Grass Valley Telecast Fiber Solutions User Manual

Using Fiber Optics User Guide

M4058-9900-102

24 April 2015

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Title Using FiberOptics User Guide

Part Number M4058-9900-102

Revision 24 April 2015

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Table of Contents

1 About Fiber Optics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Product Returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Safety and Fiber Optic Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Optical Fiber Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

FCC Part A Manual Notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

2 Using Fiber Optic Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Deploying the Fiber Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Planning the Fiber Cable Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Running the Fiber Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

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