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2.5 Indoors Structural Mounting
The Sky Connect Indoors Cradle if used should be installed in accordance with
standard practices, install 4- 4mm screws into the rear of the cradle. Mount the cradle to
the Icarus Cradle adapter bracket or any suitable structural member. The cradle can
mount horizontally or vertically and has a locking detent. Mount the handset or cradle in
a suitable location near the transceiver, as the handset plugs directly in to the transceiver
using an RJ-45 connector. An external ringing alert is required for use with the Iridium
handset. An external POTS ringer is available which will utilize the incoming ring signal
on the RJ11 connector to provide an external ring. A volume control on the ringer allows
selection of appropriate ring levels, and the type of ring is user configurable via internal
DIP switches. Two #10 holes are provided for Indoors ringer mounting. Optionally, a
standard POTS phone can be used as the ringer.
2.6 Electrical connections
An external AC/DC converter is supplied with the unit. All that is required to
connect the converter is a line cord appropriate to your 50/60 Hz power outlet.
Indoors Wiring
Indoors handsets interface via an RJ11 or an RJ-45 connector. A maximum of
30' between transceiver and the Indoors RJ45 Iridium handset is allowed. RG-316 or
equivalent wiring must be used for the DSC Iridium handset bus data signals if not
connected directly to the transceiver (see wiring diagrams in section 4.0). Maximum
overall length of DSC Iridium handset buss is 30 feet including compressed coil cord.
There is no practical length limitation on the RJ11 port.
3.0 Post-Installation
After the wiring polarity, quality, and routing has been assured, and the structural
integrity of the Antenna, Transceiver, and dialing/audio interface has been verified, you
are able to begin the configuration and testing process.
3.1 Transceiver Indications
The SkyConnect Transceiver is equipped with diagnostic lights on the face of the
transceiver. The performance of these lights is very important as an aid to diagnosing
performance problems. This section describes the purpose of each light.
On power up, all lights will come on briefly, followed by a blinking of the
software revision. Software major designator is indicated by the green Signal Strength
bars, while minor increment is indicated by the yellow bars. Two green flashes followed
by three yellow flashes indicates version 2.3.
Signal Strength—When registered with the network, these lights will indicate
your current signal strength by displaying zero to five bars. Anything less than
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