7.2: Installing Option Cards
The Option Cards are inserted in one of the two Option Card slots in the back of the Shark ® 200 meter.
Note: Remove Voltage Inputs and power supply terminal to the meter before performing card installation.
1. Remove the screws at the top and the bottom of the Option Card slot covers.
2. There is a plastic "track" on the top and the bottom of the slot. The Option card fits into this track.
WARNING!
For safety,
remove these
connections
before
installing
Option
Cards (GND,
L, N, Vref,
Va, Vb, Vc)
3. Slide the card inside the plastic track and insert it into the slot. You will hear a click when the card
is fully inserted. Be careful, it is easy to miss the guide track.
CAUTIONS!
• Make sure the I/O card is inserted properly into the track to avoid damaging the card's
components.
• For proper fit of cards, and to avoid damaging the unit, insert components in the following order:
1. Option Card 1
2. Option Card 2
3. Detachable terminal block 1
4. Detachable terminal block 2
5. Communication connection for Port 2
7.3: Configuring Option Cards
CAUTION! FOR PROPER OPERATION, RESET ALL PARAMETERS IN THE UNIT AFTER
HARDWARE MODIFICATION.
The Shark ® 200 meter auto-detects any Option cards installed in it. Configure the Option cards through
Communicator EXT software. Refer to Chapter 5 of the
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Electro Industries/Gauge Tech
Figure 7.2: Detail of Guide Tracks
Communicator EXT User's Manual
Doc# E149701
for detailed instructions.
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