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Cobalt Digi tal Inc. 8310(-C) (10-Slot) 8321(-C) ( 2 0 - S l o t ) openGear TM 2RU Frame and Pow er Supply (PS-8300) User Manual 8310/8321-UM Version: 1.0[...]
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Page 2 8310/8321 Us e r M a n ua l • • • • (V 1.0) openGear TM 2RU Frame and Power Supply (PS-8300) User Manual • Cobalt Digital Inc. Part Number: 8310/8321-UM • Documen t Version: 1.0 • Printed in the United States. • Last Auth or: CGG • Printing Date: 8/28/09 The information contained in th is Own er’s Manual is subject to cha[...]
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8310/8321 Us e r M a n ua l • • • • (V 1.0) Page 3 Important Regulatory and Safety Notices Before usin g this produ ct and any associated equipm ent, ref er to the “ Important Safety Instructions ” listed bel ow s o as to avoid pers onal in jury and to preven t product dam age. Products m ay requ ire specific equi pmen t, and /or instal[...]
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Page 4 8310/8321 Us e r M a n ua l • • • • (V 1.0) Important Safety Instructions Read these in structions. Keep these ins tructions. Heed all warn ings. Follow all instructions. Warn ing The safe operation of this product requ ires that a protective earth connection be provided. A grounding conductor in the equipmen t's supply cord pro[...]
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8310/8321 Us e r M a n ua l • • • • (V 1.0) Page 5 Product Pow e r Cord Requirements Warn ing North American Line Voltages 100 - 120 Volts This product is su pplied w it h certif ied 10A/ 125V SVT ty pe suppl y cords . Conductors are color coded w h ite (neutral), black (lin e) and green or green/y ellow (groun d). Operation of th is equipm[...]
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Page 6 8310/8321 Us e r M a n ua l • • • • (V 1.0) Maintenance/User Serv iceable Parts Routine m aintenance to this Cobalt Digital Inc. product is not required. T his product contains no user serviceable parts. If the fram e does n ot appear to be workin g properly , please contact Techni cal Support u sing the n um bers list ed under th e [...]
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8310/8321 Us e r M a n ua l • • • • (V 1.0) Page 7 Contents Introduction 9 In This Ch apter ................................................................................................................ .......... 9 A Word of Thanks ....................................................................................................... 9 O[...]
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Page 8 8310/8321 Us e r M a n ua l • • • • (V 1.0) Install ing t he Rear Su pport Bars and Brack ets .......................................................... 37 Service Information 43 In This Ch apter ................................................................................................................ ........ 43 Troubleshootin[...]
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8310/8321 Us e r M a n ua l • • • • (V 1.0) Page 9 Introduction In This Chapter This chapter contains the follow ing sections: • A Wor d of T hanks • Overview • Features • Documenta tion T er ms A Word of Thanks Congra tulatio ns on cho osing the openG ear TM 2RU Fram e and Power Supply (PS-8300). T he Cobalt Digital Inc. openGear T[...]
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Page 10 8310/8321 Us e r M a n ua l • • • • (V 1.0) For applications w here oth er types of I/O connection s are necess ary (s uch as tw isted- pair audio or fi ber interfaces ), the fram e also supports slot-dependen t rear m odules. Rear m odules can be ordered w ith cards, and are easy and qu ick to inst all. Robust Pow er Supplies The 8[...]
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8310/8321 Us e r M a n ua l • • • • (V 1.0) Page 11 • Aluminum constructi o n red uces o veral l weight • Two in dependent looping Referen ce Input s feed all card s lots • SMPTE alarm interface f or simple m onitoring • Ether net p o rt fo r op tio na l networke d co ntro l • Robus t 150 Watt Pow er S upply w ith integ ral coolin[...]
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Page 12 8310/8321 Us e r M a n ua l • • • • (V 1.0) Installation and Setup In This Chapter This chapter contains the follow ing sections: • Static Discharge • Unpacking • Installing the Fram e • Pow er Su pply PS-8300 an d Pow er Cabl e • Fault Reporting • Im proving Perform an ce • Ventilation and Cooling • Cable Co nnectio[...]
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8310/8321 Us e r M a n ua l • • • • (V 1.0) Page 13 ESD Susceptibility Static discharge can cause serious damag e to sensitive semicond uctor devic es. Avoid handl i ng circ ui t boa rds i n hi gh static env ironm ents su ch as carpeted areas, and w h en w earing synthetic fib er c l othing. Always exer c ise pr op e r gro unding precaution[...]
