Schmid Watson - Wetting Current; Figure 3-2: Wetting Current Jumper Location; Table 3-3: Wetting Current Jumper Settings

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3.1.7 Wetting Current
The Watson Ethernet plug-in can source or sink wetting current over the DSL
line. Wetting current is configured per wire pair by jumpers located on the lower
left corner of the plug-in:
Figure 3-2: Wetting current jumper location
Jumper Configuration
Wetting Current
Function
(no jumpers)
Wetting current off
(two jumpers)
Wetting current source
(one jumper)
Wetting current sink
Table 3-3: Wetting current jumper settings
The Watson Ethernet tabletop modems cannot source wetting current. It will al-
ways sink wetting current when local powering is used.