© Copyright 2012, American Fibertek, Inc.
Eight Channel Video Transmitter
Instruction Manual
RT-780C
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS
INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing your American Fibertek RT-780C multimode eight channel video
transmitter. Please take a few minutes to read these installation instructions in order to obtain
the maximum performance from this product.
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
The RT-780C operates as half of a transmitter / receiver pair for the transmission of eight
channels of high performance digital NTSC, PAL, RS170, or RS343 video signals. The RT780C is designed to operate with the RR-780C video receiver over one multimode fiber optic
cable. The 780C Series product is designed to operate over an optical loss budget range of 0 to
8 dB or a maximum distance of 1 Km using 62.5u fiber. Refer to the data sheets for detailed
performance specifications.
This unit is designed for rack mounting in the American Fibertek SR-20D/2 subrack. Slide in
rack mounting, detachable terminal blocks, and LED indicators provide for easy installation and
monitoring of video and optical power.
INSTALLATION
THE INSTALLATION OF THIS UNIT SHOULD BE MADE BY A QUALIFIED SERVICE
PERSON(S) AND MUST CONFORM TO ALL LOCAL CODES.
POWER SOURCE
Power to the unit is supplied by the subrack. Please refer to the SR-20D and PSR-2 instructions
for further details.
POWER CONNECTION
Power is supplied to the unit via four finger backplane connectors. The RT-780C can be
inserted into the subrack or removed from the subrack with power applied to the backplane.
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