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Page 14 8310/8321 Us e r M a n ua l • • • • (V 1.0) Installing the Frame The frame fra me mounts in the ra ck fra me b y m eans o f four r ack scr ews fastened thro ugh the fro nt moun ting flan ges. This should normally be sufficient to carry the load, including the w eight of accompany in g cables. How ever, in certain applications such a[...]
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8310/8321 Us e r M a n ua l • • • • (V 1.0) Page 15 Note In case of a pow er supply f ailure, contact y our openGear TM dealer. The PS-8300 is a pow er factor corrected s upply , capable of w orking w ith all w orld A C stan dards (100-240V). The su pply has an indicator L ED on th e front, and an error detecti on circui t that w ill indica[...]
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Page 16 8310/8321 Us e r M a n ua l • • • • (V 1.0) Notice For reliable perf orman ce, it is recom mended th at the f rame door not b e op ened fo r lo nger tha n 5 minutes when using the Co oli ng Fan Module option on frames loaded w ith more than 40 Watt. Figure 1. Cooling Fan M odule Frame St acking Opt i ons Cable Connections SMPTE Alar[...]
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8310/8321 Us e r M a n ua l • • • • (V 1.0) Page 17 4. Each AC connector in cludes a Powerlock , wh ich is desig ned to retain th e power cable connector. Clip th e Powerlock over the sh oulder of the in serted AC cable end. 5. Warning Warning Hazardous Voltages Note — In som e count ries, it may be necessary to s upply the correct main s[...]
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Page 18 8310/8321 Us e r M a n ua l • • • • (V 1.0) Rear I/O Module Installation If y ou are installin g an openGear TM card i n a 8310-C -BNC or 8310- BNC f rame, s kip th is sect ion. If y ou received a cu stom rear I/O modu le for y our openGear TM card, y ou will n eed to install the I/O modu le in y our 8310 frame bef ore you can conne[...]
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8310/8321 Us e r M a n ua l • • • • (V 1.0) Page 19 openBUS Connector This RJ45 conn ector is u sed to exch ange in form ation data f rom cards ins talled in the 8310 fram e to an external m onitoring/control sy stem. On ly cards h aving th e openBUS interface w ill be able to be monitored and controlled this way . T his is reserved for fut[...]
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Page 20 8310/8321 Us e r M a n ua l • • • • (V 1.0) SMPTE 269M Fault Reporting Option In This Chapter This chapter contains the follow ing sections: • Overview • Frame C onnections • Details Overv iew The SMPTE 269M Fault R eporting sy stem , also know n as a SM PTE “ alarm, ” provides an indication if one or more fram e cards enc[...]
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8310/8321 Us e r M a n ua l • • • • (V 1.0) Page 21 Frame Connections The SMPTE 269M Fault R eportin g conn ection on openGear TM 8310 series fram es is prov ided by the FAULT BNC conn ector, for interf acing w ith a cus tomer- designed alarm system . SMPTE F ault BN C Figure 8. SMP TE 269M Alarm Report i ng Frame Connect ions Details The f[...]
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Page 22 8310/8321 Us e r M a n ua l • • • • (V 1.0) Specifications In This Chapter This chapter contains the Technical Specification s table. Technical Specifications Table 2. Technic al Specif ications Category Parameter Spec ification Input 100 - 240VA C, 47- 63 Hz, 190 Watt Outpu t 1 +12V, ± 10% , 0.5A - 12.5A Outpu t 2 -7.5V, ± 10%, 0[...]
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8310/8321 Us e r M a n ua l • • • • (V 1.0) Page 23 Category Parameter Specificat ion Level 1Vp p no mina l Signal Analog video sy nc (black burs t or tri-l evel), or AES/EBU DARS Impedan ce 75 Ω termin ating Retu rn Los s >30dB to 30MHz Max DC on Ref Input ±1V Alarm Indicator ANSI/ SMPTE 269M-1999 contact closure Connector Female BNC[...]
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Page 24 8310/8321 Us e r M a n ua l • • • • (V 1.0) Important Notes: The power dis sipation of each product installed in this f rame is in dicated in the Specifi cations section of the docum entation provided with each module. For long- term reliability and increased product life, it is recom men ded that the total dissipation of all m odul[...]
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8310/8321 Us e r M a n ua l • • • • (V 1.0) Page 25 Frame Features In This Chapter This chapter contains the follow ing sections: • Cooli ng Feature s o Installing the Cooling Fan Module o Cool i ng Fa n Functions a nd User Contro ls o Installing the Controller Card o Functions of the Controller Card o Controls and LEDs of the Controller [...]
