CommScope ATC300-2000 - Manual (Page 130)

ATC300-1000/2000 Teletilt ® RET System Section 12–Device Configuration
Bulletin 639544 • Revision L August 2014 12-3
Factory installed actuators are pre-configured to include the antenna model number, antenna type,
and antenna serial number it is operating.
3. Click on the drop down arrow to the right of Antenna Type, and select the type of antenna that
is correct for the antenna model you selected. Note that this value is used for reference only and
has no direct affect upon the Actuator/Antenna that is being configured.
4. Enter the serial number of the antenna that is attached to this device in the Antenna Serial #
field. Note that this field is optional. However, if it is entered, it must be from 1 to 17 characters in
length and it may contain any combination of letters and numbers.
5. Specify the parameters for the remaining fields (Frequency Band, Technology, Base Station ID,
Installer ID, Installation Date, Mechanical Tilt, Bearing, Height, Sector, Location).
Note the following:
• The fields of Antenna Type, Technology, Location, and Height are available for Andrew
non-TMA devices only.
• A positive mechanical tilt angle means that the antenna beam is directed below the
horizontal plane. A negative mechanical tilt angle means that the antenna beam is
directed above the horizontal plane.
• The Bearing is the installed compass orientation for this antenna.
• The Height of the antenna up the tower must be entered in the range of 1 to 999.
No specific unit of length, such as feet or meters, is associated with this field.
However, you should enter a value that conforms to the units of length customarily
used by your company for antenna installations.
• The ID for the base station associated with this antenna must be 1 to 12 characters
in length for AISG 1.x devices and 1-32 characters in length for AISG 2.0 devices,
and may contain any combination of numbers and letters.
• The Installation Date field must be 1 to 6 characters in length with any combination of
letters and numbers.
• The Installer ID must be 1 to 5 characters in length with any combination of letters
and numbers.
• The Location field is a string with a numeric value from 1 to 32 that describes an
actuator’s position within a sector. Each device should have a unique sector-location
combination.
• Mechanical tilt has a valid range of -12.8 to 12.7 in AISG 1.1, and ±180.0 in AISG 2.0.
• Values specified for the Frequency Band, Technology, and Mechanical
Tilt are used for reference only and have no direct affect upon the actuator/
antenna that is being configured.
6. Carefully review all selections. If satisfied that all are correct, click on Set Device Data.
Alternately, the user may go back and edit/change any of the selections made or click on
Close to quit this process without making any changes to the actuator’s current configuration.
7. Click on Close after the new settings have finished uploading to the device (Figure 12-2).
8. If the device was successfully configured, the status will indicate the device is OK on the main
screen. Note that not all of the items that were configured are displayed on the main screen (Figure
12-3).