CHAPTER 3: Configuration
3. Configuration
This chapter explains how to configure your standalone or rackmount card line driver. After you configure it, see Chapter 4 for how to install it, Chapter 5 for how to operate it, and Chapter 6 for how to test the system.
3.1 Placement of the Standalone Version
Place the
The line driver is designed to be placed on a tabletop or bench, and is shipped completely assembled. Allow at least 36" (91.4 cm) of frontal clearance for operation and access for maintenance. You also need at least 4" (10.2 cm) of clearance at the rear of the unit for signal lines and interface cables.
3.2 Installing the Card Version in the RackNest 2/14
The RackNest 2/14 is a special 19" rack component designed to host a number of our
The nest’s rear panel consists of fourteen
Each interface connector (“J1”) is a DB25 female. The pinning of this connector depends on the type of card installed in the corresponding slot, because the cards will present and expect different signals on different pins. For the V.35 model of the line driver card
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