Thinklogical Q-4300 - 3. The Q-Series Video System; 3.1. Types of Connections

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Q - S e r i e s V i d e o M o d u l e s P r o d u c t M a n u a l , R e v . I
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3. The Q-Series Video System
3.1. Types of Connections
All physical connections to the product use industry-standard connectors. Non-supplied cables
that may be needed are commercially available. All connections are found on the front panels of the
modules.
All models are connected via fiber optic cables (see paragraph 4.3. on page 19) to provide
communications to and from the transmitter. The transmitter connects to the CPU with supplied
Video cables (and audio & serial or network cables in AV+, AN+, AH and NH models). The receiver
provides an interface to the monitor(s) and audio, serial or network devices in AV+, AN+, AH, NH
and video format scaler models. RJ45 to DB9 serial adapters are included with each transmitter and
receiver.
3.1.1 Fiber Optic Cable
Fiber optic cables up to 1000 meters (3280 feet) connect the Transmitters to the Receivers. Standard
multi-mode fiber optic cables must be 50 or 62.5 microns, terminated with LC type fiber optic connectors.
Multi-Mode Fiber-Optic Cable
T R T R
LC
TransmitReceive
LC
3"
Multi-Mode:
Up to 50 meters with Type OM1
Up to 350 meters with Type OM2
Up to 750 meters with Type OM3
Up to 1000 meters with Type OM4
Single Mode:
Up to 80km with Type OS2 9/125 for all distances
Be careful not to kink or pinch the fiber optic cable as it is being installed and keep all bend
diameters to no less than 3 inches (76.2mm).
3.1.2 Transmitter
A transmitter unit connects to the computer and peripheral sources through standard copper cables. The
connector configurations of the Q-Series Transmitters can be viewed in detail on pages 12-17.
3.1.3 Receiver
A receiver module connects to a viewing device (monitor, projector) and USB and audio devices with
their own standard cables. The connector configurations of the Q-Series Module Receivers can be
viewed in detail on pages 12-17.