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Section 3: Venue Installation
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ETHERNET CABLE PIN OUT AND INSTRUCTIONS
Part of the jukebox installation process requires making a custom Ethernet cable, as the cable length will be unique
to each venue. This cable will be run between the jukebox and router. This customization will save costly cable
and result in a neater installation process.
To install the cable you will need:
• Category 5 UTP cable (eight conductor data cable with 4 pairs unshielded twisted wires)
• RJ-45 plugs and a Telco crimping tool
• Cable testing device (optional but recommended)
Refer to the following directions to make a “straight through” cable where pin 1 on one end corresponds to pin 1
on the other end.
Step 1. Cut back 1” of the outer, plastic covering to reveal 4 twisted pairs and some insulation material. If you
partially cut some of the wires, cut them all off and start over. Each pair is a solid color wire twisted with
a striped white and same color wire.
Step 2. Cut out the insulation material to the bottom of the removed plastic.
Step 3. Untwist each pair no more than 1 cm and lay them flat together pinched between your fingers in the
following order according to figure 3-2.
Step 4. Hold the 8 wires together and cut them at the top to make them all the same length. The length of the
wires should be slightly shorter than the length of the connector so that the cut plastic just fits inside the
connector.
Step 5. Hold the RJ-45 Ethernet plug head in your other hand with the hook faced down. Slide the wires into the
connector head. Pay careful attention that the wires stay in the above order and fit into their own slots.
All wires must hit the end of the plug.
Step 6. Slide the connector head into the RJ-45 crimping tool and squeeze down hard. Looking at the side of
the plug and check that the metal contacts went into the wires. If not, squeeze down again.
Step 7. Repeat the above steps for the other end (same pin out scheme).
Step 8. Use the cable testing device to assure that the cable was built correctly.
WHITE/ORANGE ORANGE
WHITE/GREEN
BLUE
WHITE/BLUE
GREEN
WHITE/BR
O
W
N
BR
O
W
N
WHITE/ORANGE
ORANGE
WHITE/GREEN
BLUE
WHITE/BLUE
GREEN
WHITE/BR
O
W
N
BR
O
W
N
INSULATION
RJ-45 PLUGS WITH THE LOCKING
TAB ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE
FIGURE 3-2
ETHERNET CABLE