Quick Guide: Digit Display Installation with FLR 1500 Control Kit
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Figure 4: Driver Connections
Figure 5: Signal Routing by Display
d.
Plug the hand-held controller serial cable into the
J-box at the jack labeled “DB9 Male DataMaster
100 Connect.”
e.
Plug the other end of this cable into the hand-
held controller.
f.
Plug the J-box power adaptor into a 120 VAC
grounded outlet.
Client Radio Installation
1.
Turn off power to the display during the installation
of the radio.
2.
Mount the client radio at or within 25 feet (8 meters)
of the display.
3.
Connect signal cables as follows. The letter for each
step is noted in
Figure 3
.
a.
Attach the 6-foot (2 meter) provided cable to the
driver at J12.
b.
Attach the mating jack end to the display cabinet.
For drop-in displays or for those that are
shrouded, the cable may be routed through a
conduit knockout in the display to the side of the
structure or shrouding. Use fittings to protect the
cable from rough edges.
c.
Connect the quick-connect cable from the client
radio to the mating jack at the display. The quick
connect cable is pre-terminated in the client radio.
4.
Secure loose cable to protect it from weather or
vandalism.
Signal Connection between Displays
1.
Remove the signal knockouts on the backs of each
display. Insert conduit fittings over the rough edges.
Starting with the driver that is connected to the client
radio (the host display), plug the RJ cable into the
output jack J11. Refer to
Figure 4
and
Figure 5
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DD1399086 Rev 2
12 April 2010
