Installation
5.6 Fitting an extender
Extender for SCALANCE XM-400
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Operating Instructions, 09/2018, C79000-G8976-C332-08
Removing an extender
To remove an extender, follow the steps below:
1.
Release the locking device using a screwdriver
①
.
The two devices are separated from each other.
2.
Pull the two devices apart in a straight line
②
until the two centering pins are completely
out of the openings.
Exchanging extenders - with change of medium
Exchanging extenders
If you replace an electrical extender with an optical extender (or vice versa), this can lead to
malfunctions.
The IE switch therefore reacts as follows:
●
The extender is disabled.
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The red fault LED "F" lights up.
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The event is shown in the log table in WBM.
Enabling the extender
To activate the replacement extender, restart the IE switch:
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The extender is active.
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The red fault LED "F" goes off.
