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FIBER OPTIC CONVERTERS
3.4 Connecting the Power Supply
AC power should be supplied to the Fiber Optic Converter through a
standard 5- or 6-foot (1.5- or 2-m) power cord with an IEC 320 female socket
on one end and a grounded 3-wire plug of the appropriate type on the other
end. Making sure that the Converter is turned off (the power switch on the
rear panel is in the OFF position), plug the IEC 320 female end of the cord
into the Converter’s IEC 320 male power connector. Then plug the other end
of the cord into a working outlet.
CAUTION!
Interrupting the protective (grounding) conductor (inside or outside the
device) or disconnecting the protective earth terminal can make this
device dangerous. Intentional interruption of the grounding conductor is
against electrical regulations and can cause serious damage.
3.5 Connecting the Fiberoptic Cables
NOTES
All of the fiberoptic connectors on the standard Fiber Optic Converters
are ST
®
type. If you need Converters with FC or SMA connectors, call
Black Box’s technical support for a special quote.
Also, if you need to transmit data across very long stretches of
single-mode cable, call Black Box’s technical support for a special quote
on Converters with laser-diode transmitters.
3.5.1 S
INGLE
-C
ONVERTER
A
PPLICATIONS
If you are using a single Fiber Optic Converter between a multimode device
and a single-mode device, as shown in Figure 2-2 on page 10, connect the
fiberoptic cables to the Converter this way:
• Attach the multimode cable from the multimode device’s
transmitter
to
the Converter’s Multimode to Single Mode IN 850NM or IN 1300NM
connector.
• Attach the multimode cable from the multimode device’s
receiver
to the
Converter’s Single Mode to Multimode OUT 850NM or OUT 1300NM
connector.
• Attach the single-mode cable from the single-mode device’s
transmitter
to
the Converter’s Single Mode to Multimode IN 1300NM connector.
• Attach the single-mode cable from the single-mode device’s
receiver
to the
Converter’s Multimode to Single Mode OUT 1300NM connector.
