HP E8400A C-Size VXI Mainframe User And Service Manual page 16

retaining
screws
extraction
levers
Figure 1-4. Installing C-Size Instruments in the HP E8400A Mainframe
WARNING
16 Using the HP E8400A Mainframe
seat the module by
pushing in the
extraction levers
slide the module
into the mainframe
until it plugs into the
backplane connectors
1. To prevent damage to the VXI instruments, install the instruments
when power is not applied to the mainframe.
2. Insert the instrument into the mainframe by aligning the instrument
with the card guides inside the mainframe. Slowly push the
instrument into the slot until it seats in the backplane connectors. The
front panel of the instrument should be even with the front edges of
the mainframe.
3. Tighten the retaining screws on the top and bottom of the module.
All instruments within the VXI mainframe are grounded through
the mainframe chassis. During installation, tighten the
instrument's retaining screws to secure the instrument to the
mainframe and to make the ground connection.
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