Putting the transmitter into operation

Connecting and positioning a remote antenna

Use a remote antenna when the transmitter position is not the best antenna position for optimum transmission. You can choose between two antennas (see “Accessories” on page 23):

•A 2003 UHF passive directional broadband antenna

•A 1031 passive omni-directional broadband antenna

￿Use a low-attenuation 50-Ωcable to connect the antenna to the transmitter.

￿If possible, use a short antenna cable and as little connections as possible, since long cables and many connectors lead to an attenuation of the antenna signal.

￿Position the antenna in the same room in which the transmission takes place.

￿Observe a minimum distance of 1 m between the antenna and metal objects (including reinforced concrete walls).

You can connect several transmitters to the same remote antenna (see next section).

Connecting several transmitters to a remote antenna

To make multi-channel systems, you should use the AC 3200 antenna combiner (optional accessory). The AC 3200 allows you to operate up to eight transmitters with a single antenna without virtually any intermodulation.

￿ Connect the AC 3200 antenna combiner to the BNC socket . Connecting the rod antenna to the rear of the transmitter

The supplied rod antenna ' is suitable for all applications where the transmitter is to be put into operation without a large amount of installation work.

￿ Connect the rod antenna ' to the BNC socket .

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Mounting the antennas to the front of the rack

To mount the antenna connections to the front of the rack when rack mounting the trans- mitter, you require the GA 3030 AM antenna front mount kit (optional accessory). The GA 3030 AM consists of:

(• 2 BNC extension cables (screw-in BNC socket ( to BNC connector ),

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• 2 antenna holders ,

• 4 screws,

• 2 washers ,

• 2 nuts .

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