Installation guide

Installing an RIO Network
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890 USE 101 00 October 2006
Installing F Connectors on Quad Shield RG-6 Cable
Overview The following steps describe how to install F connectors on quad shield RG-6 cable.
Installing F
Connectors
The following steps demonstrate how to install F connectors.
Note: Use an F Connector from an MA-0329-001 Cassette on an RG-6 quad shield
cable prepared according to the procedure described in Preparing RG-6 Cable for
a Connector, p. 100.
Step Action
1 Place the cable against the side of an F connector, aligning the end of the jacket
with the bottom of the crimp ring. Mark the cable jacket at the top of the crimp
ring.
2 Using a twisting motion, push the cable firmly into the end of the F connector in
the MA-0329-001 Cassette until the cable mark lines up with the end of the crimp
ring.
Mark Cable
Lines Up
with Mark on
Cable
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