ADCP-61-141 • Issue 2 • May 1999
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© 1999, ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
Warning: Warning is used to indicate the presence of a hazard that can cause severe
personal injury, death, or substantial property damage if the hazard is not avoided.
Caution: Caution is used to indicate the presence of a hazard that will or can cause minor
personal injury or property damage if the hazard is not avoided.
General Safety Precautions
Warning: To prevent electrical shock, never install Fiber Loop Converter (FLC) equipment in a
wet location or during a lightning storm. When installing or modifying telephone lines,
disconnect the lines at the network interface before working with uninsulated lines or terminals.
Caution: Use care when making connections with power applied to the mounting chassis.
Caution: Observe precautions for handling electrostatic sensitive devices such as printed
circuit boards.
1 DS3 ADAPTER KIT INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
Use the following procedure to install the DS3 Adapter Kit:
a) Open the cabinet front cover and the right side panel to provide access to the inside of
the cabinet.
b) Remove the access plate (located below DB-15 connector) from the right side of the
c) If service has not been turned up, unplug the power cables from the ac outlet box in the
lower right corner of the cabinet. This will provide additional work space within the
cabinet for installing the adapter kit. If service has been turned up, leave the power
cables in place.
d) The DS3 adapter kit, shown in
, is a wired assembly that consists of a connector
mounting plate, four coaxial cables, and two printed circuit boards. Dress out and
organize the coaxial cables so the adapter kit is ready for mounting.
e) Working from the inside of the cabinet, install the connector mounting plate over the
rectangular access hole using the screws removed in step b).
f) Install the two printed circuit boards on the back plane at the points shown in
.
Note that each pair of standoffs on the back plane fit into a corresponding pair of holes
in each printed circuit board.
g) Align the connector pins with the corresponding connector pin sockets and then push
each printed circuit board firmly into place until connector is fully seated and standoff
locking tabs are latched.
h) Dress and organize coaxial cables as shown in
.
i) If the power cables were unplugged from the AC outlet box, plug each power cable back
into outlet.
j) Close the right side panel and the cabinet front cover.
