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LEXCELL
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ORPORATION
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the clear and blue tubing from the FlexLink
®
to the baseplate should be 10' (3 m) long to
assure proper system performance. This
length can vary if needed, but no more than 5'
(1.5 m) longer or shorter. Cut the tubing
after
the system is fully set up to ensure of the
proper length.
Figure 1.
Flexcell
®
FX-5000
™
Tension System
Figure 2.
FX5K
™
Tension FlexLink
®
rear view
The FX-5000
™
Tension system will require a
space 28.75” (73.03 cm) wide by 22.44”
(57.00 cm) deep if the computer, FX5K
™
Tension FlexLink
®
and monitor are placed
side by side with the keyboard and mouse in
front. The total weight of the system is 48.37
lbs (21.96 kg).
Figure 3.
Dell OptiPlex rear view
2.3 S
ETUP OF THE
C
OMPUTER
A
ND
FX5K
™
T
ENSION
F
LEX
L
INK
®
Setup the Dell OptiPlex desktop computer
and peripherals according to the
manufacturer’s instructions. Refer to
Figures 1-6 for proper setup of the FX-
5000
™
system instruments. Place the FX5K
™
Tension FlexLink
®
next to the computer and
connect the FlexLink
®
to the computer via
the Ethernet cable provided.
If additional FlexLinks
®
have been
purchased, they are to be placed side by side.
For multiple FlexLinks
®
to be controlled by
one computer, connect the Ethernet cable
from each FlexLink
®
to an Ethernet Hub.
Then, connect the hub to the Ethernet port on
the back of the computer.
Remove the four white plugs from the four
ports on the back of the FlexLink
®
(Fig.4).
These plugs can be saved and re-used when
