Installation manual

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(channel 54) for that mode. Simply press the button
UP until the number 77 appears. The Modulator is
now programmed to “broadcast” the A/V source
component over Channel 77 across the whole-
house coaxial cable infrastructure. Note: if you do
not see the picture on the desired Channel, first
check the immediate surrounding channels to make
sure the Modulator was programmed correctly, or
that the TV and modulator are tuned to the same
channel. Also, be sure that the TV tuner is set to the
same “mode”, i.e. “CATV” or “cable”.
9.11 What You Need to Know
• Terminations at modules, jacks, and panels can
make or break a job. They must be done precisely
with tools made for low-voltage cable work. Every in-
staller must pay attention to the untwisting of each
cable pair, the amount of cable jacket that is re-
moved, and correct color matching of cable to termi-
nation point.
• Coaxial cable is best terminated with compression or
crimp-on connectors.
• When installing structured cabling systems, always
leave a service loop at each termination and mark
both ends of each cable for easy identification.
• When installing cable in the SMC, remember to put
phone, data, speaker, and IR on the left and video
cable on the right.
• Through its wide variety of modules, splitters, panels,
and other components, Leviton offers both Essential
and Enhanced infrastructures that will meet all of
your customer’s structured cabling needs.
• Reread and follow the cable installation rules listed in
this chapter.
• Through the use of modules, splitters, and amplifiers,
Leviton offers the installer the choice of passive, hy-
brid, and active video distribution.
• Speakers and amplifiers must be matched for the ap-
propriate impedance levels in order to avoid damage
to the amplifier.
• Every room that is wired for sound is a good candi-
date for infrared (IR) controls as well.
• Depending on your client’s needs, you can install
both direct and network levels of home monitoring.
Camera placement and tests are critical to the suc-
cess of the system.
9.12 TERMINATING THE CABLE
When Terminating Category 5 or 5e Cable
• Leave a service loop, or length of extra cable, at
every wallplate; Leviton recommends 24 inches for
all copper cable and 36 inches for all fiber
• Follow the Leviton recommended cable manage-
ment techniques at the SMC whenever possible;
these call for coax cable to enter the right side of the
box, data/ and audio/video on the left
• The jacket must touch the jack when cabling.
Normally 2-1/2 to 3 inches of cable jacket is removed
when cabling a jacket
• Untwist your cable pairs no more than 1/2 inch; as
with the cable itself, remove only as much of the wire
jacket as necessary to make the termination (the 110
Ter mination Deck on Leviton jacks is 1/2 inch long,
which simplifies your compliance with this industry
standard)
• Be sure to install the color-coded wires at their cor-
rect, corresponding termination points
• Always use a 110 punchdown/termination tool on
110 punchdown termination points
• Label each end of the cable appropriately and main-
tain a wiring chart inside the SMC that identifies the
cable and its termination point
• Category 5 or 5e cable should never be spliced; if a
run is damaged, replace the entire length of cable