Navigating This Guide

This documentation can be daunting if you try to read the entire guide. This process is designed to help you focus on getting the information that you need for your specific type of installation.

Prerequisites:

This process assumes that the site is built and is either functioning or ready to go online. Verify the type of subsystem in which you are installing the MLC 8000 equipment.

When and where to use:

This process ensures that you are looking at the correct documentation for the subsystem where you want to install MLC 8000 hardware.

Procedure:

  1. Determine the type of subsystem where MLC 8000 devices are being implemented. See Examples of Subsystems Where MLC 8000s Can Be Used.
  2. Access the appropriate content in this manual to aid in installing the MLC 8000 devices.
    If… Then…
    If you want to install the MLC 8000s in an ASTRO® 25 analog-only non-simulcast voting subsystem, perform the following actions:
    1. Read Common Information for MLC 8000 Implementations.
    2. Use ASTRO 25 Analog-Only Non-Simulcast Voting Subsystem to install the MLC 8000 hardware.
    3. Consult with MLC 8000 Radio Ports Cabling for cabling information.
    If you want to install the MLC 8000s in an ASTRO® 25 analog-only IP-based simulcast subsystem, perform the following actions:
    1. Read Common Information for MLC 8000 Implementations.
    2. Use ASTRO 25 Analog-Only IP-Based Simulcast Subsystem to install the MLC 8000 hardware.
    3. Consult with MLC 8000 Radio Ports Cabling for cabling information.
    If you want to install the MLC 8000s in an ASTRO® 25 mixed mode non-simulcast voting subsystem perform the following actions:
    1. Read Common Information for MLC 8000 Implementations.
    2. Use ASTRO 25 Mixed-Mode Non-Simulcast Voting Subsystemto install the MLC 8000 hardware.
    3. Consult with MLC 8000 Radio Ports Cabling for cabling information.
    If you want to install the MLC 8000s in a conventional mixed-mode simulcast voting subsystem, perform the following actions:
    1. Read Common Information for MLC 8000 Implementations.
    2. Use ASTRO 25 Conventional Mixed-Mode Simulcast Voting Subsystemto install the MLC 8000 hardware.
    3. Consult with MLC 8000 Radio Ports Cabling for cabling information.
    If you want to install the MLC 8000s in an ASTRO® 25 digital-only simulcast voting subsystem, perform the following actions:
    1. Read Common Information for MLC 8000 Implementations.
    2. Use ASTRO 25 Digital-Only Simulcast Voting Subsystemto install the MLC 8000 hardware.
    3. Consult with MLC 8000 Radio Ports Cabling for cabling information.
    If you want to install the MLC 8000s in an ASTRO® 25 circuit-based analog-only simulcast voting subsystem, perform the following actions:
    1. Read Common Information for MLC 8000 Implementations.
    2. Use ASTRO 25 Circuit-Based Analog-Only Simulcast Voting Subsystem to install the MLC 8000 hardware.
    3. Consult with MLC 8000 Radio Ports Cabling for cabling information.
    If you want to install the MLC 8000s in a circuit-based analog-only simulcast voting subsystem, perform the following actions:
    1. Read Common Information for MLC 8000 Implementations.
    2. Use Circuit-Based Analog-Only Simulcast Voting Subsystem to install the MLC 8000 hardware.
    3. Consult with MLC 8000 Radio Ports Cabling for cabling information.
    If you want to install the MLC 8000s in an analog-only IP-based simulcast voting substem, perform the following actions:
    1. Read Common Information for MLC 8000 Implementations.
    2. Use Analog-Only IP-Based Simulcast Voting Subsystemto install the MLC 8000 hardware.
    3. Consult with MLC 8000 Radio Ports Cabling for cabling information.
  3. Optimize and calibrate the settings for conventional analog circuit-based and IP-based simulcast subsystems. See Optimization/Calibration for Conventional Simulcast.
    NoteIf you run into issues with the MLC 8000 implementation, consult with Troubleshooting the Optimization/Calibration.
  4. Determine additional options to implement at the same time, for example the MCN Server 8000™ Remote Comparator Display Software. See Setting Up the MCN Server 8000 Remote Comparator Display Software.