Avid Technology MEDIAswitch, Manual

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Installing the MediaShare F/C Switch

The MediaShare F/C switch can be placed on a desktop or mounted in a standard 19-inch rack
that is from 24-inches to 30-inches deep.  To install your switch:

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If the switch is being rack-mounted, begin the installation with “Attaching the Slide Rails”.

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If the switch is being placed on a desktop, begin the installation with “Connecting Cables to
the Switch” after you have placed the switch on the desktop.

Attaching the Slide Rails

The rear brackets attach to the middle or rear channel in your rack.  To install the rear brackets:

1.  Locate the two rear brackets in the MediaShare F/C switch kit.

2.  Select a position in the rack that you can mount the rear brackets to.    The switch and

brackets require 2 U (EIA rack units) or 3 1/2-inches of rack space.  Position the brackets so
that the bottom-mounting hole in each bracket aligns with the bottom hole for a U-alignment.

3.  Attach each rear bracket to the rack channel with two #10-32 machine screws.

Mounting the Switch

The switch has two mounting rails that slide over the rear brackets.  To install the switch:

1.  Position the switch so that the mounting rails slide over the extensions on the rear brackets

2.  From the front of the rack, slide the switch into the rack until the faceplate touches the rack

front channel.

3.  Secure the switch to the rack channel using two #10-32 machine screws.

Connecting Cables to the Switch

The MediaShare F/C switch has connections for up to 8 devices on its front panel.  These
devices can be either Avid systems or MSDEs.  You can connect up to 6 Avid systems to ports 1
to 6, 1 system to each port.   You can connect up to 6 MSDEs to ports 7 and 8, 3 MSDEs to each
port.   If you have more than 2 MSDEs, you will need to daisy chain the MSDEs together before
connecting them to the MSDE ports.

A cable label kit comes with the Release Notes and should be utilized to properly track where
cables are connected for better system management.  Follow the directions in the Release Notes
for installing and labeling the cable labels.