Technical Manual
HDFS-550/551/552 Frame Synchronizer Cards
Publication 81-9059-0606-0
1-4
1.2 Frame
An HDFS-550/551/552 High Definition Frame Synchronizer card can be mounted in either a FRM-504 high-
density frame (4RU) or a FRM-501 frame (1RU). Although a FRM-504 frame can hold up to 18 cards, it is
recommended that no more than 16 cards be inserted in the frame. The FRM-504 frame is especially useful
when many cards are needed in a single location using a minimal amount of space. For the FRM-501, it is
recommended that no more than two cards be inserted in this frame.
Figure 3: FRM-504 (4RU) High Density System Frame
1.3 Control
Panels
FRM-504 and FRM-501 frames require the use of a remote control panel for operating the cards. The control
panels compatible with these frames are the RCP-502 and RCP-503.
Figure 4: RCP-502 Compact Remote Control Panel
Figure 5: RCP-503 Remote Control Panel
One of these remote control panels can be used to control cards in other frames by changing a selection on
the front panel. One control panel can access up to 299 separate Fortel DTV cards. The control panel can be
placed anywhere in the facility to control cards in multiple frames over a local area network (LAN). Control
panels are connected to frames using LAN hardware:
•
Category-5 patch cables
•
100-base-T Ethernet switch
Although the hardware may be the same type you use for other LAN components in your facility, Fortel
DTV recommends you isolate their hardware on a separate LAN. This is important because other LAN
traffic overhead is unpredictable and could task available bandwidth at a time when communications to the
synchronizers is critical.
For more detailed information on the RCP-502 and RCP-503 Control Panels, see Fortel
DTV’s
RCP-502 Compact Remote Control Panel User Manual, January 2005
; and
RCP-503 Remote Control Panel User Manual, Revision No. 1.01, June 2004.
