ETC EchoConnect Cat5 Termination Tray User Manual

ETC® Installation Guide

(16) Cat5 inputs

EchoConnect - white/black
twisted wire connects
between the 6 position
connector on the tray and
the 2 position connector on
the power supply.

ESD ground wire with Faston
connects between tray and ESD
ground bar on the power supply

Unison® EchoConnect Cat5 Termination Tray

Overview

This EchoConnect Cat5 termination tray is intended for
installation on the rear panel of the Echo Rack Mount
Station Power Supply (E-SPM-RM).

6.25” (15.8cm)
included

Use this termination tray to facilitate termination of up to
16 runs of Category 5 (or equivalent) cable on the
EchoConnect communication bus.

The following supplies are included for installation
convenience:

• 6.25” (15cm) of 2 conductor black/white wire

• 11” (28cm) ESD ground with Faston connector

• 4 x mounting screws

• Six position screw terminal connector J3263-F (x1)

Mount Tray to Rear Panel

The termination tray installs to the rear panel of the Echo
Rack Mount Station Power Supply. Secure the
termination tray to the rear panel using the four mounting screws provided.

Terminate Wires

This termination tray, as well as the rear panel of the Rack Mount Station Power Supply are provided
with wire forms to secure wires with cable ties. Cable ties are not provided but highly recommended to
use in maintaining the wire bundles.

Terminations include:

• EchoConnect between this termination tray and the Echo Rack Mount Station Power Supply.

• Up to 16 runs of Category 5 (or equivalent) cable between this termination tray and Echo control
stations.

• ESD ground wires terminate to the ground bar on the rear panel of the station power supply. This
connection is required for all stations that are not installed entirely in grounded metal conduit.

11” (28cm)
included

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ETC Installation Guide

EchoConnect Cat5 Termination Tray

Connect CAT5 Inputs

Echo control stations installed for use with Category 5 control wire for the EchoConnect station bus are
supplied with an EchoConnect Cat5 Station Termination Kit. This termination kit includes an additional
set of instructions, insulation displacement connectors (IDC) and the Cat5 Cable Preparation for IDC
Termination Kit (ETC part number 4100A1013). The last station in the control run will not require use of
the second IDC connector provided in this IDC termination kit. Use the extra connector to terminate the
station data run to this termination tray.

Reference the termination information that is detailed in the Cat5 Cable Preparation for IDC Termination
Setup Guide (included with the station termination kit).

Step 1: Connect the prepared Cat5 cable to any of the 16 available Cat5 input receptacles on the

termination tray.

Step 2: Repeat for each EchoConnect station data run in the system.

Connect EchoConnect to the Station Power Supply

Step 1: Remove the six position screw connector from the termination tray.

Step 2: Strip 3/8” (9-10mm) from each wire on the provided white/black twisted pair.

Step 3: Insert the white wire into the data + terminal and the black wire into the data - terminal and

tighten the screws firmly onto each wire.

Step 4: Replace the connector to the board.

Step 5: Remove the two position screw connector from the rear panel of the Echo Rack Mount

Station Power Supply.

Step 6: Insert the white wire into the data + terminal and the black wire into the data - terminal and

tighten the screws firmly onto each wire.

Step 7: Replace the connector to the rear panel.

Connect ESD Ground

Step 1: Connect the ground wire (provided) with the Faston connector to the spade terminal on

the termination tray.

Step 2: Strip 3/8” (9-10mm) from the bare end of the ESD ground wire.

Step 3: Loosen a screw terminal on the ground bar located on the rear panel of the Echo Rack

Mount Station Power Supply.

Step 4: Insert the wire into the terminal then tighten the screw firmly onto the wire.

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