Cobalt Networks PS-8300 user manual Introduction, This Chapter, Word of Thanks, Overview

Introduction

In This Chapter

This chapter contains the following sections:

•A Word of Thanks

•Overview

•Features

•Documentation Terms

A Word of Thanks

Congratulations on choosing the 8310 openGearTM Two Rack Unit Frame and Power Supply (PS- 8300). The Cobalt Digital Inc. openGearTM line includes video decoders and encoders, audio embedders and de-embedders, distribution amplifiers, format converters, and much more. Cobalt Digital Inc. openGearTM modular conversion gear will meet your signal conversion needs now, and well into the future.

Should you have questions or concerns pertaining to the installation or operation of your 8310, please contact Cobalt Digital Inc. (Contact information is supplied on the back cover of this manual.) Our technical staff is always available for consultation, training, or service.

Overview

The 8310 is a 2RU modular frame, designed to accommodate up to 10 cards of our openGearTM product family.

Modular Frame Architecture

The 8310 blends the simplicity of a fixed rear connector frame, and the flexibility of independent rear BNC connector modules.

For most applications which use BNC connectors, the 8310 is available with a fixed 100-BNC rear module. This frame configuration allows any openGearTM card using only BNC connectors to be installed into any slot, without restrictions. Installation of separate rear modules is not required. Unused slots can be pre-wired into a facility, and installation of cards can be done at any time without accessing the rear of the frame.

For applications where other types of I/O connections are necessary (such as twisted-pair audio or fiber interfaces), the frame also supports slot-dependent rear modules. Rear modules can be ordered with cards, and are easy and quick to install.

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