User's Manual

FSM Cable Installation & MEU Activation
Page 8 of 43 Rev. 1A, Rev. Date: 8/31/2006
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6) After you determine the location of the MEU the Cable Vendor can start the installation
process for the MEU.
(Work with your Cable Vendor to determine the power availability.)
You must consider the following factors when determining the best location of the MEU.
1) Location of the power for the MEU. The power will either come from an outlet by the
TV at the front entrance of the store or from the LAN Cabinet. The LAN Cabinet is
normally located in the Pharmacy or the Electric room. The MEU currently comes with a
75’ power cable, but in the future will come with a 100’ cable. The MEU has to be placed
where it can reach to one of these power sources. The power location choice should made
in the following sequence:
a) An open outlet by the TV. (This may be documented in the Pre-Install Survey)
b) The LAN Cabinet.
c) If the outlets are filled by the TV and the extension cord is not long enough to reach the
LAN Cabinet, then the Cable vendor will have to modify the power outlet by the TV to
add another outlet. This should only be done if options 1 or 2 will not work. This is
an extra cost for the install and will take extra time.
d) The location of where the MEU is plugged into the power should be documented in
your installation site report. If the Cable Vendor had to modify the power outlet by the
TV, make sure to document what they did in detail.
2) When determining the availability of power work with your Cable Vendor. We are limited
by the length of the power extension cord, either 75’ or 110’, but this cord can go directly
from the MEU to the power location. It does not have to run the length of the girders.
(Appendix F will give you examples on how to estimate the distance from the MEU to
the power location.)
3) The location of the posts in the center of the store. In an 8 aisle store this is normally aisle
3, in a 9 aisle store this is normally aisle 4, and in a 10 aisle store this is normally aisle 5.
Consider will the cables reach all the locations for the transmitters and receivers from this
location?
4) The preferred mounting method for the MEU is mounting it on a central post. This is the
standard, but there are exceptions when the MEU will have to Suspended from the ceiling.
This should only be done if the post mount location will not work for this store. (The
Suspended Mount instructions are found in Appendix C of this document.)