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2m Parabolic Antenna Installation Manual

NOTE: 1. Please read this manual carefully before antenna installation. 2. Please take care in installation process to prevent the reflector and shield deformation. This is for 1.2m standard antenna and high performance antenna. Antenna installation requires qualified, experienced personnel who must operate strictly based on the requirements of this installation manual. During antenna working course, so as to ensure optimum status of antenna, experienced personnel must perform the inspection and maintenance periodically (once half a year).

Contents
1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 2 2.1 2.2 2.3 3 3.1 3.2 3.3 4 5 6 6.1 6.2 7 Preparation for Antenna Installation... Condition of Antenna Installation. Antenna Installation Tools. Standard Accessory Torque.. Checking Parts of Antenna Antenna Assembly... Fixing Hanging Bracket to Reflector Assembly of Reflector and Shield Feeder Installation.. Antenna Installation. Anti-fall Angle Iron Installation. Antenna Hoisting Installation of Strengthening Rod. Antenna Polarization Adjustment ... Antenna and ODU Connecting. Adjustment of Antenna... Azimuth Adjustment Procedure Elevation Adjustment Procedure.. Final Inspection 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 5 7 8 8 9 11 13 14 15 15 16 17

1 Preparation for Antenna Installation

1.1 Condition of Antenna Installation
The diameter of mounting pipe is 114mm, which should be prepared by user, and vertically fixed on the position, where antenna will be mounted. There must be applicable sustaining point for fixation of strengthening rod (Please see 3.3 for detailed statement).

1.2 Antenna Installation Tools

Wrench (for bolts and nuts M10-M12) Crossed screwdriver (for screws M4-M5) Torque wrench (recommended)

1.3 Standard Accessory Torque

With regards to the torque set during the antenna assembly process, supplier suggests:

Item

Type

Torque (N.m)

1 2 3 4 5 6

M3 M4 M5 M6 M10 M12

1.1 2.7 5.5 9.3 23 40

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1.4 Checking Parts of Antenna
High performance antenna contains all of the items indicated in figure 1, while standard antenna excludes items and.

hanging bracket set 1 shield1 piece feeder1 piece

reflector 1 piece vaseline (1 bag) bolt M1230 (4 sets)

connecting bolt for shield (14 sets) anti-seize grease (1 piece) strengthening rod (1 set)

assembly of connecting plate (2 pieces)

Figure 1 Indication of Items

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2.1 Fixing Hanging Bracket to Reflector
2.1.1 Before installation, please loosen the 4 bolts M5; remove orderly the spring washer, flat washer and the feeder pressing blocks, as instructed in figure 2. The above-mentioned parts will be used in Section 2.3.

Figure 2

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2.1.2 Assemble reflector and hanging bracket together with four M12X30 bolts with spring washers and flat washers, see figure3.

hanging bracket (1 piece) flat washer (4 pieces)

bolt M12X30 (4 pieces) spring washer 124 pieces reflector (1 piece)

Figure 3 Fixing Hanging Bracket to Reflector

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2.2 Assembly of Reflector and Shield
2.2.1 The connecting holes of antenna shield and strengthening rod are corresponding. So before assembly of reflector and shield, some actions should be done to connecting plate: first loosen the bolt M10 on the connecting plate, remove the flat washer, connecting plate, flat washer, spring washer and nut orderly for use.

bolt M102 piecesconnecting plate1 piece

Figure 4 Indication of Connecting Plate 2.2.2 Align two red triangles on edge of reflector and bottom of shield, see figure 5. Insert connecting standard parts into connecting holes orderly. There are two corresponding 10 connecting holes, which are used for the installation of standard units and connecting plates. All of connecting bolts should be used up and tightened evenly in the reflector and shield assembly.

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NOTE: If left installation is chosen, please rotate the shield 180, and align the red triangle on the shield and the one at the other side of the reflector. Figure 9 shows the left installation, and figure 8 shows the right installation.

bolt M614 pieces

flat washer 614 pieces bigger flat washer (14 pieces) nut M614 pieces connecting plate (2 pieces)

spring washer 614 pieces bolt M102 sets

Figure 5 Installation of Antenna Shield

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2.3 Feeder Installation
Insert feeder from rear of reflector, and then press it tightly with four bolts and pressing blocks evenly, see figure 6. NOTE: The output and shape of the real feeder may be different with that shown in the drawing, according to the difference of antenna types. But feeder installation will not be affected.

bolt M54 sets

feeder1 piece

pressing block4 pieces

Figure 6 Feeder Installation

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3.1 Anti-fall Angle Iron Installation
3.1.1 The diameter of mounting pipe for antenna installation should be 114mm. 3.1.2 Before commencing antenna installation, please fix the anti-fall angle iron to the mounting pipe with U-bolt M14 in order to ensure the safety during courses of antenna installation and adjustment, see figure 7.

