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Pre-Wire Installation
1 The Walk-Through......................................................................................................................................... 8-1
1.1 The Reality of the Job and the Installation.......................................................................................... 8-1
2 Mud Rings..................................................................................................................................................... 8-2
2.1 Location of Mud Rings........................................................................................................................ 8-2
2.2 Mounting Mud Rings........................................................................................................................... 8-2
3 Structured Media Center............................................................................................................................... 8-2
3.1 Location Matters.................................................................................................................................. 8-2
3.2 Mounting Your SMC ............................................................................................................................ 8-3
3.3 Grommets or Plastic Bushings............................................................................................................ 8-4
3.4 Cable Entry to the SMC ...................................................................................................................... 8-4
3.5 Powering the SMC .............................................................................................................................. 8-4
3.6 AC Power Module ............................................................................................................................... 8-4
3.7 Installing the AC Power Module.......................................................................................................... 8-4
3.8 Grounding the SMC ............................................................................................................................ 8-6
4 Structured Cabling (Pre-wire) ....................................................................................................................... 8-6
4.1 Cable Topology................................................................................................................................... 8-7
4.2 Cable Routing, Dressing and Strain Relief......................................................................................... 8-7
4.3 Cable Bend Radius............................................................................................................................. 8-9
4.4 Service Loops  .................................................................................................................................... 8-9
4.5 Labeling .............................................................................................................................................. 8-9
4.6 Label Placement ................................................................................................................................. 8-9
4.7 Wiring Chart ........................................................................................................................................ 8-10
5 Pre-Wire for Individual Devices..................................................................................................................... 8-10
6 Volume Control and Speakers Location Considerations.............................................................................. 8-11
7 Wiring for the Decora Digital Volume Controls ............................................................................................. 8-11
8 What You Need to Know ............................................................................................................................... 8-11 
9 Summary of Installation Rules and Precautions ........................................................................................... 8-11
9.1 Standard General Practices for Installers........................................................................................... 8-13
9.2 Wire and Cable Installation................................................................................................................. 8-13
Installation Trim Out
1 QuickPort Jacks, Connectors, and Wallplates  ............................................................................................ 9-1
1.1 Ter minating Cat 5 or 5e Jacks............................................................................................................ 9-1
1.2 Ter minating Coaxial Connectors......................................................................................................... 9-2
1.3 Ter minating at Other Connectors........................................................................................................ 9-3
1.4 Placing QuickPort Connectors and Jacks into QuickPort Wall Plates ............................................... 9-3
1.5 Labeling and Label Placement........................................................................................................... 9-3
2 Structured Media Center Devices (SMC Trim Out)....................................................................................... 9-3
2.1 Placing and Mounting Devices........................................................................................................... 9-3
2.2 Routing and Dressing Cable in the SMC............................................................................................ 9-3
3 Essential Infrastructure Platform ................................................................................................................... 9-4
3.1 Basic Telephone Connections Using Bridged Telephone Module..................................................... 9-4
3.2 Category 5 Voice and Data Module.................................................................................................... 9-5
3.3 Coaxial Video Distribution Connections Using Passive Splitter ......................................................... 9-5
4 Enhanced Infrastructure................................................................................................................................ 9-6
4.1 Telephone Connections Using Telephone Distribution and Cat 5 Modules....................................... 9-6
4.2 Installing the DC Power Supply Module............................................................................................. 9-7
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Installation Manual