User manual
Publication 1394-5.0 — May 2000
4-28 Wiring 1394 GMC and GMC Turbo Systems
5. Strip the wire insulation back on the cable lead.
Important: Use 14-20 gauge wire to ensure proper system 
operation.
6. Trim the cable lead to expose 7.0 mm (0.275 in.) of metal wire.
7. Insert the cable lead in the appropriate terminal.
Figure 4.31
Cable Connector
8. Use a screwdriver to tighten the clamping screw to the correct 
torque (0.25 N-m/2.2 lb-in.) until the cable lead cannot be pulled 
out of the terminal.
9. Using the table below, complete the termination connections.
10. Connect each external drive to the 1394-DIM.
Important: Connect all DIM axes in succession (from the front 
of the unit to the back of the unit) starting with DIM 
Axis A regardless of the number of servo axis 
modules in the 1394 system.
Insert cable wires into the
connector openings here
1
7
If the cable lead: Do this:
Pulls out of the terminal Go to main step 4.
Does not pull out of the 
terminal
1. Move to the next terminal 
and go to main step 2.
2. When all seven terminals 
are wired, go to step 10.










