AS/NZS 4346:1995

Australian/New Zealand Standard

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Guide to the installation in vehicles

of mobile communication equipment
intended for connection to a cellular
mobile telecommunication service
(CMTS)
 AS/NZS 4346:1995

This Joint Australian/New Zealand Standard was prepared by Joint Technical

Committee RC/2, Radiocommunications Communications Equipment—Satellite and
Telecommunications Network. It was approved on behalf of the Council of Standards
Australia on 7 August 1995 and on behalf of the Council of Standards New Zealand
on 24 July 1995. It was published on 5 December 1995.

The following interests are represented on Committee RC/2:

Australian Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers Association

Australian Federation of Consumer Organizations
Australian Information Industries Association
Australian Maritime Safety Authority
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Australian Telecommunications Authority

Civil Aviation Authority, Australia
Communications Workers Union, Australia
Consumer Electronic Supplier Association, Australia
Department of Communications and the Arts, Australia
Department of Defence (Navy), Australia
Federation of Australian Commercial Television Stations
Federation of Australian Radio Broadcasters
Ministry of Commerce New Zealand
National Association of Testing Authorities Australia
NSW Police Department
Optus, Australia
State Police/Emergency Services
Telstra Australia

Additional interests participating in preparation of Standard:

Cellular Dealers Association of Australia

Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, Australia
Vodac Australia

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This Standard was issued in draft form for comment as DR 94273.

 AS/NZS 4346:1995

Australian/New Zealand Standard

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Guide to the installation in vehicles

of mobile communication equipment
intended for connection to a cellular
mobile telecommunication service
(CMTS)

PUBLISHED JOINTLY BY:

STANDARDS AUSTRALIA
1 The Crescent,
Homebush NSW 2140 Australia

STANDARDS NEW ZEALAND

Level 10, Standards House,
155 The Terrace,
Wellington 6001 New Zealand
ISBN 0 7337 0047 0
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PREFACE

This Standard was prepared by the Joint Standards Australia /Standards New Zealand
Committee RC/2 on Radiocommunications Equipment— Satellite and Telecommunications
Networks and is based on the UK Department of Trade and Industry publication
MPT-1362, Code of Practice for Vehicle Installation , with significant changes.
The objective of this Standard is to assist communication equipment installers and
technicians to provide the mobile user with an efficient and safe communications system.
The installation report in Appendix A has been provided courtesy of Vodac Pty Ltd.
The term ‘informative’ has been used in this Standard to define the application of the
appendix to which it applies. An ‘informative’ appendix is only for information and
guidance.
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CONTENTS
Page
SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL
1.1 SCOPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. . .. . .. .. .. .. ... ... ... .. 5
1.2 APPLICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. ... ... . ... .. .. .. .. ... .. 5
1.3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS . . . .. .. .. .. . .. . .... .. ...... ... .. 5
1.4 DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. ... . .. .. .. .. . ... .. ... .. 5

SECTION 2 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

2.1 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.2 VEHICLE INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.3 CUSTOMER INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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2.4 SAFETY AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2.5 VEHICLE MANUFACTURER’S, AGENT’S OR SUPPLIER’S
INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.6 VEHICLE MANUFACTURER’S, AGENT’S OR SUPPLIER’S
WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.7 ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY (EMC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.8 EXPOSURE TO RADIO FREQUENCY FIELDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

SECTION 3 PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN WHEN WORKING ON VEHICLES

3.1 GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.2 BATTERY ISOLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.3 PETROL-DRIVEN VEHICLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.4 GAS-DRIVEN VEHICLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.5 PROTECTION OF BODYWORK AND INTERIOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.6 INSTALLER’S SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

SECTION 4 INSTALLATION OF ANTENNA AND FEEDER

4.1 GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
4.2 LOCATION OF ANTENNAS ON VEHICLES AND SAFETY
REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ... 12
4.3 MOUNTING THE ANTENNA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .. 14
4.4 CONNECTION OF FEEDER CABLE TO ANTENNA . . . . . . . . . . . ... .. 14
4.5 ROUTING OF THE FEEDER CABLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... 15
4.6 CONNECTION OF THE COAXIAL CONNECTORS . . . . . . . . . . . ... .. 15

SECTION 5 INSTALLATION OF COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT

5.1 PRE-CHECK OF COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
5.2 LOCATION OF CONTROLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
5.3 LOCATION OF EQUIPMENT IN THE VEHICLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
5.4 MOUNTING OF EQUIPMENT TO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE . . 17
5.5 ROUTING OF CABLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5.6 IN-CAR ADAPTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5.7 HANDS-FREE FACILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5.8 EXTERNAL ALERT FACILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
5.9 INSTALLATION OF DATA EQUIPMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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SECTION 6 PROVISION OF POWER SUPPLY
6.1 GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
6.2 PROVISION OF A PERMANENT DEDICATED SUPPLY . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
6.3 PROVISION OF A SWITCHED SUPPLY VIA THE IGNITION SWITCH . . 21
6.4 SUPPLY CABLE AND ITS ROUTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
6.5 24 V VEHICLE SUPPLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
6.6 REQUIREMENTS FOR MOBILE DATA EQUIPMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

SECTION 7 SETTING UP AND CHECKING PROCEDURES

7.1 ANTENNAS AND FEEDER CABLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
7.2 EQUIPMENT POWER SUPPLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
7.3 MOBILE EQUIPMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
7.4 INTERFERENCE CHECKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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SECTION 8 HANDOVER TO CUSTOMER

8.1 DEMONSTRATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
8.2 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
8.3 HANDING OVER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

APPENDIX A VEHICLE INSPECTION AND INSTALLATION REPORT . . . . . . 27

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STANDARDS AUSTRALIA/STANDARDS NEW ZEALAND

Australian/New Zealand Standard

Guide to the installation in vehicles of
mobile communication equipment intended for connection
to a cellular mobile telecommunication service (CMTS)

S E C T I O N 1 S CO P E A N D G E NE R A L

1.1 SCOPE This Standard provides guidance for the installation in vehicles of
communication equipment intended for connection to the CMTS. It details the
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requirements for the efficient installation of the equipment in the vehicle.

This Standard does not apply to —
(a) temporary installations in vehicles, although many of the contained guidelines may
be applied; and
(b) the installation of mobile communication equipment in aeronautical or marine
environments.

1.2 APPLICATION This Standard is intended for use by the installers of

communication equipment in vehicles, which is intended for connection to a CMTS.
NOTES:
1 Many of the requirements in this Standard can also be applied to the installation of land
mobile radio equipment.
2 Installations of equipment in vehicles carrying flammable liquids and combustible gases and
in other specialized vehicles may be subject to specific regulation pertinent to that vehicle.

1.3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS

AS
1425 LP gas fuel systems for vehicle engines (know as the SAA Automotive LP Gas
Code)
2772 Radiofrequency radiation
2772.1 Part 1: Maximum exposure levels— 100 kHz to 300 GHz
2772.2 Part 2: Principles and methods of measurement— 300 kHz to 100 GHz
2809 Road tank vehicles for dangerous goods
2809.1 Part 1: General requirements
NZS
6609 Radiofrequency radiation
6609.1 Part 1: Maximum exposure levels— 100 kHz to 300 GHz
6609.2 Part 2: Principles and methods of measurement— 300 kHz to 100 GHz

1.4 DEFINITIONS For the purpose of this Standard, the following definitions apply.
1.4.1 Advanced Mobile Phone System (AMPS)— a first generation mobile
communication system, using cellular analogue transmission technology, operating in the
825 to 890 MHz frequency band.

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