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TB8100 base station
Installation Guide
MBA-00009-07
Issue 7
February 2007

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  • Page 1 TB8100 base station Installation Guide MBA-00009-07 Issue 7 February 2007...
  • Page 2: Contact Information

    Limited. service life is over. Please be environmentally The word TAIT and the TAIT logo are trademarks of responsible and dispose through the original supplier, Tait Electronics Limited. your local municipal waste “separate collection” service, All trade names referenced are the service mark, or contact Tait Electronics Limited.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    /support.taitworld.com) . Tuning and Configuration If your TB8100 base station has not been tuned to your requirements at the factory, you will need to tune the reciter modules before operating them in your radio system. To do this you will need to use the Calibration Kit software included on the Product CD, plus the Calibration and Test Unit.
  • Page 4: Installation

    Refer to the ratings label on the rear of the module. The TB8100 base station must be installed so that the rear of the PMU is located in a service access area. The PMU must be connected to the mains supply source by trained personnel in accordance with local and national regulations.
  • Page 5: Equipment Safety

    Association website is http://www.esda.org. Figure 1.1 Typical antistatic bench set-up conductive wrist strap dissipative rubber bench mat common point ground (building ground or mains ground via 1M ohm series resistor) TB8100 Installation Guide Installation © Tait Electronics Limited February 2007...
  • Page 6 The MRF9060 LDMOS FET is used as the final power device in the TB8100 50W and 100W PAs. In these PAs, the MRF9060 device is protected from high VSWR by the design of the circuitry. This circuitry...
  • Page 7: Regulatory Information

    Directive 1999/5/EC, also known as the Radio and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment (R&TTE) directive. The 1. Refer to the TB8100 Specifications Manual (MBA-00001-xx) for more information on the compliance standards to which the TB8100 base station equipment has been tested and approved. TB8100 Installation Guide Installation...
  • Page 8: Environmental Conditions

    Environmental Conditions 1.4.1 Operating Temperature Range The operating temperature range of the TB8100 base station is –30°C to +60°C (–22°F to +140°F) ambient temperature. Ambient temperature is defined as the temperature of the air at the intake to the cooling fans.
  • Page 9: Grounding And Lightning Protection

    5/16in or 8mm AF spanner for the SMA connectors. ■ You can also obtain the TBA0ST2 tool kit from your nearest Tait Dealer or Customer Service Organisation. It contains the basic tools needed to install, tune and service the TB8100 base station.
  • Page 10: Ventilation

    Refer to Figure 1.2 on page The cooling airflow for the TB8100 base station enters through the front panel and exits at the rear of the subrack. For optimum thermal performance, the heated air that has passed through a base station must not be allowed to re-enter the air intakes on the front panel.
  • Page 11 38U cabinet is five, as shown in Figure 1.2 on page If the TB8100 base station is installed in a rack or cabinet with other equipment with different ventilation requirements, we recommend that the TB8100 be positioned below this equipment.
  • Page 12 Figure 1.2 Typical cabinet ventilation requirements top view 20cm (8in) side view front view ≥17.5cm (≥7in) ventilation slots airflow entry blanking panels airflow exit Installation TB8100 Installation Guide © Tait Electronics Limited February 2007...
  • Page 13: Installing The Base Station

    In all cases follow safe lifting practices. 1.8.1 Unpacking the Equipment The TB8100 base station is packed in a strong corrugated cardboard carton Unpacking the Base Station with top and bottom foam cushions. To prevent personal injury and damage to the equipment, we recommend that two people unpack the base station.
  • Page 14 Disposal of Packaging it according to your local recycling methods. The foam cushions are CFC- and HCFC-free and may be burnt in a suitable waste-to-energy combustion facility, or compacted in landfill. Installation TB8100 Installation Guide © Tait Electronics Limited February 2007...
  • Page 15 Figure 1.5 Subrack mounting points front view rear view main mounting holes - front auxiliary mounting holes - rear TB8100 Installation Guide Installation © Tait Electronics Limited February 2007...
  • Page 16 TBAA03-13 bracket fitted in a typical Tait Electronics cabinet . If you are not using a Tait cabinet, you may have to make your own brackets to suit your installation. Figure 1.6 Auxiliary support bracket Important...
  • Page 17 Important The slide mounting rails are not suitable for transporting a cabinet fitted with a fully built-up TB8100 base station. In this case, you must also fit the TBAA03-13 auxiliary sup- port brackets to the upper set of rear mounting holes...
  • Page 18 1.8.5 Cabling We recommend that you try to route all cables to and from the TB8100 base General station along the side of the cabinet so the cooling airflow is not restricted. DC power cables should be well supported so that the terminals on the...
  • Page 19: Connection

