Connecting The Data Link - Martin Extube User Manual

Connecting the data link

Warning! Lock out power to the entire installation before working on
cables and connections or removing any cover.
Warning! Make sure that data connections are totally protected from
water, or moisture may be drawn up the inside of the cable due to the
vacuum effect from the heat generated during operation.
The Extube is supplied with a 1.8 meter (5 ft.10 in.) data cable tail for data
connection. The cable contains both input and output conductors that are
identified as follows:
• 1 x shield = data input and output common
• 2 x white wires = data input and output hot (+)
• 1 x green wire = data input cold (-)
• 1 x brown wire = data output cold (-)
To connect a fixture to the data link:
1. Connect the conductors in the fixture's cable tail to the data link
2. Protect connectors in a weatherproof housing if they are not totally
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respecting the above color code. If required, install input and output
connectors on the data cable respecting the pinouts described in "Data
connection pinouts" on page 21. Standard procedure is to use a male
connector on a fixture's cable tail for data input and a female connector
for data output. Do not connect the shield conductor to ground (earth)
or allow it to come into contact with a connector shell, as this may
cause interference.
weatherproof.
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