LightPointe FlightLite 100, Installation And Maintenance Manual

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FlightTransport Installation Guide
505-003686-00000 Rev A 2-25
Step 3
Center the telescope crosshairs on the opposite link head at
an aiming point slightly above the linkhead TX and RX
lenses.
Aiming Point
Caution: Before applying power to the link heads, make
sure the input power selector switch is in the correct
position.
Step 4 Connect the Cat 5/6 copper data cables from the network
interface to the RJ connector on the back of the link head or
otherwise provide power to the linkhead.
Step 5
Set the power switch on the linkhead to the Test position
(down). Confirm that the power LED illuminates. The system
is now transmitting power over the Free Space link.
The linkheads may be aligned well enough to “see” each
other with only the telescope alignment. But this is rare and
further alignment is almost certainly required.
Observe the Low Power Receive indicators on the far-side
linkhead. These indicators are used to confirm coarse
alignment from one end of the link observing the far end.
These indicators on the face of the linkheads are bright
enough to be visible from your end of the link. These
indicators are illuminated green when the received FSO
power at the OTHER linkhead is lower than three bars –
which is too low for proper operation.
When the lights go out, you have some amount of power
being received between the linkheads. If the lights are on,
you need to continue to adjust the alignment.