Installation Guide
Table Of Contents
- Important Safety Instructions
- Introducing the Addressable Multimedia Stretch Tap
- Introduction to This Document
- Who Should Use This Document
- Qualified Personnel
- Scope
- Document Version
- Installing the Tap
- Overview
- Tools and Torque Specifications
- Preparing for Installation
- Removing the Faceplate
- Installing the Stretch Tap on a Strand
- Installing the Stretch Tap in a Pedestal
- Installing Optional Modules
- Installing the Tiering Filter Module
- Installing the Reverse Conditioning Pad
- Mounting the Faceplate
- Connecting Coax Drop Cables
- Replacing the Local Oscillator Module
- Replacing the Power Supply
- Customer Support Information
- If You Have Questions
- Appendix A Technical Information
- Glossary
- A
- ac, AC
- AC/RF byass switch
- addressable
- aerial mount
- amplifier
- AMST
- attenuation
- attenuator
- ATX
- bit
- broadband
- CATV
- dB
- DC
- dc, DC
- DC/EQ
- decibel
- directional coupler (DC) module
- drop amplifier
- drop cable
- equalization
- equalizer
- F-connector
- FCC
- forward path
- frequency
- FSK
- ft-lb
- GHz
- GND
- headend
- HFC
- Hz
- in-lb
- ingress
- LCSI
- LED
- LO
- MHz
- MST
- MTS
- N-m
- passive
- PCB
- pedestal mount
- PTC
- PWB
- reverse path
- RF
- RMA
- SCTE
- splitter
- strand mount
- tap
- tilt
- torque
- trap
- UL
- V
- V AC
- V DC
- W
- Index
Glossary
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drop amplifier
Provides amplification to a drop cable transmission line.
drop cable
The cable assembly that connects a distribution tap to a user outlet.
E
equalization
The process of compensating for an undesired result. For example, equalizing tilt in a
distribution system.
equalizer
Controls the tilt to the drop ports. It does not affect the feeder cable signal. An EQ value is
selected for each installation to provide the specified output tilt.
F
F-connector
A screw-on coaxial connector typically used inside homes or on drop cabling.
FCC
Federal Communications Commission. Federal organization set up by the Communications
Act of 1934 which has authority to regulate all inter-state (but not intra-state) communications
originating in the United States (radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable).
forward path
Signal direction from the headend to the set-top terminal.
frequency
The number of similar shapes in a communications or electrical path in a unit of time. For
example, the number of sine waves moving past a fixed point in a second.
FSK
frequency-shift keying. The form of frequency modulation in which the modulating wave
shifts the output frequency between or among predetermined values, and the output wave
has no phase discontinuity.
ft-lb
foot-pound. A measure of torque defined by the application of one pound of force on a lever
at a point on the lever that is one foot from the pivot point.