American Fibertek MRX-8885C User Manual
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DATA CONFIGURATION
This link accommodates transmission of:
1) 1 bi-directional RS485 (2 wire or 4 wire) data channel, or 
2) 1 bi-directional RS422 data channel, or 
3) 1 bi-directional RS232 data channel, or 
4) 1 bi-directional RS232 data channel and 1 bi-directional RS422 data channel. 
 
These units are factory shipped configured for RS485 (4 wire) configuration with data 
input and output termination resistors in and no offset bias. 
 
 
 
There is a rear panel data configuration switch bank which is available to select: 
 
1) RS485 or RS422/RS232 data modes 
2) RS485 (2 or 4 wire) format 
3) Internal data input/output terminations 
4) RS485 Offset Bias Option 
 
 
RS485 FOUR WIRE SWITCH SETUP 
The following is an illustration of the data configuration switches that identifies the specific 
switch function and up/down direction for RS485 four wire transmission. 
