5.4.5.2  Service settings for transceiver 21–216
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Figure 70: Transceiver 21–216
Only one setting is required for transceiver 21–216. It has to be set to external
clock. Rotary switch on the front panel pointing to position 0 indicates that external
clock is selected. If back-to-back testing is to be performed, one transceiver 21-216
has to be set as master by setting the rotary switch to position 2 (overrides settings
of jumpers 8 and 9). Clock synchronization configuration using the rotary switch
can be done on the fly.
5.4.6  Earthing
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The recommended earthing method is direct earthing. With earth loop problems,
soft earth method can be beneficial (see Figures 
71 and 72).
Transc. 
21-216
Protective earth 
screw (or any
screw with a good 
earth connection)
Make sure the boxes are 
properly earthed with shortest 
possible connections to, for 
example, an earthed frame
< 10 m between earth points
For ”soft earth”
remove jumper P4
R = 100 kohm
C = 100 nF
Transceiver 21-216 and PCM should preferably use 
the same auxiliary voltage supply (a 48 V battery)
Direct 
earth
(default)
Outer shielding  connected to
earth at both ends
Internal 
electronics
Internal 
electronics 
directly earthed
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Figure 71: Earthing principles
Section 5 1MRK 505 382-UEN B
Communication set-up
84 Communication set-up 670/650 series 2.2
Application Guide