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Page 26 8310/8321 Us e r M a n ua l • • • • (V 1.0) Cooling Features The standard 8310 f rame can be also be ordered as t he 8310-C v ersion , wi th th e Coolin g Fan Modu le installed as orig inal equipm ent from the f actory. How ever, for custom ers w ishin g to increase th e ventilation on their stan dard 8310 fram es, the optional C FM[...]
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8310/8321 Us e r M a n ua l • • • • (V 1.0) Page 27 1. Open the C FM-8310 packag e and rem ove the com ponents . Verify that all necessa ry compon ents are inclu ded. • Fan PCB 8310A -016 • Fan Filter S985-006 • 8 nu ts 650- 007 • 8 w ash ers 960-025 • MFC- 8310(-N) Fram e Controller Card 2. Turn fram e power off . 3. Open the f r[...]
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Page 28 8310/8321 Us e r M a n ua l • • • • (V 1.0) Next y ou w ill install eith er an MFC- 8310 or an MFC-8310- N controller card. Ref er to the appropriate section for installation instructions for y our specific controller card . Installing the Controller Card Use th e follow ing procedure to in stall th e MFC- 8310 controll er card comp[...]
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8310/8321 Us e r M a n ua l • • • • (V 1.0) Page 29 seconds af ter th e fan door is closed, th en adjust t o the appropriate l evel bas ed on pow er consumpti on. • Monitors the fram e door and PS-8300(s) to ens ure th at fans in all u nits are operating correctly. • Monitors the fa n door and n otifies the u ser if it is lef t open too[...]
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Page 30 8310/8321 Us e r M a n ua l • • • • (V 1.0) LED displays an d descriptio ns are provided in the followin g table: Table 3. MFC-8310 Cont roller Card LED Desc riptions LED Color Displ ay and Description Alar m (MFC- 8310) Red When lit, an alarm con dition is occurring in the fram e. Status OK (MFC- 8310) Green When lit, the MFC -8310[...]
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8310/8321 Us e r M a n ua l • • • • (V 1.0) Page 31 Remote Control Netw orking Features This secti on inclu des ins truction s for in stalli ng th e MFC-8310- N control ler card for th e CFM-8310 modu le. Note: Refer to Co balt ® reference g uide COMPA SS ™ Rem ote Control User Guide ” (PN 9000RCS -RM) f or thoro ugh information and st[...]
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Page 32 8310/8321 Us e r M a n ua l • • • • (V 1.0) This com pletes t he procedure to con figu re the n etw ork set tings for th e MFC-8310- N controll er card. Functions of the Netw ork Contr oller Car d The MFC- 8310-N cont roller card com ponent of th e CFM-8310 perf orm s sev eral fu nction s: • Monitors f rame pow er usage and sets t[...]
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8310/8321 Us e r M a n ua l • • • • (V 1.0) Page 33 DS 1 DS 2 DS 3 Alarm Mute Button Fan B o ar d Con nect or Ed ge DS 6 DS 7 DS 5 DS 4 Figure 14. MFC-8310-N Card E dge Cont rols DIP Switches on the M FC-8310-N The follow ing DIP Sw itches are located on the MFC -8310-N con troller card. DIP_1 Switch DIP_1 switch disables the au dio alarm s[...]
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Page 34 8310/8321 Us e r M a n ua l • • • • (V 1.0) Reset Button This button is used to restart b oth of the onboard pr o cessors: the fan control processor and the comm unications process or. The comm un ications process or requires approxim ately 30 seconds to resta rt and re-est a blish ne twork communicati o ns. MFC- 8310-N LEDs The fro[...]
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8310/8321 Us e r M a n ua l • • • • (V 1.0) Page 35 Table 4. MFC-8310-N Cont roller Card LED Des c riptions LED Color Location Di splay and Description Alar m (MFC- 8310-N) Red DS1 When lit, an alarm condition is occurring in the fram e. Status OK (MFC- 8310-N) Green DS2 When lit, the f an control process is op erating correctly. Comm . Act[...]
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Page 36 8310/8321 Us e r M a n ua l • • • • (V 1.0) Enabling SNMP You m ust obtain a licen se key from Cobal t Digi tal Inc. to en able SNMP su pport. Use the follow ing procedure to obtain y our license k ey: 1. Reques t a licens e key from your distri butor or at sales@cobaltdigita l.com , qu oting the 8-ch aracter hardw are-ID provided o[...]
