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Single Plate Installation

All electrical work should be done by a LICENSED ELECTRICIAN. Net-Wired Systems stands behind their products as being of the highest quality, however, we cannot be held responsible for problems resulting from a poor installation.

I. Cable Installation

Locate where the faceplate is to be placed and determine a route for the Duo/Con wire. Make sure there is a way to fish (pull or push) the wire to the area the plate is to be located. If a Tri-Plate is being installed to an existing electrical outlet, the wall cavity may be located by locating the path of the existing power wire into the cavity from a crawl space, basement or attic. Any time an electrical outlet is being opened TURN OFF the electricity to the outlet and test to assure power is off. (For DUO-PLATE installations skip steps 2 through 4)
Remove the cover from the existing outlet. If the existing outlet is not a rectangular style outlet, it should be changed at this time. A Surge Block Receptacle is provided with certain kits.
Determine which side of the outlet box the framing stud is on. If not apparent, push a thin screwdriver between each side of the receptacle box and the wall opening to feel for the stud.
Lineup a standard size business card (2 inches by 3.5 inches), with one of the long edges centered over the non-stud edge of the existing box. Trace a line around the template.
Cut and remove the sheetrock from the area (business card size) within the template using a sharp blade or keyhole saw. There should now be a hole (about 2 inches by 3.5 inches). If installing a Duo-Plate, wall screws of some type must be used to affix the Duo-Plate to the wall or, typically, a box would be installed in the wall.
Drill all holes necessary to route the Duo/Con with a minimum 1/2 inch bit. If routing into the cavity following an existing electrical wire run, take care to drill the hole with a 2 inch minimum distance from the power wire. It is important to locate all communication wire with a 2 inch distance for safety and static free communications.
Pull wire from the services area (telephone and cable access area) to the receptacle work area. Leave at least one foot of excess wire for installation purposes. Connect the telephone wires to the screw downs in the Telephone Company's Customer Service Interface Box or any convenient telephone junction. Remember each pair is a solid color and a white wire and relates to a specific "phone" (RJ-11) jack on the faceplate. For the cable hookup, simply install a COAX splitter on the existing cable feed and connect the coax section with of the Duo-Con cable.

8. At the faceplate end cut the web of Duo/Con cable with a knife and tear back by hand 8 - 10 inches. This separates the Duo/Con into the Twisted pair cable, and the Coaxial cable.

II. Faceplate Instructions

Attach the COAX terminator to the end of the wire as instructed by the manufacturer. If using the provided COAX F-connector, strip the wire as shown then press back and twist the aluminum braid shielding to assure it is away from the center copper conductor. If any of the small aluminum strands contact the center copper conductor TV and Digital reception will be affected. Slip on the Connector twisting clockwise to “screw” on the connector. Pliers may be useful for this step. Continue until the end of the dielectric spacer (A) is about flush with inner back surface (B) of the connector. Screw on the Coax cable connector on the Coax male connector on the back of the faceplate. This will hold the faceplate as you connect the twisted pair.

The faceplates come with a circuit board on the back with color coded connectors for the twisted pair communication wires. No tools are required and no stripping of the small wires is necessary. Simply insert the wires in the holes provided (as shown) matching the colors on the fixture and press the orange button all the way down for a secure connection. It is much easier to do no more than 2 at a time.

Duo/Plate Tri/Plate

The plates support an in-home Local Area Network (LAN). The RJ-45 data jack is wired for a standard network hookup using the standard colored pairs. The Orange pair is in position 1 and 2; and the Green pair in positions 3 and 6 as required to support a standard network. The Blue pair is phone Line 1 and the Brown pair is phone Line 2. The network connection is best served when a Net-Wired Systems including a Communication Termination Cabinet (CTC).

Note: Tri/Plates must be mounted to a standard decorator (rectangular) electrical outlet installed in a single size electrical box or a single decorator style self contained device. Code requires separation between low and high voltage and the side of the box or device provides that. The communications (low voltage) wiring need not be in an enclosure and thus may be loose in the wall. If a double gang box is used (not recommended and more expensive) it must have a separator inside it between the low and high voltage.