User's Manual

Installationguidelines
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Tools and Material Requirements
Fiber Optics
Allfiberopticcables,includingpatchcords,mustbeSINGLEMODE.Multi‐modefiberisnotsupported.
Birdequipmen
tisdesignedtobeusedwithonlySC/APCfiberconnectors.Allconnectionpointsinthefibermust
eitherbefusionsplicedorequippedwithAPCconnectors.UPCconnectorsanywhereinthefiberpathwillcause
degradationintheperformanceoftheequipment.APCconnectorscanbeidentifiedbytheirgr
eenjacket.
 Totalopticallossmustbe<15dBo.
 Opticalreturnloss‐60dBorgreater.
Fiberpa
nelinser ts/couplingsmustbeAPC.
Tools
 FiberOpticcleanerforSC/APCconnectors
 T8Torxbitforcardcagemodules
 Appropriatebitforrackscrews
 SpectrumanalyzerwithRFpowermeter
 AppropriatejumpercablestoconnectspectrumanalyzertoBirdequipment
 OTDR
 Opticalpowermeter
 Opticalvisualfaultfinder
 Fibersplicer
 SMAtorquewrenchcalibrateto0.9N‐m
 ESDStrap‐(ElectrostaticDischarge):TheBIU,FOIandPowerSuppliescontainhighlysensitivecomponents
thatcanbedestroyedbystatic.
NEVERop
encards,BGW,CGW,repeatersorremotes!
Miscellaneous Material
 ACpowercord(s)ifusingtheDPU‐301powersupply[ACtoDCpowersupply]
 18AWGpowerwireifusingtheDPU‐302powersupply[DCtoDCpowersupply]
 FerritebeadfilterfortheDCsupplycabletotheDPU‐302.Theferritebeadfi ltermustbeinstalledcloseto
theDPU‐302.Followmanufacturerrecommendationsforproperinstallationoftheferritebeadfilter.