Installation guide

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Meridian Companion Installation and Maintenance Guide
Contents
Introduction to Meridian Companion ...............................1
Preparing to install a Meridian Companion system ........................1
Installing a Meridian Companion system........................................2
Installation warnings.......................................................................3
Safety precautions..........................................................................6
System overview ..........................................................................10
Installing the hardware....................................................11
Installing Base Stations ................................................................12
Installation guidelines ................................................................................. 12
Powering a Base Station ............................................................................ 13
Mounting a Base Station ............................................................................ 14
Installing remote power interconnect units ................................................. 16
Mounting the remote power interconnect unit............................................. 24
Wiring the RPI unit...................................................................................... 26
Upgrading an RPI-8 to an RPI-16............................................................... 31
Mounting a Base Station plug-top power supply ........................................ 32
Installing external antennas and lightning surge arrestors ...........35
Installing an indoor directional external antenna ........................................ 36
Installing an indoor omnidirectional external antenna ................................ 37