T2455 Keyboard Installation Guide
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Mounting the Keyboard to a Remote Location
You can mount the keyboard to a remote location, rather than to the terminal. For
instance, you can mount the keyboard to the dashboard of your vehicle. To create your
own mounting surface, see “Specifications” later in this installation guide for the
keyboard dimensions.
To mount the keyboard to a remote location, you need to provide:
• Mounting hardware, including four #8 screws. The screws must be long enough to
go through the mounting surface and engage in the four threaded mounting holes in
the back of the keyboard. The holes in the keyboard are .375-inch (9.52 mm) deep.
• Electric drill and drill bit.
To mount the keyboard to a remote location
1. Determine the mounting locations for the terminal and the keyboard. Mount the
terminal as instructed in the TRAKKER Antares 2455 Vehicle-Mount Terminal
Getting Started Guide (Part No. 067359).
2. Use a #1 Phillips screwdriver to remove the six screws that secure the back plate to
the keyboard. Save the screws.
3. You can use the back plate as a template to mark and drill four holes in the
mounting surface.
4. Route the keyboard cable to the terminal. Tie off the cable at least every 18 inches
(45 cm). Store excess cable in the back of the keyboard.
5. Route the cable through the cable hole in the top of the keyboard housing, and then
reinstall the back plate using the six screws removed in Step 2.
6. Mount the keyboard using your #8 screws and the threaded mounting holes in the
back plate of the keyboard.
7. Connect the keyboard cable to the terminal. For help, see “Connecting the
Keyboard Cable to the Terminal” later in this installation guide.