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V100 Versatile Multiplexer Technical Manual Version 2.2
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From left to right, the rear panel accommodates the IEC line inlet and fan, followed by the Special Option
bay. Next are the DB9F Supervisor port, the DB9M HSC port and data ports 1 and 2 and finally Option Bay
1 and Option Bay 2. The example above is shown without any option cards fitted.
2.3.2
V100 Compact Multiplexer
The V100 Compact is housed in a 1U tall enclosure with a DC min-plug inlet and separate fuse. The
enclosure comprises four parts incorporating chassis, inner front panel, outer front panel and lid. The lid is
retained by 12off M3 black, anodised, posidrive screws.
The front panel has indicators for PORT1 and PORT2 status (flashing red or green), TEST (red/green) and
OPTION 0 (on RevD units) and OPTION1 data activity (red/green). The meaning of these indicators is
discussed in Section 4.1.
2.4
Option Card Installation
WARNING: STATIC SENSITIVE COMPONENTS!
ESD PRECAUTIONS MUST BE OBSERVED WHEN FITTING
OPTION CARDS REFER TO APPENDIX A
REMOVE POWER FROM THE UNIT. Option cards are installed from the rear of the unit. First unscrew the
two blanking plate screws and remove the plate. Taking care to align the edges of the Option Card PCB
with the card guides inside the unit, slowly slide in the card until the bezel is approximately 6mm from the
rear panel. One final push will locate the connector internally and the bezel should lie flush with the rear
panel. Replace the two locating screws.
2.4.1
Analogue Voice/Fax Card
The Analogue Voice/FAX card presents 8-way RJ45 connectors for a maximum of eight
channels. The top four connectors for channels 5 to 8 are only activated when the
expansion Voice/FAX Daughterboard (VI68702) is fitted. The orientation of channel
numbers is as follows: