TimeLine Micro Lynx M3 Option Card User manual

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Installation Guide
Micro Lynx M3 Option Card
1755 LA COSTA MEADOWS DRIVE, SUITE B
SAN MARCOS, CA 92069
TEL. [phone]
(FAX [phone])
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DATE: 09/11/95
MODEL: Micro Lynx
REVISION: All
SERIAL NO: All
SOFTWARE: All
REQUIRED TOOLS:
Static safe workstation Phillips screwdriver
Grounding wrist strap
REQUIRED PARTS:
TimeLine Part Number 71B007, Micro Lynx M3 Option Card
PROCEDURE:
1. Turn off the power and place the Micro Lynx System Unit on a static safe
workstation. Ground yourself and the workstation anti-static mat.
2. On the back of the System Unit, remove cover labeled THIRD MACHINE EXPANSION.
3. Remove the six phillips screws securing the top cover to the System Unit.
4. Position the System Unit so that the front panel faces you and remove the top cover.
Note:
If your Micro Lynx System Unit Serial Number is 1024 or higher, you have new metal work. The
new metal work does not require the Option Card Bracket. Please turn to Page Four of this
installation guide for instructions on installing the M3 Card.

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PROCEDURE (continued):
Install the Option Card Bracket
5. The Back Panel PCB is located at the top back of the chassis, horizontal to the back
panel. Remove the "L" shaped bracket supporting the Back Panel PCB by removing
the phillips screws; one on the left side of the board and the other on the back panel,
to the right of the SYSTEM TALLY connector. The bracket is no longer needed, keep
the phillips screws.
Figure 1. Remove Support Bracket
6. Hold the Option Card bracket so that the large cutout is face up. Set the front of the
bracket in place on the threaded stud on the inside of the Front Panel. Set the bracket
down and slide it under the left edge of the BackPanel PCB.
7. Insert and tighten the screws removed from the back panel, and from the Back Panel
PCB. Place a nut on the threaded stud and secure the bracket to the front panel.
(See Figure 2.)
Figure 2. Install the Option Card Bracket
Install the M3 Option Card
8. The M3 Card is mounted on the left side of the System Unit, component side up.
9. If you have the ACG Card already installed, remove the card from the bracket before
installing the M3 Card.

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10. Tilt and slide the left side of the card into the groove along the bottom of the Micro
Lynx Side Panel.
PROCEDURE (continued):
Figure 3. Installation of M3 Card
11. As the card slides into the groove, lie it flat in the chassis.
12. Slide the M3 card against the back panel so that the TRANSPORT connector and RDR
jack are seated in the appropriate cutouts in the back panel.
13. Insert two phillips screws through the M3 Card, into the option card bracket standoffs
and tighten.
14. If the ACG Card was removed, reinstall the card.
15. Insert the second connector of the Option Card Cable into J1 on the M3 Card and
connect the other end of the cable into J3 on the Main Board. The unused connectors
will lie in the open area in the System Unit, unless you have option cards installed.
16. Replace the top cover and the six phillips screws.
17. Connect the transport cable and reader cables between the Micro Lynx and third
transport.
18. Power up the System Unit. The M3 LED on the System Unit should turn on.
19. Press SETUP, TRAN, C, to select the type of transport to control.

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PROCEDURE (continued):
Install the M3 Option Card (New Metal Work)
5. The M3 Card is mounted on the left side of the System Unit, component side up. The
M3 Card will lie flat in the chassis.
6. If you have the ACG Card already installed, remove the card from the bracket before
installing the M3 Card.
7. Slide the M3 Card against the back panel so that the TRANSPORT connector and RDR
jack are seated in the appropriate cutouts in the back panel.
Figure 4. Installation of M3 Card
8. Insert four phillips screws through the M3 Card, into the chassis, and tighten.
(See Figure 4.)
9. If the ACG Card was removed, reinstall the card.
10. Insert the second connector of the Option Card Cable into J1 on the M3 Card and
connect the other end of the cable into J3 on the Main Board. The unused connectors
will lie in the open area in the System Unit, unless you have option cards installed.
11. Replace the top cover and the six phillips screws.
12. Connect the transport cable and reader cables between the Micro Lynx and third
transport.
13. Power up the System Unit. The M3 LED on the System Unit OPTION Section will turn
on.
14. Press SETUP, TRAN, C, to select the type of transport to control.

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