User's Manual

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2. PREPARATION FOR INSTALLATION
 About 3 hours are required for Wireless IQ installation.
 Before you begin, coordinate the time of installation with the store owner/manager
to minimize disruption of business.
 Be certain electrical power is available.
 Be certain some type of compatible vehicle detector loop or other vehicle detector
system has already been installed in the drive-thru lane(s).
2.1 Tools Required
 Phillips (cross-point) screwdriver, size #2  wire cutter/stripper
 standard (slotted) screwdriver, inch (3.2 mm)  soldering iron
 power drill and drill-bit set  rosin-core solder
 fish tape, 100 feet (30 meters)  electrical tape
2.2 Battery Charger Setup and Battery Charging
Set up the battery charger and charge the COMMUNICATOR
®
batteries as follows.
2.2.1 Battery Charger Setup for Use In the United States
 Connect the battery
charger cable to the
16.5VAC power adapter
or 24VDC power supply
as shown in Figure 9.
 Plug the adapter into an
AC electrical outlet. The
red lights on the charger
will come on and go off,
then the yellow lights will
come on and stay on.
Figure 9. Battery charger power connection