Connecting A Line Card Using Cable Ties; Installing Locking Pivot Brackets - Paradyne 8820 Installation Manual

3. Cabling: Line Card Tip and Ring

Connecting a Line Card Using Cable Ties

Procedure
To connect a line card in the 8820 BAC using the provided cable ties:

Installing Locking Pivot Brackets

The network Tip and Ring cables must be equipped with end-fed plug connectors.
Each connector has a captive screw at one end and a tapped hole in the plastic at
the other end. The connector's captive screw must be replaced with a shorter one
and the locking pivot bracket must be installed on the other end, as shown in the
following procedure.
Procedure
To install a locking pivot bracket:
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1. On each cable, replace the longer captive screw on the cable connector with
the #4-40 Phillips pan-head screw shipped in a plastic bag with the unit. Do
not insert the screw past the connector body until
2. Plug the Telco 50-pin cable into the appropriate connector for the slot
containing the card (labeled 1–18) on the rear of the 8820 chassis.
3. Thread the provided cable tie through the anchor mount on the end of the
connector where the cable will lie. Tighten the cable tie around the connector
and cut off any excess.
4. Secure the other end of the Telco 50-pin cable by tightening the Phillips
pan-head screw (that you replaced in
connector.
5. Make sure the other end of the cable is connected to the appropriate POTS
splitter shelf, MDF, or demarcation point.
1. Install the locking pivot bracket onto the cable end of the connector using the
captive screw, as illustrated below.
Customer-Supplied
Cable with Connector
Locking Pivot
Bracket
Locking Pivot
Bracket
November 2004
Step 1) on the right side of the
Replace with a shorter
Captive Screw provided
with the Pivot Bracket
Captive #4-40 Phillips-Head Screw
(Part of Locking Pivot Bracket)
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Step 4.
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