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DCX 250
Installation Guide
Andover Controls Corporation
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  • Page 1 DCX 250 Installation Guide Andover Controls Corporation www.PDF-Zoo.com...
  • Page 2 IMPORTANT NOTICE This product is subject to change without notice. This document does not con- stitute any warranty, express or implied. Andover Controls Corporation re- serves the right to alter capabilities, performance, and presentation of this product at any time.
  • Page 3 Preface The DCX 250 Installation Guide presents instructions for installing the DCX 250 on Infinet. It first presents site preparation information and then step-by-step installation instructions. This manual does not include programming information. For how to program the DCX 250, see the Andover Controls Infinity CX Programmer’s Guide.
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  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Contents Setting Up the DCX 250 Site/System Setup Requirements .............2 Cabinet Dimensions and Weight ...........3 Power Requirements ..............3 Cable Limitations ................3 Lightning Protection ..............4 Building Ground Requirements .............4 Inspecting the Ground ..............5 Environmental Requirements ............5 Laying Out the Site Setup ..............6 Installing the DCX 250 ................7...
  • Page 6 Checking That Controller Is Operating ........15 Reset Button .................16 Adjusting the LCD View Angle ..........16 Connecting the Andover Controls Service Tool ......18 DCX 250 Installation Guide www.PDF-Zoo.com...
  • Page 7 Figure 2. Dimensions of DCX 250 Cabinet, Top View......7 Figure 3. Dimensions of DCX 250 Cabinet, Front View ......8 Figure 4. Location of AC Power Connection, Inside DCX 250 Cabinet ...10 Figure 5. Metal Plate and Screw for Power Supply Wire .....11 Figure 6.
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  • Page 9: Setting Up The Dcx 250

    • Installing the DCX 250 • Powering Up/Adjusting the Controller This manual does not include programming information. For how to program the DCX 250, see the Andover Controls Infinity Controller Programmer’s Guide. Warranty Registration Your warranty is effective for 18 months starting on the date the system is shipped.
  • Page 10: Site/System Setup Requirements

    Le présent appareil numérique n’émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites applicables aux appareils numériques de la class A prescrites dans le Règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicté par le ministère des Communications du Canada. DCX 250 Installation Guide www.PDF-Zoo.com...
  • Page 11: Cabinet Dimensions And Weight

    Hardware Installation Cabinet Dimensions and Weight Each DCX 250 cabinet (if it has a cabinet) is approximately 8.1 × 8.1 × 3.5 in. and weighs 8.5 lbs. Power Requirements Caution If the DCX 250 is in its own cabinet, it should receive power from its own independent, unswitched circuit.
  • Page 12: Lightning Protection

    Two pair gas tube arrester, Andover Controls # 01-2100-299. Building Ground Requirements Warning Be sure that all Infinity hardware products from Andover Controls Corporation are grounded to true earth ground. This kind of ground protects the equipment from voltage transients and other power surges in the area.
  • Page 13: Inspecting The Ground

    Environmental Requirements The DCX 250 operates in rooms with temperatures ranging from 40 to 104°F and with humidity of between 30 and 85%, noncondensing. The controller is designed to withstand the dust normally present in an equipment room, without any additional enclosures or filtering.
  • Page 14: Laying Out The Site Setup

    • Location of the DCX 250 controller. • Communications port the Infinet connects to on the Infinity CX 9000. (The DCX 250 installed inside the Infinity CX 9000 cabinet is automatically on COMM2.) Figure 1 shows what the tag looks like.
  • Page 15: Installing The Dcx 250

    • AC Power Cable and Infinet Cable • Infinity CX 9000 Controller Mounting Figure 2 gives dimensions for mounting a DCX 250 any of these ways: • Fitting entire cabinet in wall cutout so it is flush with wall • Screwing backplate of cabinet to wall Figure 2.
  • Page 16: Figure 3. Dimensions Of Dcx 250 Cabinet, Front View

