Document No. 563-003
Installation Instructions
January 12, 2007
Installation
1. Determine the optimal location of the FPX and
antenna for RF communications.
2. Mount the FPX using the provided screws.
You can also use double-sided tape or VELCRO
®
fasteners.
3. Set the
Channel
and
Network ID
switches to
their appropriate settings.
4. Connect the communication port of the
fi
eld panel
to the FPX (cable length limit is 4000 ft.).
5. Connect 24 Vac power.
6. Connect the antenna.
Be sure the antenna is
securely connected to the FPX.
For a remote mount antenna, do the following:
a. Locate the liquid tight
fi
tting so that the
antenna extension cable does not incur
excessive pull force. At the desired enclosure
location, punch a 1/2” knockout and use the
locknut to secure the body of the liquid tight
fi
tting into the knockout.
b. Route the antenna through the body of the
liquid tight
fi
tting (Figure 4). Hand-tighten the
liquid tight
fi
tting nut to secure the antenna in
place.
Make certain the liquid tight
fi
tting nut
tightens on the antenna base, not the
antenna itself, so the antenna can be
articulated.
c. Connect the antenna wire securely to the FPX.
7. Position the antenna in a vertical orientation (up
or down).
The installation is complete.
WL
AN0005R1
Liquid Tight Fitting
Installed in
Enclosure Knockout
Liquid Tight Fitting
Threaded Body
Antenna
Base
Antenna
Liquid Tight Fitting Locknut
Antenna Cable 12 inches
(305 millimeters)
Liquid Tight
Fitting Nut
Figure 4.
Remote Mount Antenna.
Siemens Building Technologies, Inc.
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