    Two different types of auxiliary DC output connector have been fitted to the PMU. The pin allocations for the 8-way connector fitted to PMUs TB8100 Installation Guide Connection © Tait Electronics Limited February 2007...
  • Page 20 March 2005 use the 2-way connector. Note that pins 1 & 3 and pins 2 & 4 on the 4-way connector are linked. Refer to “System Connections” on page 22 for the pin allocations for +AUX_V on each system interface board. Connection TB8100 Installation Guide © Tait Electronics Limited February 2007...
  • Page 21: Rf Connections

    This in turn may result in random actuations of microphone PTT, carrier, or speaker key, causing the base station to transmit or the speaker to be actuated incorrectly. TB8100 Installation Guide Connection © Tait Electronics Limited February 2007...
  • Page 22: System Connections

    On version 1 and later system interface boards, digital inputs 3, 4, 5, and 6 may also be configured as outputs using a Task Manager statement. For more details refer to “Digital Interface” on page 124 of the Installation and Oper- ation Manual, and to the Service Kit documentation. Connection TB8100 Installation Guide © Tait Electronics Limited February 2007...
  • Page 23 On version 1 and later system interface boards, digital inputs 3, 4, 5, and 6 may also be configured as outputs using a Task Manager statement. For more details refer to “Digital Interface” on page 124 of the Installation and Oper- ation Manual, and to the Service Kit documentation. TB8100 Installation Guide Connection © Tait Electronics Limited February 2007...
  • Page 24 If a base station with a 12V PA is configured for Deep Sleep, digital out 1 is dedicated to Power Saving control and cannot be used for any other Task Manager function. Connection TB8100 Installation Guide © Tait Electronics Limited February 2007...
  • Page 25 The rear-mounted RS-232 serial port facilitates the connection of multiple base stations to a Service Kit or Alarm Center using an APS (asynchronous TB8100 Installation Guide Connection © Tait Electronics Limited February 2007...
  • Page 26 This system interface board is fitted to reciters bearing the product code TaitNet Ethernet TBA4xxx-0K0x or TBA5xxx-0K0x (receive-only). If purchased separately, it has the spares code TBA-SP-S0K0. It provides the TB8100 base station with an Ethernet interface. It is fitted with a 15-way D-range connector (modified TaitNet), an RJ45 connector (Ethernet), and a 2-way auxiliary DC input connector.
  • Page 27 If a base station with a 12V PA is configured for Deep Sleep, digital out 1 is dedicated to Power Saving control and cannot be used for any other Task Manager function. TB8100 Installation Guide Connection © Tait Electronics Limited February 2007...
  • Page 28 Setting switches S1 and S2 on the TaitNet Ethernet system interface board Factory default settings Rx gate, Tx Key, unbalanced audio RSSI switches 1 to 6 not used Optional settings E&M signalling Tx relay switches 1 to 6 not used Connection TB8100 Installation Guide © Tait Electronics Limited February 2007...
  • Page 29: Service Kit Connections

    Service Kit Connections The TB8100 Service Kit is connected to the base station via the RS-232 serial port on the control panel. This port is a 9-way female D-range connector. Use a straight through cable, as supplied with the Service Kit, to connect your programming computer to the base station.
  • Page 30: 12V Pa Power Saving Control Connection

    Note When a reciter fitted with a TaitNet RS-232 system interface board is used in a TB8100 base station, the RS-232 port on the control panel is disabled. In this situation you must connect to the RS-232 port at the rear of the reciter. Refer to “TaitNet...
  • Page 31 If you wish to make up your own cable, use the following connector for both the PA and reciter connections: 2x1-way Molex 43025-0200/crimp socket 43030-0001 female. ■ TB8100 Installation Guide Connection © Tait Electronics Limited February 2007...
  • Page 32 Directiva 1999/5/CE. Veja também: http://eudocs.taitworld.com/ Español Svensk Por medio de la presente Tait Electronics Limited declara que el TBAB1, TBAC0 & Härmed intygar Tait Electronics Limited att TBAH0 cumple con los requisitos esenciales y denna TBAB1, TBAC0 & TBAH0 står I cualesquiera otras disposiciones aplicables o överensstämmelse med de väsentliga...

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