DSC TL280LE Installation Manual page 9

c. Place the bracket on a flat, solid surface. Hold the communicator component side up and orient
the 4 holes on the communicator with the 4 standoffs protruding from the bracket. Push the com-
municator firmly and evenly onto the standoffs until it is securely attached to the mounting
bracket.
d. Remove the panel front cover.
e. Remove and discard the circular knockout located in the top-right section of the panel. (This hole
will be used for connection of the supplied radio antenna).
f. Connect the supplied 5" (12.7 cm) antenna cable to the radio, by passing the connector through
the hole on back of the mounting bracket to the communicator board. Push the antenna con-
nector firmly into the socket on the cellular radio. (See Figure 3).
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2. Install the Communicator into the panel:
a. Attach one end of the PC-LINK cable to the panel PCLINK_2 header on the panel (red wire
goes on the right-hand pin of the panel PCLINK_2 header (see Figure 3)).
b. Insert the assembled communicator into the panel.
NOTE: Ensure that the threaded antenna connection point is visible through the knockout hole
at the top right of the panel.
c. Place the nylon washer with bushing (thick flat washer) onto the threaded section of the antenna
cable. Insert the threaded section through the antenna mounting knockout hole at top right of
panel.
d. Place the second nylon washer (flat), followed by the brass washer and the brass nut, onto the
threaded section of the cable, outside the panel. Tighten the assembly by hand only (finger
tight only- do not over tighten the antenna assembly).
e. Locate the screw hole on the right side wall of the panel. See Figure 2 "screw". Line up the
assembled communicator with the right side wall of the panel and, using the screw provided,
Figure 1: Communicator Mounting Bracket
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Item
1 External Antenna Screw Thread
2 Brass Nut
3 Brass Washer
4 Nylon Washer (flat)
5 Antenna Mounting Tab
6 Nylon Washer with bushing (thicker flat washer)
7 Antenna Cable
8 Mounting Holes
9 Mounting Plate
10 Communicator Board
11 Stand Off
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