American Fibertek RT-780C-SL User Manual

© Copyright 2012, American Fibertek, Inc.

Eight Channel Video Transmitter

Instruction Manual

RT-780C-SL

INSTALLATION AND OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS

INTRODUCTION

Thank you for purchasing your American Fibertek RT-780C-SL singlemode 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-SL 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-SL is designed to operate with the RR-780C-SL video receiver over one singlemode fiber
optic cable. The 780C-SL Series product is designed to operate over an optical loss budget
range of 0 to 15 dB. 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-SL can be
inserted into the subrack or removed from the subrack with power applied to the backplane.

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