Antec LaserLink LLNTR User manual

LaserLink
LLNTR
Fiber Optic Transmitter
1550nm, 5-210 MHz
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION
MANUAL
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LaserLink
LLNTR
Fiber Optic Transmitter
1550nm, 5-210 MHz
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION
MANUAL
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ANTEC Network Technologies
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description of the part.
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regarding this publication,
please refer to:
70285
First Edition – 12/98
1998 by ANTEC Network Technologies.
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may be reproduced in any form or by
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from ANTEC Network Technologies.

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 General Information.............................................................................................1-1
Overview..........................................................................................................................1-1
How to Contact ANTEC Network Technologies..............................................................1-2
We Welcome Your Comments..........................................................................................1-3
Safety...............................................................................................................................1-4
Equipment Description...................................................................................................1-10
Equipment Specifications................................................................................................1-13
List of Abbreviations ......................................................................................................1-15
Chapter 2 Installation............................................................................................................2-1
Overview..........................................................................................................................2-1
Section A Preparing for Installation..............................................................................2-A-1
Overview......................................................................................................................2-A-1
Unpacking....................................................................................................................2-A-2
Inspection.....................................................................................................................2-A-3
How to Return Equipment............................................................................................2-A-4
Recommended Tools and Equipment............................................................................2-A-6
Section B Installing the LLNTR....................................................................................2-B-1
Installation....................................................................................................................2-B-1
Section C Care and Cleaning of Optical Connectors....................................................2-C-1
Overview......................................................................................................................2-C-1
Cleaning.......................................................................................................................2-C-3
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Chapter 3 Setup and Operation............................................................................................3-1
Overview..........................................................................................................................3-1
Section A Activating the LLNTR..................................................................................3-A-1
Activation.....................................................................................................................3-A-1
Section B Controls and Indicators.................................................................................3-B-1
Overview......................................................................................................................3-B-1
Front Panel Controls and Indicators..............................................................................3-B-2
Rear Panel Connectors .................................................................................................3-B-4
Section C Status Monitoring .........................................................................................3-C-1
Overview......................................................................................................................3-C-1
User Panel....................................................................................................................3-C-2
EMIC...........................................................................................................................3-C-3
Third Party...................................................................................................................3-C-4
Section D Troubleshooting.............................................................................................3-D-1
Troubleshooting ...........................................................................................................3-D-1

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Chapter 1
General Information
Overview
Introduction This manual describes installation and operation of the Laser Link
Narrowcast Return Transmitter (LLNTR).
Manual
Contents This manual contains three chapters.
•Chapter 1 - General Information
•Chapter 2 - Installation
•Chapter 3 - Setup and Operation
How to Use this
Manual This manual is divided into the chapters listed above. Major topics in each
chapter are listed at the beginning of the chapter. Use these lists to find the
desired information.
In this Chapter This chapter contains these major topics.
Topic See Page
How to Contact ANTEC Network Technologies 1-2
We Welcome Your Comments 1-3
Safety 1-4
Equipment Description 1-10
Equipment Specifications 1-13
List of Abbreviations 1-15

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How to Contact ANTEC Network Technologies
Overview ANTEC Network Technologies is ready to assist you as necessary.
How to Contact
ANTEC Network
Technologies
Here’s how to contact us.
In the USA . . . Outside the USA . . .
By phone, call 1-800-FIBERME and
follow the voice prompts.
By mail, write to:
ANTEC Network Technologies
Attention: Technical Service
11450 Technology Circle
Duluth, GA 30097
Contact your ANTEC Network
Technologies sales office for
assistance. Sales offices are listed on
the back cover of this manual.

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We Welcome Your Comments
Overview We welcome your comments on this manual. User comments are an important
source of ideas to improve our manuals.
How to
Comment You can contact us by mail or e-mail.
By Mail . . . By E-mail:
Write to:
ANTEC Network Technologies
Attention: Technical Publications
11450 Technology Circle
Duluth, GA 30097
Send a message to:
[email protected]

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Safety
Overview Safety of personnel is the primary concern during all procedures.
This section describes typical safety considerations. All of them may not apply
to you or your installation/operation environment.
Additional
Requirements Your organization may have additional safety requirements. These
recommendations in no way supersede any safety requirements of your
organization.
Admonishments Dangers, warnings, cautions and notes appear in the text immediately before
the procedure step or other text to which they apply. Observe all these
admonishments. The table below describes each category of admonishment.
Admonishment Category Description
DANGER
DANGER refers to a situation
hazardous to personnel if the
information in the DANGER is not
observed. Possible consequences are
severe injury or death.
WARNING WARNING refers to a situation in which customer service may be
interrupted if the WARNING is not
observed.
CAUTION CAUTION refers to a situation in which equipment may be damaged if
the CAUTION is not observed.
NOTE NOTE highlights critical information about a procedure or description. A
NOTE does not describe hazards to
personnel, equipment or service.
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