U-bolt M14 1 set

mounting pipe piece 1

anti-fall angle iron (1 piece) nut M144 pieces

flat washer 142 pieces

spring washer 142 pieces

Figure7 Installation of Anti-fall Angle Iron

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3.2 Antenna Hoisting
3.2.1 Two kinds of antenna installation manners are available: left Installation and right Installation. Engineers should select a proper installation manner based on antenna receiving direction, mounting pipe and relevant position of surrounding object.

hoist ring (1 piece)

connecting plate (2 pieces)

U-bolt M122 sets

azimuth adjusting screw (1 piece)

bolt2 pieces

Figure 8 Antenna Right Installation

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3.2.2 Please uninstall item of figure 8 before installation. Use the hoist ring to arise antenna to the proper position, and use the two connecting plates for traction to ensure the antenna safety during the hoist course, preventing knocking of antenna and tower. Fix the antenna to the mounting pipe with item , and then fix one end of the azimuth adjusting screw to the anti-fall angle iron with bolts and another end to the hanging bracket. Indication of figure 8 is right installation. 3.2.3 Left installation, as illustrated in figure 9, is similar with right installation. As left installation is in necessity, please rotate the antenna 180

Figure 9 Antenna Left Installation NOTE: The two hoist rings are only used for antenna hoisting, and should be removed after hoisting finished. Please unstop the rubber plugs of leakage holes at the bottom of antenna shield.

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3.3 Installation of Strengthening Rod
3.3.1 Please install the antenna strengthening rod in time after completed antenna installation in order to enhance the anti-wind ability. 3.3.2 User needs to assemble the applied parts and standard accessories as shown in figure 10. Please loosen the M10 bolt at one end of the strengthening rod, and then move the flat washer, spring washer and nut for use. 3.3.3 Fix one end of the strengthening rod to the hole of the connecting plate, and the other end to the clamp, and fix the clamp with boltsto the sustainable member, such as a tower angle iron. So as to ensure the sustaining ability of strengthening rod, please pay attention to the selection of sustaining point: (a) usually strengthening rod and hanging bracket cannot locate at one side of antenna; (b) the height difference of two fixing points for strengthening rod should be as small as possible and the angle between strengthening rod and horizon could not over 25.

bolt M10 (1 set)

strengthening rod1 piece

Figure10 Installation of Strengthening Rod

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3.3.4 There are two connecting plates at back of the reflector, and user can choose one according to the field situation.

clamp1 piece bolt M102 sets sustainable member

Figure 11 Installation of Strengthening Rod

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4 Antenna Polarization Adjustment

4.1 Two kinds of antenna polarization are available: vertical polarization and horizontal polarization. Select one of both polarizations based on circuit design as starting antenna installation. This section introduces how to change antenna polarization. 4.2 Antenna polarization is vertical at leaving factory. Under this circumstance, the red polarized mark (or polarized mark line) on feeder is even to the vertical polarization mark V on antenna, see figure 12(1). If horizontal polarization is applied, please loosen appropriately the impacted screws on pressing blocks of feeder, rotate feeder clockwise or anti-clockwise, and then even out polarized mark to horizontal polarization mark line H, see figure 12(2).

1Vertical Polarization feeder (1 piece) feeder pressing block (4 pieces)

2Horizontal Polarization red polarized mark (1 piece) bolt M4 (4 pieces)

Figure 12 Antenna Polarization Adjustment

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5 Antenna and ODU Connecting

5.1 Select one polarization based on circuit design while connecting antenna and ODU. The connecting introduced in this section takes vertical polarization as an example. The installation of horizontal polarization is similar. 5.2 As introduced in figure 13, ensure the conformance of antenna polarization and ODU polarization before installation. Attach the ODU to the antenna by hooking the latches on the antenna. NOTE: Please daub Vaseline at the antenna port before ODU installation.

Figure 13 Antenna and ODU Connecting

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6 Adjustment of Antenna
6.1 Azimuth Adjustment Procedure
6.1.1Coarse azimuth adjustment: Uninstall the azimuth fine adjusting bolt and the connecting bolt, and then loosen appropriately nuts on U-bolt of hanging bracket and fixing screws on strengthening rod, see figure 11. Rotate antenna or/ strengthening rod by human forces so that antenna could make azimuth adjustment surrounding mounting pipe. Note: Please dont rotate too much to keep hanging bracket from falling down from the anti-fall angle iron within azimuth adjusting course. 6.1.2 Coarse determination of azimuth: Coarsely determine the direction of antenna by eyeballing or/ and a compass based on circuit design, and then fix the azimuth fine adjusting bolt and the connecting bolt.

azimuth adjusting bolt1 piece

nut2 sets

bolt M121 setU-bolt2 pieces nut (4 sets)

Figure 14 Azimuth Adjustment of Antenna 15

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6.1.3 Fine azimuth adjustment: Move the two adjusting nuts on fine adjusting bolts forward and backward. If azimuth-adjusting scale is insufficient, customer could continue adjusting by changing position of the anti-fall angle iron on mounting pipe. The range of fine adjustment is 10. It is necessary to fix hanging bracket with U-bolt as changing position of the anti-fall clamp on mounting pipe. Please lock tightly all involved loosened parts immediately after completed adjustment.

6.2 Elevation Adjustment

Fine elevation adjustment: Loosen the tightening elevation adjusting bolt appropriately, and then rotate the two nuts on item with involved tools. The range of fine adjustment is 10, see figure 15.

elevation adjusting bolt1 set nut2 sets bolt M12 (5 sets)

Figure 15 Elevation Adjustment of Antenna

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6 Adjustment of Antenna
After antenna installation, please confirm that every standard accessory is locked, whose torques can get reference from section 1.3. Make sure that the two drain holes are blocked by two plugs on top of antenna, and the two leaking holes on bottom of antenna are open.

NOTE: We will not inform again if there are some improvements, which do not impact antenna basic structure and performance.

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