Installing A System; Placing The Matrix; Placing The Antennas And Splitters; Wiring The Antennas And Splitters - Clear-Com ECLIPSE DIGITAL WIRELESS User Manual

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An Eclipse wireless system
can work immediately when
you receive it, as long as the
beltpacks are registered to
the system.
E C L I P S E W I R E L E S S C O M M U N I C A T I O N S Y S T E M

INSTALLING A SYSTEM

You can begin using a Eclipse system as soon as you receive it, as long as the
beltpacks are registered to the base, using the generic user labels for the beltpacks
and the rear-panel connections.

PLACING THE MATRIX

The first stage in setup is placing the matrix in a convenient location, knowing
that it is the central routing unit of the Eclipse system.
At this stage, if they are unregistered, you may want to register all of the beltpacks
with the Eclipse Configuration System (ECS), or at least register one or two for
system setup and testing. Follow the instructions in the Eclipse Configuration
System instruction manual to register the beltpacks.

PLACING THE ANTENNAS AND SPLITTERS

The next step is to begin placing antennas and splitters to provide the necessary
coverage areas for all of the beltpacks. Your first placements of antennas and
splitters will be experimental and temporary. After placing the antennas, you will
walk through the coverage areas to check for gaps and then re-locate the antennas
accordingly.
More information on checking coverage areas is given later in this chapter, in the
sections "Determining Coverage Areas" and "Doing a Site Survey to Determine
Coverage Areas."
The following questions will help you to begin placing the antennas:
• What areas will have more than five active beltpack users in them at any
time? Co-locate a second transceiver/antenna there.
• Is there a central place to locate an antenna so that it will provide
omnidirectional (all directions / circular) coverage?
• Are there balcony areas, corridors, or other rooms or areas that will require
coverage with antennas?
Next decide where the antenna splitter(s) that feed these antennas will be safely
located. For systems with only one or two transceiver/antennas, the cable runs
will go directly from the transceiver ports on the base E-Que card.

WIRING THE ANTENNAS AND SPLITTERS

To wire antennas and splitters:
1. Run 4-pair CAT-5 cable from the Eclipse base to the antenna or splitter, and
determine that the antenna or splitter is showing both power (green LED lit)
and signal (yellow LED lit when the matrix is on).
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