ITRON MC3Lite Hardware Installation Guide

Contents
Chapter 1 Before You Begin............................................................................... 1
Important Safety and Compliance Information.....................................................................................................1
New in This Revision.............................................................................................................................................4
Chapter 2 Vehicle Preparation........................................................................... 5
Tools and Materials Needed................................................................................................................................. 5
Vehicle Preparation Tasks..................................................................................................................................... 5
Installing the Power Supply Cable........................................................................................................................ 5
To install the power supply cable ..............................................................................................................6
Installing the Integrated Antenna.......................................................................................................................... 6
Selecting an Antenna Location on the Vehicle...........................................................................................7
Installing the Antenna Mounting Base....................................................................................................... 7
To install the RF antenna cable and mounting base ..........................................................................8
To connect the antenna to the antenna mounting base..................................................................... 9
Chapter 3 Installing MC3Lite Components.....................................................10
Pre-installation Requirements.............................................................................................................................10
Mobile Collection Hardware Kit................................................................................................................10
Installing the MC3Lite Components................................................................................................................... 11
Mobile Collector Sled...............................................................................................................................12
Seat Belt Pretensioner............................................................................................................................. 13
To install the seat belt pretensioner.................................................................................................. 15
Junction Box............................................................................................................................................ 15
To install the junction box ................................................................................................................ 15
Vehicle Docks...........................................................................................................................................16
Tablet and Computer Dock Parts List...............................................................................................17
To attach the tablet to the vehicle dock............................................................................................18
To lock and unlock the tablet dock...................................................................................................23
To tilt and swivel the tablet dock.......................................................................................................24
Mounting the MC3Lite in the Vehicle....................................................................................................... 27
To mount the MC3Lite radio on a bucket seat..................................................................................28
Vehicle Sled..............................................................................................................................................29
Vehicle Sled Parts List...................................................................................................................... 29
MC3Lite Connectors.........................................................................................................................30
Connecting the Power Cables.......................................................................................................... 31
Connecting the Antenna................................................................................................................... 35
Connecting the GPS and Data Cables............................................................................................. 36
Removing the MC3Lite System.......................................................................................................................... 38
To remove the Mobile Collection computer from the vehicle dock..........................................................38
To disconnect the cables......................................................................................................................... 38
Chapter 4 MC3Lite System Maintenance....................................................... 39
Inspecting the Antenna Connectors and Cables................................................................................................ 39
Inspecting the Antenna Base and Whip..............................................................................................................39
To inspect the antenna base and whip.................................................................................................... 40
Cleaning the Antenna..........................................................................................................................................40
MC3Lite Vehicle Preparation and Hardware Installation Guide TDC-1548-002 iii
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ITRON MC3Lite Specifications

General

Brand	ITRON
Model	MC3Lite
Category	Storage
Language	English