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B-500-MTRX-230 Installation Manual

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7.4. Switcher Location and Placement

Binarymatrixswitchersaredesignedtodeliverunsurpassedtechnologywithsuperiorperformance.However,where

youinstalltheswitchercanhavealargeeffectontheperformancethatyoureceive,andthelifeoftheunit.Hereare

someguidelinestofollowwheninstallingaB-500-MTRX-230Switcher.

• Besurethattheunitisinawell-ventilatedareathatprovidesadequatecooling.

• Donotblockthecoolingventslocatedonbothsidesoftheunit.

• Donotplacetheunitoncarpetingoranysimilarmaterial.

• Donotinstalltheunitnearasourceofheat,orinanextremelyhumidorwetlocation.

• Ifyourinstallationlacksgoodairow(suchassolidcabinetdoorsorwall-mountedracks),itmaybenecessaryto

createventilationtoallowoutsideairintothespace.

• Allowaminimumof3”offreeairspaceoneithersideoftheunit.(Doesnotapplytorackmounting)

• Allowaminimumof2”ofdepthbehindunittoaccommodatecablesandconnectors.

• Whenplacingonacabinetshelf,positiontheunitwithallfeetrestingonasolidlevelsurface.

7.4.1. Rack Installation

TheB-500-MTRX-230-8X16/16X16canbemountedinarackwiththefrontorrearpanelfacingoutward,andwill

displace3Uofverticalspacewheninstalled.Rear-facinginstallationallowsforeasyaccesstotheconnections

forinstallationsthatdonotrequirethefrontpaneloftheunittobeaccessed.Front-facingmountingisusefulfor

applicationswherethefrontpanelmustbeaccessibleorvisible.

Therackearsarepackagedseparatelyfromthematrixswitcherinthebox.Attachtheearstothesidesofthematrix

atthefrontorbackusingtheincludedscrews.Tightenthemwitha#2PhillipsScrewdriver.Itmaybenecessaryto

removethefeetfromthebottomwhenrackmountingthematrixswitcher.Removethescrewsforthefeetwitha#2

PhillipsScrewdriver,andstorethefeetandscrewstogetherincasetheyareneededinthefuture.

Note: The rack ears and mounting holes are only designed to safely hold the weight of the B-500-MTRX-230.

Do not use the matrix switcher as a shelf for other equipment in the rack.