HP J4899B User Manual - Page 62

Switch Ports and Network Cables Rx Tx Switch Ports and Network Cables Mode Conditioning Patch Cord for Gigabit-LX Installing the Patch Cord As shown in the illustration below, connect the patch cord to the Gigabit-LX mini-GBIC with the section of single-mode fiber plugged in to the Tx (transmit) port. Then, connect the other end of the patch cord to your network cabling patch panel, or directly to the network multimode fiber. If you connect the patch cord directly to the network cabling, you may need to install a female-to-female adapter to allow the cables to be connected together. Gigabit-LX port To network multimode cabling Mode Conditioning Patch Cord The multimode cable in the patch cord must match the characteristics of your network cable Single-mode section plugs into Tx port on Gigabit-LX Transceiver or Gigabit-LX mini-GBIC Make sure you purchase a patch cord that has LC connectors on the end that connects to the Gigabit-LX mini-GBIC, and has multimode fibers that match the characteristics of the multimode fiber in your network. Recommended Patch Cords Hewlett-Packard maintains a list of recommended Mode Conditioning Patch Cords that have been tested and verified to operate correctly with the HP Procurve Gigabit-LX Transceiver and HP Procurve Gigabit-LX LC mini-GBIC. The list is on the HP Procurve web site, http://www.hp.com/go/hpprocurve, in the Technical Support section. B-4