    Hardware Installation Warning Never drill holes in the DCX 250 cabinet or boards. A metal shaving could easily short circuit the electronics. Figure 3 shows more dimensions for mounting the DCX 250. You should connect cables to the DCX 250 before you flush mount it.
  • Page 17: Connecting The Ac Power Cable To The Power Supply

    Connecting the AC Power Cable to the Power Supply If you ordered the DCX 250 in its own cabinet (to be placed on the In- finet outside the Infinity CX 9000), the DCX 250 has its own power supply. So you need to connect the AC power cable.
  • Page 18: Figure 4. Location Of Ac Power Connection, Inside Dcx 250 Cabinet

    AC cable are black, white, and green. 4. Place the green wire under the metal plate behind the left screw, labeled GND. Figure 4. Location of AC Power Connection, Inside DCX 250 Cabinet SIDE, TOP VIEW Infinet Cable Enters Here...
  • Page 19: Connecting The Infinet

    Connecting the Infinet You wire the Infinet to the controller using the following procedure: 1. Lift off the front display panel on the DCX 250 controller cabinet. Look at the board now directly in front of you. Figure 6 shows the Infinet connection, a block terminal connector in the upper right corner.
  • Page 20: Figure 6. Location Of Infinet Connection, Inside Dcx 250 Cabinet

    Hardware Installation Figure 6. Location of Infinet Connection, Inside DCX 250 Cabinet SIDE, TOP VIEW Infinet Cable Enters Here AC Power Cable Enters Here FRONT VIEW, CABINET OPEN Infinet Connection Power Supply DCX 250 Installation Guide www.PDF-Zoo.com...
  • Page 21: Wiring The Infinet To The Infinity Cx 9000

    SHLD and tighten the screw down on them. Wiring the Infinet to the Infinity CX 9000 You connect the last piece of Infinet cabling to the Infinity CX 9000 as explained in the Andover Controls Infinity CX 9000 Hardware Installation Guide. DCX 250 Installation Guide...
  • Page 22: Powering Up/Adjusting The Controller

    Infinity CX and begins operating when you connect AC power to the Infinity CX 9000. For the DCX 250 in its own cabinet, you must check to be sure the fol- lowing are correct: 1. Be sure the AC power is wired properly. Check to be sure all three wires have been connected.
  • Page 23: Checking That Controller Is Operating

    Test Pins Checking That Controller Is Operating Lift off the front display panel on the DCX 250. Inside, on the back of the display, are the indicator lights. The illustration above shows the RD (green) and TD (yellow) lights to the far left middle and the green CPU light near the center.
  • Page 24: Reset Button

    This may not happen immediately. 4. If the CPU light flashes every .1 sec, the CPU has failed an internal test. For help with troubleshooting, contact the Andover Controls Technical Services Department. Reset Button The RESET button is the red square button to the upper right of the CPU light on the controller board (see Figure 8).
  • Page 25: Figure 9. Location Of Lcd View Angle Adjustment, Inside, On Back Of Dcx 250 Display

    Hardware Installation Figure 9. Location of LCD View Angle Adjustment, Inside, on Back of DCX 250 Display 3.6 V Lithium Battery RD Light TD Light Reset Button CPU Light LCD View Angle ADJ Test Pins DCX 250 Installation Guide www.PDF-Zoo.com...
  • Page 26: Connecting The Andover Controls Service Tool

    The SERVICE PORT is an RJ 11 (phone) connector on the upper right side of the power supply, left of the Infinet connection (see Figure 10). You connect the Andover Controls Service Tool to the DCX 250. The service tool accesses all DCX 250s and other Infinet controllers on the same network.
  • Page 27 4 for operating 5 Infinet cable numbers 3 wiring LCD knob AC power 9 location of 16 correct wire gauge for ground 5 lightning arrester for Infinet 4 Infinet connection 11 DCX 250 Installation Guide Index-1 www.PDF-Zoo.com...
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