Thinklogical SDIXtreme 3G, Product Manual

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Revision E 12 July 2012
Connecting to the Thinklogical® SDI Xtreme 3G
Installation
All physical connections to the product use industry-standard connectors. Non-supplied cables
that may be needed are commercially available. All connections are found on the rear of the unit.
Set-Up
Note: To avoid inadvertent exposure to the lasers, the fiber optic cables
should be attached to the SDI Xtreme 3G prior to powering up the units.
Order of Installation Events
Refer to the Quick Start Guides in Appendix B on page 23.
RS-422 (3G+ Products Only)
The RS-422 connector on 3G+ models is wired to emulate an SMPTE 207M Machine Control
Pin-out.
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In Rack Mount products jumper J5 may be used to flip the transmit and receive polarities
on both TX and RX boards.
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In Stand Alone products jumper J8 may be used to flip the transmit and receive polarities
on both TX and RX boards.
Note: For devices that use straight pinned cables, the jumpers must be in the
same position on both the TX and RX to function correctly.
The RS-422 pin-out is
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