2 TB8100 Installation Guide© Tait Electronics Limited June 2005Contents1 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31.1 Personal Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31.2 Equipment Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.3 Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.4 Environmental Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61.5 Grounding and Lightning Protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71.6 Recommended Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71.7 Ventilation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81.8 Installing the Base Station System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162.1 Auxiliary Power Supply Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162.2 12V PA Power Saving Control Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182.3 System Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202.4 Service Kit Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252.5 RF Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262.6 System Control Bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Associated DocumentationTB8100 Installation and Operation Manual.TB8100 Service Manual (service centres only).TB8100 Specifications Manual.TB8100 Service Kit and Alarm Center User’s Manuals and online Help.TB8100 Calibration Kit User’s Manual and online Help.All available TB8100 product documentation is provided on the Product CD supplied with the basestation. Updates may also be published on the Tait support website. Consult your nearest TaitDealer or Customer Service Organisation for more informationTuning and ConfigurationIf your TB8100 BSS has not been tuned to your requirements at the factory, you will need to tunethe reciter modules before operating them in your radio system. To do this you will need to usethe Calibration Kit software included on the Product CD, plus the TB8100 calibration test unit.The TB8100 BSS has been programmed with a default software configuration and defaultpasswords at the factory. You will need to use the Service Kit software to configure your BSS tosuit the requirements of your radio system. Refer to the Calibration Kit and Service Kitdocumentation for full details on these procedures.