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6. Tighten the cable strain relief on the
bottom of the SC 370 enclosure
securely.
GPS Antenna
The GPS antenna, shown in Figure 2-1, is
required with the GPS enabled PCB3 Smart
Board shown in Figure 1-5. Follow the
method below to install the GPS antenna.
Important! The GPS antenna must be
mounted outdoors with an unobstructed
view of the sky.
1. Disconnect AC power to the SC 370 and
wait 5 minutes for voltage to bleed off.
2. Open the enclosure door and install the
cable strain relief and locknut into an
available 1/2” hole in the enclosure
bottom.
3. Route the antenna cable’s small
connector through the cable strain relief
(from the enclosure outside) to the GPS
antenna connection located on PCB 3
(see Figure 1-5). Route the cable along
the right side of the enclosure. Plug the
cable connector into the GPS antenna
connection on PCB 3.
4. Attach the antenna cable to the side of
the enclosure using the two pre-installed
ribbon cable clamps.
5. For best reception and synchronization,
choose a location for mounting the GPS
antenna with an unobstructed view of the
sky. The included mounting bracket can
simultaneously accommodate a
Vanguard Photodiode, Cellular Antenna,
and GPS Antenna (see Figure 2-1).
Note: See “Photodiode Mounting” and
“Cellular Antenna” for additional
considerations when selecting a mounting
location for the Antenna Mounting
Bracket.
6. Mount the Antenna Mounting Bracket
using one of the following methods:
Wall Mount: Use screws (not
included) to mount to the outside
wall of a shelter.
Horizontal Unistrut Mount: Use
spring-nuts (not included) to mount
to unistrut.
Vertical Pole or H-frame post
Mount: Use 3” U-bolt (included) to
mount to pole or H-frame post. The
bracket permits use of larger U-bolts,
up to 5”.
Important! Regardless of the mounting
method selected, the antenna bracket
must be grounded with a minimum AWG
14 Ground wire connected to the site
Grounding System. Observe proper
Grounding procedures.
7. Mount the GPS antenna onto the
mounting bracket using its large
mounting nut.
8. Connect the antenna cable connector to
the GPS antenna.
9. Secure the antenna cable to the mounting
structure using cable ties.
10. Coil up any unused antenna cable inside
the SC 370 enclosure. The diameter of
the coil should be as large as possible.
11. Tighten the cable strain relief on the
bottom the of SC 370 enclosure
securely.
12. Verify that neither LED: Ant. Open or
Ant. Short, shown in Figure 1-5, are lit
once system power is restored. See
Section 1 GPS Sync. Kit for additional
information regarding the Ant. Open and
Ant. Short LEDs.
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