evertz XRF6 - Inserting and Removing Cards

XRF6 RF Router Manual
INSTALLATION Revision 1.0 Page 2-7
2. Align the card with the card guide corresponding to the slot number where you wish to install
the card. Note that slots are not universal and there are designated slots for input and output
cards, clearly marked on the bottom edge of the frame.
3. Carefully slide the card into the frame while holding the plastic lever and metal ejector in a
horizontal position, allowing them to clear the front edge of the frame and enter their
engagement positions. The lever sits in a clearance hole in the bottom plate of the frame, while
the lever latches against the inside of the top edge.
4. With the bottom lever and top ejector in their engagement positions, press firmly on both,
with
the majority of force placed on the top metal ejector latch.
5. Continue pressing the card in place until the top ejector latches and the card cannot be pushed
any further into the frame.
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Ensure that the cards are pushed into the frame until the connectors are entirely
seated and the cards cannot be pushed any further into the frame. This will ensure
the integrity of both RF and communications connections.
2.6.2. Removing Input or Output Cards
1. Simultaneously press down on the top metal ejector tab while squeezing the latch to release it.
2. Grasp the bottom plastic lever and simultaneously pull on both the bottom lever and top ejector
latch to disengage the card from the frame.
The majority of force should be placed on the
top metal ejector latch.
3. Pull the rest of the card out of the frame.
4. Carefully store the card in an anti-static bag in an area free of static discharge.
2.6.3. Inserting a Frame Controller Module
1. Orient the card horizontally such that the rear-connectors are facing upwards.
2. Align the frame controller card with the card guides in one of the slots beneath the power
supplies.
3. Slide the card into the frame.
4. Press on the white ejector tab until the card cannot slide any further into the frame and the
connectors are entirely seated.
2.6.4. Removing a Frame Controller Module
1. If the system is powered up, the frame controller must be disabled prior to removal. Press and
hold the white pushbutton on the frame controller to be removed until the text “-FC DISABLED”
scrolls across the dot-matrix display.