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Relatedtopics
InstallingtheEK80cables,page97
Cablelayoutandinterconnections,page85
InstallingtheEK80topsidecables
Thetopside/bridgecablesincludethoseusedtoconnecttheEK80ProcessorUnitandthe
displaytoeachother,toACmainspower,andtoexternaldevices.Onehighcapacity
EthernetcableconnectstheProcessorUnittotheWideBandTransceiver(WBT).
Procedure
1Connectthepowercables.
aConnectthepowercablefromthedisplaytotheACpoweroutlet.(C1)
bConnectthepowercablefromtheProcessorUnittotheACpoweroutlet.(C2)
StandardcommercialACmainscablesareused.Eachcableissuppliedwiththe
relevantunit.Thetypicalcablelengthisbetween1,5and2meters.Ifthisistoo
shortyoumustuseanextensioncable(not
recommended),mountanewpower
outletwithinrange,ormakeyourownpowercablewithsufcientlength.
Formoreinformation,seethecabledetails:
•ACpowercableusingIECC13inlinesocket,page137
2Connectthegroundcables.
aIfapplicable,connectthegroundcablefromthedisplaytovesselground.(C3)
bConnectthegroundcablefromtheProcessorUnittovesselground.(C4)
Thesecablesmustbeprovidedbytheinstallationshipyard.Formoreinformation,
seethecabledetails:
•Groundcable,page139
3ConnectthevideocablefromtheProcessorUnittothedisplay.(C5)
Thedisplaycableisoftenphysicallyattachedtothedisplay,andterminatedinthe
“computerend”withamaleconnector.Ifthecableisnotattached,itisnormally
providedwiththedisplay.
ThegraphicadapterontherearsideoftheProcessorUnitprovidestwoDVI
connectors,oneforHDMIandtwoforMiniDisplayPort.Choosetheconnector
thattsyourdisplaycable.Ifyouhavetwodisplaysbothcanbeconnected
simultaneously,andcanusetheoperatingsystemfunctionalitytosetupdifferent
presentations.
Keepthedisplaycableasshortaspossible.Ifthecableistoolong,itmaypickup
electricnoise,andthiswillreducetheimagequality.
Formoreinformation,seethecabledetails:
•ProcessorUnitgraphicadapter,page112
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