Transition Networks RS232-CF-01 User Manual

COMPLIANCE INFORMATION

UL Listed
C-UL Listed (Canada)
CISPR/EN55022 Class A

FCC Regulations

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class A digital device, pursuant
to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates,
uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this
equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case the user will be
required to correct the interference at the user’s own expense.

Canadian Regulations

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise for digital apparatus set out on
the radio interference regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.

Le présent appareil numérique n'émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites applicables
aux appareils numériques de la class A prescrites dans le Règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique
édicté par le ministère des Communications du Canada.

European Regulations

Warning

This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which
case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

Achtung !

Dieses ist ein Gerät der Funkstörgrenzwertklasse A. In Wohnbereichen können bei Betrieb dieses Gerätes
Rundfunkstörungen auftreten, in weichen Fällen der Benutzer für entsprechende Gegenmaßnahmen
werantwortlich ist.

Attention !

Ceci est un produit de Classe A. Dans un environment domestique, ce produit risque de créer des
interférences radioélectriques, il appartiendra alors à l’utilsateur de prende les measures spécifiques
appropriées

Trademark Notice

All registered trademarks and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Copyright Restrictions

© 1999 TRANSITION Networks.
All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means –
graphic, electronic, or mechanical – without written permission from TRANSITION Networks.

Printed in the U.S.A. 33114.A

The TRANSITION Networks RS232-CF-01 RS-232 serial-port fiber

extension media converters extend distances between Data Terminal
Equipment (DTE) and Data Channel Equipment (DCE) OR between Data
Terminal Equipment (DTE) and Data Terminal Equipment (DTE) up to two
(2) kilometers over multimode fiber (62.5/125) @ 850 nM.

Minneapolis, MN 55344 USA

RS-232 Serial-Port Fiber Extension

Media Converters

RS232-CF-01

USER’S GUIDE

RS232-CF-01

Provides one (1) DB-9 RS-232 copper
connector and one (1) set of RX
(receive) and TX (transmit) ST
100BASE-FX connectors to

multimode fiber (62.5/125) @
850 nM.

DB-9

Fiber

RS232 to Fiber

Media Converter

CAUTION: RJ connectors are NOT INTENDED FOR CONNECTION TO THE
PUBLIC TELEPHONE NETWORK. Failure to observe this caution could result in
damage to the public telephone network.

Der Anschluss dieses Gerätes an ein öffentlickes Telekommunikationsnetz in den EG-Mitgliedstaaten
verstösst gegen die jeweligen einzelstaatlichen Gesetze zur Anwendung der Richtlinie 91/263/EWG zur
Angleichung der Rechtsvorschriften der Mitgliedstaaten über Telekommunikationsendeinrichtungen
einschliesslich der gegenseitigen Anerkennung ihrer Konformität.

RS232-CF-01 in the Network . . . . . . .2

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Fault Isolation and Correction . . . . .5

Cable Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . .7

Compliance Information . . . . . . . . . .8

RS232-CF-01 IN THE NETWORK

The RS232-CF-01 can be used to install a fiber network extension between
DTEs or between a DTE and a DCE.

A straight-through cable configuration is required for installation between DTEs.
A null modem cable configuration is required for installation between a DTE
and a DCE. (See page 6.)

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Standards TIA/EIA-574
Data Rate 1200-115,000 bits per second
Optical Loss Budget ª10dB
Case Dimensions 5.7" x 3.0" x 1.8" (145mm x 76mm x 46mm)
Shipping Weight 3 pounds (1.4 kilograms)
Environment Temperature: 0-50°C (32° to 122° F )

Humidity 10-90%, non condensing
Altitude 0-10,000 feet

Power Supply Requirements

Replace power supply with only the equivalent input

rating (see below) and output rating (regulated 9VDC at 500 mA).

TN PN Requirement Location

3517 240 volts, 50 hertz United Kingdom
3516 230 volts, 50 hertz Europe
3518 120 volts, 60 hertz USA/Canada/Mexico
3514 100 volts, 50-60 hertz Japan
3515 240 volts, 50 hertz Australia

Power Consumption <100mA
Warranty Lifetime

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

Name of Mfg: Transition Networks

6475 City West Parkway, Minneapolis MN 55344 USA
Model: RS232-CF-01Series Serial-Port Extension Media Converters
Part Number(s): RS232-CF-01, RS232-CF-01(SM)
Regulation: EMC Directive 89/336/EEC
Purpose: To declare that the RS232-CF-01 to which this declaration refers is in

conformity with the following standards.

EMC-CISPR 22: 1985 Class A; EN 55022: 1988 Class A; EN 50082-1:1992;
EN 60950 A4:1997; IEC 801.2, IEC 801.3, and IEC 801.4; IEC 950

I, the undersigned, hereby declare that the equipment specified above conforms to the
above Directive(s) and Standard(s).

_July 1, 1999_____

Stephen Anderson, Vice-President of Engineering Date

RS-232 STRAIGHT THROUGH

CONFIGURATION CABLE

RS-232 STRAIGHT THROUGH

CONFIGURATION CABLE

DTE

DTE

NOTE: SHIELDED CABLES REQUIRED ON DB-9 FOR

EMC COMPLIANCE.