Installation Instructions

8F083X03 Rev 13
DVRS-Product Safety and RF Exposure Booklet 22
Antenna Installation Instructions
IMPORTANT: To assure optimum performance and compliance with FCC/ISED RF
Energy Exposure regulations, these antenna installation guidelines and instructions
are limited to metal-body vehicles with appropriate ground planes and take into
account the potential exposure of back seat passengers and bystanders outside the
vehicle.
Selecting an Antenna Site/Location on a Metal Body Vehicle
1. External installation
Check the requirements of the antenna supplier and install the vehicle antenna external to a metal
body vehicle in accordance with those requirements.
2. Roof top
XTL mobile radio: For optimum performance and compliance with RF Energy Safety standards,
mount the mobile radio antenna in the center area of the roof.
APX mobile radio: For optimum performance and compliance with RF Energy Safety standards,
mount the mobile radio antennas (dual and single band) at 45cm (17.7 inches) from the center as
shown in the figure below. NOTE: For single band applications (one antenna), choose either side
for the installation (not the center).
Fig.1 Applicable to XTL and Non APX 8500