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INSTALLATION AND OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS
INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing your American Fibertek Series 96400C-SL singlemode sixty-four
channel video multiplexer. Please take a few minutes to read these installation instructions in
order to obtain the maximum performance from this product.
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
The 96400C-SL Series units operate as a transmitter / receiver pair for the digital transmission
of forty-eight simultaneous NTSC or PAL video signals over one single-mode fiber optic cable.
The RT-96400C-SL transmitter accepts up to sixty-four video inputs in eight groups containing
eight videos each and multiplexes each. The first group’s serial data stream modulates a laser
at 1470nm wavelength. The second group’s serial data stream modulates a laser at 1490nm
wavelength. This pattern is repeated for group’s three through eight using wavelengths 1510nm
through 1610nm respectively. A Course Wave Division Multiplexer (CWDM) combines these
eight wavelengths onto single optical output port for connection to the fiber transmission
system. Correspondingly, the RR-96400C-SL receiver converts the optical signal to sixty-four
independent video outputs.
The 96400C-SL Series product is designed to operate over an optical loss budget range of 0dB
to 21dB on 9um single-mode fiber. Refer to the product specification sheet for additional
performance data.
INSTALLATION
THIS INSTALLATION SHOULD BE MADE BY A QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSON AND
SHOULD CONFORM TO THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, ANSI/NFPA 70 AND LOCAL
CODES.
