Requirements
- Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Regulations
- Compliance with RF Exposure Standard
- RF Exposure Compliance and Control Guidelines and Operating Instructions
- Mobile Antenna Installation Guidelines
- Approved Accessories
- Additional Information
- Compliance and Control Guidelines and Operating Instructions for Mobile Two-Way Radios Installed as Fixed Site Control Stations
- Compliance and Control Guidelines and Operating Instructions for Mobile Two-Way Radios Installed on Maritime Vessels
- Electromagnetic Interference or Compatibility
- Driver Safety
- Acoustic Safety
- Operational Warnings
- Installation Instructions
- Introduction
- Installation Requirements for Compliance with RF Energy Exposure Safety Standards
- Installation Planning
- Console Installation
- Antenna Installation
- Console Cabling
- LED Surveillance Configuration (Option Wiring – User Configurable)
- Installation Verification
- Maintenance
- Operational Warnings
- Operational Cautions
- Efficient System Operation
- User Guide
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Note: Applying excessive force with a tool can cause damage to the antenna
or the connector (such as stripping threads, deforming the collar or
connector, or causing the connector to twist in the housing opening and
break).
The mini-UHF connector tool (part number HLN6695) is designed to
securely tighten the antenna plug-APX VA jack connection without
damaging either the plug or the jack.
Motorola recommends the following sequence to ensure proper
attachment of the system (see Figure 4).
Figure 4: Antenna / Mini-UHF Connection
1. Ensure that there is sufficient slack in the antenna cable.
2. Ensure that the collar of the antenna cable plug is loose and does not
bind.
3. Ensure that the mini-UHF jack is tight in the APX VA housing.
4. Slide the collar back against the flange. Insert the antenna cable plug’s
pin fully into the APX VA jack, but do not engage the threads.
5. Ensure that the plug’s and jack’s interlocking features are fully seated.
Check this by grasping the crimp on the cable jack, rotating the cable, and
noting any movement. If the features are seated correctly, there should be
NO movement.
6. Finger-tighten the antenna cable plug’s collar onto the APX VA’s jack.
7. Give a final tug, by hand, to the collar, and retighten by hand as firmly as
possible.
Note: Do not use pliers or any other device to grip the tightening tool. It has
been designed to allow you to achieve proper torque on the collar
without over tightening. Over tightening the collar can damage the
connector and the APX VA.
Cable
Flange
Collar Pulled Back
to Flange
Coax Conductor
Plug (Pin)
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