Installation Manual

Contents
4 750.001.003
Revised June 1999
© 1999 AXCESS
TM
Inc.
Dipole Antenna Installation ..................................................... 55
Introduction.......................................................................................................................55
Required Materials ...........................................................................................................55
Prerequisite Tasks ...........................................................................................................55
Installing the Dipole Antenna............................................................................................56
Road Loop Antenna Installation.............................................. 59
Introduction.......................................................................................................................59
Required Materials ...........................................................................................................60
Prerequisite Tasks ...........................................................................................................60
Road Loop Layout & Connecting to the ATU ...................................................................61
Common Layout Problems...............................................................................................63
Installing the Road Loop Antenna ....................................................................................64
Bar Antenna System Installation............................................. 67
Introduction.......................................................................................................................67
Required Materials ...........................................................................................................68
Prerequisite Tasks ...........................................................................................................68
Installation Considerations ...............................................................................................68
Installing the Bar Antenna ................................................................................................70
Swing Frame Antenna System Installation............................. 71
Introduction.......................................................................................................................71
Required Materials ...........................................................................................................71
Prerequisite Tasks ...........................................................................................................71
Installing the Swing Frame Antenna.................................................................................71
Maximizing Antenna Performance with the ATU.................... 73
Adjusting Antenna Performance ......................................................................................73
Modifying Antenna Range: Adjusting the Transmitter Card . 77
Introduction.......................................................................................................................77
Required Materials ...........................................................................................................78
Adjusting the Transmission Field .....................................................................................78
Tag Mounting............................................................................ 79
Mounting Tags to Assets..................................................................................................79
Mounting Tags to Vehicles...............................................................................................81
Tags and Personnel .........................................................................................................83
Troubleshooting the System ................................................... 85
Introduction.......................................................................................................................85
Required Materials ...........................................................................................................85
Check the Power..............................................................................................................85
Check the Site..................................................................................................................86
Trace the Cables..............................................................................................................86