Grass Valley Telecast Fiber Solutions - Manual (Page 8)

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Using Fiber Optic Cable
Planning the Fiber Cable Route
Planning the Fiber Cable Route
Obviously the longer the planned cable run, the more planning required. When planning
your cable route, consider the following:
• Be aware of any possible obstacles that might cause you to run short of cable. You may
need to take a more indirect, but achievable route.
• Be aware of any possible hazards to the cable.
While tactical fiber is extremely durable, it is not immune to damage. For example, you
would not want to run the cable across a lawn scheduled to be cut during your live
production. Make sure the empty roadway at 6am will not be filled with heavy
equipment when it comes time to retrieve your cable.
• Be aware of any possible physical interference with the cable that might cause it to
bend or kink to an extent causes unacceptable signal loss to occur.
• Be aware of any safety hazards.Make sure that the cable will not cause a tripping or
tangling hazard with people, animals, or vehicles.
• Decide whether the Fiber Cable is to be unspooled from the Signal Source of the device
location.
If one end of the cable needs to be moved during the production, it makes sense to
place the spool at that location. Make sure there is enough free cable coming out of
the stationary end of the cable reel to accommodate a well-managed connection to
the first connection.