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1257 User Manual
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1
..............................................................................................................................1-1
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................1-1
Overview ......................................................................................................................................1-1
Features....................................................................................................................................1-2
Ease Of Use..........................................................................................................................1-2
Front and Rear Panels ..........................................................................................................1-3
Powerful Software .................................................................................................................1-6
Items Shipped with the 1257 ........................................................................................................1-8
Chapter 2
..............................................................................................................................2-1
GETTING STARTED ......................................................................................................................2-1
Mounting Options .........................................................................................................................2-1
Main AC Power ............................................................................................................................2-1
Installing the Drawer.....................................................................................................................2-3
Connecting to the Drawer .........................................................................................................2-3
Activating Main AC Power ............................................................................................................2-4
Self-Test .......................................................................................................................................2-4
Verifying the Installed Drawer...................................................................................................2-5
Closing a Relay.........................................................................................................................2-5
Opening a Relay .......................................................................................................................2-6
In Case of Trouble ....................................................................................................................2-6
Switching and Heat Dissipation ................................................................................................2-7