Media Technology Systems AMX 0.2 - Manual (Page 7)

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3 Installation&
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3.1 USA&and&other&“Type&A,&B”&(NEMA&1O15/5O15)®ions&
3.1.1 USA&Decora®&FacePlates&
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The! most! common! decorative! wall! finish! in! the! US! is! the! Decora®! format.! The!
AMX0.2CN!is!available!in!sizes!to!suit!the!Decora®!‘2Lgang’!face!plates!widely!available!
in! various! finishes! (Brass,! Aluminium,! Plastic,! etc)! and! colors! (White,! Black,! Almond,!
Gold,!Silver,!etc)!–!see!Figure 3-1!
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Figure 3-1: AMX0.2CN CobraNet™ interface tooled to match the common Decora® faceplate
NOTE:!Media!Technology!Systems!does!not!supply!the!faceplate!(as!this!is!to!customer!
aesthetic!requirements),!but!the!AMX0.2CN!is!supplied!with!the!white!plastic!insert!
(center)!that!fits!the!Decora®!faceplate.!
3.1.2 USA&Mounting&Enclosures&
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The!AMX0.2CN!interface!and!Decora®!faceplate!combination!will!need!to!be!installed!
into! a! rear! enclosure,! usually! an! ‘off! the! shelf’! 2Lgang! JLBox! or! 2Lgang! back! box.! The!
AMX0.2CN!interface!will!need!a!metal!rear!enclosure!of!minimum!of!42mm!deep!that!is!
well! grounded! (see! 3.3.3! for! grounding! recommendations)! –! see! Figure 3-2! for! an!
example!of!a!wetwall!installation.!RACO™,!Hubble™,!Leviton™,!Graybar™,!Grady™,!Home!
Depot™!and!many!others!all!have!equivalent!product!available.!
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For!drywall!installations!use!a!similar!metal!enclosure!with!the!side!support,!such!as!the!
681!model!from!RACO™!L!see!Figure 3-3.!Again,!many!vendors!have!equivalent!product!
available.!
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