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Installation – Grass Valley 8900NET v.4.0.0 User Manual

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8900NET Instruction Manual

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Installation

Installation

This section describes placing the module in an 8900 frame and cabling the
communications ports for all frame types. Procedures for power-up, DIP
switch settings, and network configuration of the module are described in
the following sections.

Note

The Gecko Flex frame requires an 8900NET module running 4.0.0 or later
software.

Module Placement in the Gecko 8900 and Gecko Flex Frame

There are ten cell locations in the frame to accommodate media modules.
These are the left ten locations. Refer to

Figure 3

.

The two cells on the right are allocated for the power supplies. For addi-
tional information concerning the Power Supply module, refer to the
Gecko 8900 Series Frames Instruction Manual and the Gecko Flex Frames
Instruction Manual
.

The third cell from the right is allocated for the 8900NET Network Interface
or Frame Monitor module. For additional information concerning the
Frame Monitor module, refer to the Gecko 8900 Series Frames Instruction
Manual
or the Gecko Flex Frames Instruction Manual.

Figure 3. Gecko 8900 Series Frame

Note

The 8900NET module can be plugged in and removed from an 8900 Series
frame with power on. When power is applied to the module, LED indicators
reflect the initialization process (see

Power Up on page 17

).

Frame Monitor

or 8900NET Network

Interface Module (only)

Any 8900 Module

Power

Supplies

(only)

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