Crestron electronic C2N-TFM Setup

8 • FM Radio Tuner: C2N-TFM Operations Guide - DOC. 6233A

Setup

CAUTION: Use only Crestron power supplies for Crestron equipment. Failure to

do so could cause equipment damage or void the Crestron warranty.

CAUTION: Provide sufficient power to the system. Insufficient power can lead to

unpredictable results or damage to the equipment. Please use the Crestron Power

Calculator to help calculate how much power is needed for the system.

http://www.crestron.com/dealer-tech_resources/power_calculator.asp

NOTE: When installing network wiring, refer to the latest revision of the wiring

diagram(s) appropriate for your specific system configuration, available from the

Downloads | Product Manuals | Wiring Diagrams section of the Crestron website

(www.crestron.com).

When calculating the wire gauge for a particular Cresnet run, the length of the run

and the power factor of each network unit to be connected must be taken into

consideration. If Cresnet units are to be daisy-chained on the run, the power factor of

each unit to be daisy-chained must be added together to determine the power factor

of the entire chain. If the unit is a home-run from a Crestron system power supply

network port, the power factor of that unit is the power factor of the entire run. The

length of the run in feet and the power factor of the run should be used in the

resistance equation below to calculate the value on the right side of the equation.

Resistance Equation

R = Resistance (refer to table below).

L = Length of run (or ch ain) in feet.

PF = Power factor of entire run (or c hain).

40,000 Where:

The required wire gauge should be chosen such that the resistance value is less than

the value calculated in the resistance equation. Refer to the following table.

Wire Gauge Values

RESISTANCE WIRE GAUGE

4 16

6 18

10 20

15 22

13 Doubled CAT5

8.7 Tripled CAT5

NOTE: All Cresnet wiring must consist of two twisted pairs. One twisted pair is the

+24V conductor and the GND conductor, and the other twisted pair is the Y

conductor and the Z conductor.

NOTE: When daisy-chaining Cresnet units, strip the ends of the wires carefully to

avoid nicking the conductors. Twist together the ends of the wires that share a pin on

the network connector, and tin the twisted connection. Apply solder only to the ends

of the twisted wires. Avoid tinning too far up the wires or the end becomes brittle.

Insert the tinned connection into the Cresnet connector and tighten the retaining

screw. Repeat the procedure for the other three conductors.