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8310/8321 Us e r M a n ua l • • • • (V 1.0) Page 37 Rear Support Bars and Brackets Under normal conditions, m ounting the fram e to the front of the rack w ith four rack screws should be suff icient to carry the load, inclu ding the w eight of accom pany ing cables. The optiona l FSB-8310 Rear Support Bars an d Brackets are s pecifically en[...]
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Page 38 8310/8321 Us e r M a n ua l • • • • (V 1.0) 8321 20-Slot Frame Setup In This Chapter This chapt er provides in form ation on setti ng u p and usi ng th e 8321 series f ram e. The 8321 is a 2RU m odular fram e, designed to accom m odate up to 20 openGear cards an d support u p to 10 high-de nsi t y openG e ar fib er c ard s. The foll[...]
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8310/8321 Us e r M a n ua l • • • • (V 1.0) Page 39 Rear Modules for the 8321 Series Frames If y our 8321 series f rame w as ordered with cards requiring Fu ll Rear Modules or Split R ear Modules, the appropr iate modules are installed at the factory or included w ith the cards. Bl ank Rear M o dules ( R2-BLANK ) are installed w hen the slo[...]
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Page 40 8310/8321 Us e r M a n ua l • • • • (V 1.0) Split Rear Modul e This modu le features two card con nectors and can include u p to 10 BNCs, or a combin ation of BNC, AES, an d fiber optic conn ectors. Each card conn ector is routed to a colu mn of fi ve BNCs. This modu le can only be used in a 8321 series f rame. A Split Rear Module o[...]
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8310/8321 Us e r M a n ua l • • • • (V 1.0) Page 41 Cooling Features The 8321 series f rames come s tandard w ith the Cooli ng Fan Module in stalled as origin al equipm ent from the factory. How ever, if you n eed to replace the ven tilation in a 8321 series fram e door, the option al CFM- 8321 Coolin g Fan Module is availabl e as a fiel d [...]
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Page 42 8310/8321 Us e r M a n ua l • • • • (V 1.0) Specifications for the 8321 Series Frames This section includes t he Technical Specif ications table for th e 8321 series fram e. Table 4.5 8321 Series Frame Technical Specificatio ns Category Parameter Specification Input 100-240VA C, 47- 63Hz, 190W Outpu t 1 +12V, ± 10% , 0.5A - 12.5A O[...]
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8310/8321 Us e r M a n ua l • • • • (V 1.0) Page 43 Service Information In This Chapter This chapter contains the follow ing sections: • Troubleshoot ing C heckl ist • Frame Controller Alarm Mute/Bootload B utton • Warranty and Repair Policy Troubleshooti ng Checkl ist Routine main tenance to this openGear TM product is not required. [...]
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Page 44 8310/8321 Us e r M a n ua l • • • • (V 1.0) Use the follow ing procedure to reload the sof tw are: 1. Eject the card. 2. Press and hold the Alarm Mu te/Bootlo ad button, w hile re-inserting the card into the fram e. 3. Release the bu tton. The STAT US OK LED will flash GREEN w hile the card is waiting for a new so ftware load. If a [...]
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8310/8321 Us e r M a n ua l • • • • (V 1.0) Page 45 Warranty and Repair Policy Cobalt Digi t al Inc. Limi t ed Warranty This product is w arranted t o be free from defects in m aterial and w orkm ansh ip for a period of fiv e (5) years from the date of sh ipmen t to th e origin al purchas er, except th at 4000, 5000, 6000, 8000 series pow e[...]
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Page 46 8310/8321 Us e r M a n ua l • • • • (V 1.0) Ordering Information In This Chapter Your 8310 op en Ge a r TM T wo R ack Un it Fram e and Pow er Supply (PS -8300) is a part of the open Gear TM fam ily of produ cts. We off er a fu ll lin e of openGear TM term inal equipmen t including distribution, conver sion, monit oring, synchronize [...]
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8310/8321 Us e r M a n ua l • • • • (V 1.0) Page 47 Notes:[...]
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Page 48 8310/8321 Us e r M a n ua l • • • • (V 1.0) Contact Us Contact Cobalt Digital Inc. General Business Office and Technical Support 217.344.1243 PHONE Fax 217.344.1245 General Information Info@cobaltdigital.com E-MA IL Sales Information Sales@cobaltdigital.com Cobalt Digi tal Inc. 2406 East Un iversit y A ven ue Urbana, IL 61802 USA PO[...]