Unpacking The Components; Mounting The Central Matrix Components; Adam Circuit Cards; Front Card Access - RTS MC-ADAM System Installation Manual

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Unpacking the Components

Unpack the contents of the shipping crates and carefully
inspect for damage. Notify the freight carrier immediately
if any damage is noted. Check off all items as noted in the
packing lists.
Safety Tip
Use caution when lifting the system components. A fully
loaded ADAM Card Frame, for example, weighs approxi-
mately 75 lbs (34 kg).
2 Mounting the Central Matrix
Components
Bolt the ADAM Card Frame into the front of the equip-
ment rack. The frame has no special ventilation require-
ments, but make sure that the ventilation holes on the
front and back are unobstructed. The rack space behind
the ADAM Card Frame should be kept completely clear
to allow for connections and insertion and removal of
back cards. Allow at least 3 ft (1 m) in front of the rack
for insertion and removal of front cards and power sup-
plies. Note that there is an LED fail indicator and reset
switch located near the top-front of each front card. The
LED indicators are only visible when the center of the
card frame is at or above eye level.
Station Breakout Panels, Translation Panels and Jack-
fields are usually mounted in the back of the equipment
rack, and are generally arranged to allow intercom station
cabling to exit the frame at the top or bottom as required.
Optional UIO-256 Frames should be mounted in the front
of an equipment rack. When positioning a UIO-256, con-
sideration should be given to the visibility of the front
panel LED's, which provide visual indication for any ac-
tive inputs and outputs.
Optional Program Assign Panels should be mounted in
the front of an equipment rack. Generally, a PAP should
be located slightly below eye height when sitting or stand-
ing to allow for viewing of the front panel indicators and
easy activation of the front panel controls.
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ADAM Circuit Cards

3.1

Front Card Access

Loosen the two captive thumbscrews that secure the front
glass door, and swing the door down.
3.2

Card Removal and Installation

All ADAM circuit cards can be "hot installed", which
means that you do not have to turn the power off before
installing or removing a card. This permits continuous op-
eration of the intercom system—with no interruptions to
unaffected ports—in the event of a card failure.
Read This Before Installing Circuit Cards!
The connector pins on the back plane inside the ADAM
frame can be easily damaged by improper or hurried inser-
tion of circuit cards. Always use the following procedure
when inserting cards.
1. Begin installation with the back card. Orient the card so
that the card edge connector is toward the bottom.
2. Insert the card edges into the upper and lower card
guides in the back of the ADAM frame. Push the
card in all the way until the card mounting plate is
flush with the ADAM frame.
3. Install mounting screws in the top and bottom of the
card plate to lock it in place.
4. When installing a front card, orient the card so that the
indicator LED and reset switch are at the top-front.
5. Insert the card edges into the upper and lower card
guides in the front of the ADAM frame.
6. SLOWLY push the front card straight into the slot until
initial resistance is felt.
7. When initial resistance is felt, apply slightly more pres-
sure to begin engaging the connector pins.
8. Once the connector pins have started to engage, press
VERY FIRMLY to completely seat the connectors.
When the card is properly seated, the card mounting
plate should be flush with the ADAM frame.
9. Mounting screws for the front cards are not required but
are recommended for mobile installations.
To remove a front card, press down on the lower ejector
lever and up on the upper ejector lever. Once the card is
released from the back plane connector, pull it straight out
of the frame.
To remove a back card, first release the front card by
pressing the ejector levers, then remove the back card.
Important
All system clock signals are derived from the Audio In-
put/Output Card in slot number 9, with clock backup pro-
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