MEDIA CONVERTER TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Standards
ANSI/ATA 878
Delay
300ns one-way
Case dimensions
4.75" x 3.0" x 1.0"
(119mm x 76mm x 25mm)
Shipping Weight
2 pounds
(0.9 kilograms)
Environment
Temperature:
0-40°C (32° to 104° F )
Humidity
10-90%, non condensing
Altitude
0-10,000 feet
Warranty
Five years
CAUTION: Wear a grounding device and observe electrostatic discharge
precautions when installing Media Converter Slide-in-Module(s) in the
Media Conversion Center. Failure to observe this caution could result in
damage to, and subsequent failure of, the Media Converter Slide-in-
Module(s).
NOTE: Media Converter Slide-in-Modules can be installed in any installation slot,
in any order.
Compliance Information
UL Listed
C-UL Listed (Canada)
CISPR/EN55022 Class A
FCC Regulations
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class A digital device, pursuant
o part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates,
uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment
in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case the user will be required to
correct the interference at the user’s own expense.
Canadian Regulations
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise for digital apparatus set out on the
radio interference regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.
European Regulations
Warning
This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which
case the user may be required to take adequate measures.
Copyright Restrictions
© 1999 TRANSITION Networks.
All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means –
graphic, electronic, or mechanical – without written permission from TRANSITION Networks.
Trademark Notice
ARCNET is a registered trademark of Datapoint Corporation.
All registered trademarks and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
33054.A
CAUTION: RJ connectors are NOT INTENDED FOR CONNECTION TO THE PUBLIC TELEPHONE
NETWORK. Failure to observe this caution could result in damage to the public telephone network.
Der Anschluss dieses Gerätes an ein öffentlickes Telekommunikationsnetz in den EG-
Mitgliedstaaten verstösst gegen die jeweligen einzelstaatlichen Gesetze zur Anwendung der
Richtlinie 91/263/EWG zur Angleichung der Rechtsvorschriften der Mitgliedstaaten über
Telekommunikationsendeinrichtungen einschliesslich der gegenseitigen Anerkennung ihrer Konformität.
The TRANSITION Networks ARCNET
®
RJ-11 Copper/Fiber Media Converter (series
C/AR-CF-01), designed to be installed in the TRANSITION Networks Media Conversion
Center, E-MCC-1600, extends the signal distance of an ARCNET
®
segment or node
link up to 2 kilometers over fiber*, up to 100 meters over twisted-pair copper in a star topology,
and up to 120 meters over twisted-pair copper in a bus topology. A switch on the media
converter allows the media converter to terminate the link or node signal.
STATUS LEDS
Power
Steady green LED indicates
connection to external AC
power.
UTP/STP
Blinking green LED
indicates network traffic on unshielded or shielded twisted-pair link.
Fiber
Blinking green LED indicates network traffic on fiber link.
*Consider carefully the network constraints imposed by the maximum latency
response time of installed equipment. Some equipment cannot handle the extended
response time that 2 kilometers of fiber introduces.
Minneapolis, MN 55344 USA
ARCNET
®
RJ-11 Copper/Fiber
Slide-In-Module Media Converters
C/AR-CF-01, C/AR-CF-01(SC), C/AR-CF-01(SM)
USER’S GUIDE
10BASE-T
RX
TX
Fiber
Power
U T P / S T P
C/AR-CF-01
Provides an RJ-11 connector to twisted-
pair copper cable and a set of RX
(receive) and TX (transmit) ST connectors
to multimode fiber-optic cable.
C/AR-CF-01(SC)
Provides an RJ-11 connector to twisted-
pair copper cable and an RX (receive)
and TX (transmit) SC connector to
multimode fiber-optic cable.
C/AR-CF-01(SM)
Provides an RJ-11 connector to twisted-
pair copper cable and an RX (receive)
ST and TX (transmit) SC connector to
singlemode fiber-optic cable.
Power Modules
Media
Conversion
Center
E-MCC-1600
Power
In Use
Power
In Use
1
2
Management
Module
Power
Link
TX
RX
Fiber
Multimode - to 2 kilometers
Singlemode - to 8 kilometers
UTP/STP
STAR - to 100 meters
(no minimum)
BUS - to 120 meters
(1.8 meter minimum
