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Chapter 3. Installation
This section describes how to install your VF-402-KIT Video over fiber and make
connections to the converter. Please read the following topics and perform the
procedures in the order being presented. The hardware installation of PLANET VF-
402-KIT Video over fiber Converter does not need software configuration. To install
your VF-402-KIT on a desktop or shelf, check the following sections.
3.1 Limitation
The Video over fiber Converter does not require any software configuration. Users
can immediately use any feature of this product simply by plugging in the cable
and powering it on. There is some key limitation on the video over fiber converter.
Please check the following items:
z
The device is used for
Point-to-Point
connection only (transmitter to receiver)
and allows video and data to work on the same optical fiber patch cord.
z
It comes with the 75 ohm BNC connector. The distance will change by the
quality of coaxial cables.
3.2 Preparation before Installing
In order to ensure your normal use, please make sure that you are using the
right optical path, right signal, good power grounding, and so on. We guarantee
all of our products are subject to strict test and aging, and we simulate field
environment operation tests. Please contact us if there is any problem.
(1) Please carefully read the user manual of the product before installing.
(2) Please carefully read the safety instructions.
(3) Optical transceiver equipment shall not be disassembled by anyone without
authorization.
(4) Check the product model tag stuck outside the cabinet (T for transmitter, R for
receiver) to prevent incorrect installation.
(5) Optical transmitter is the transmitting part; its function is to convert the video,
audio and data, switching value, Ethernet, etc into optical signals and then
transmitting through optical fiber cable. Therefore, the device that is connected
to this type of optical transmitter can have cradle head with cameras.
(6) Optical receiver is the receiving part; its function is to convert the video, audio
and data, switching value, Ethernet, etc into electrical signals. Therefore, the
device that is connected to this type of optical receiver can be a displayer or
matrix.
