03 Cable Installations





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:: CABLE INSTALLATIONS ::
In this section of cable installations, we provided a step by step process of pulling the cables from the media box to its destination area. The estimated time to complete the cable installation is 8 hours with 3 people for 12 cables.

*NOTE: Click on each image to display a larger image or a sequence of images.

		1. Floor-Plan Overview
		- Get familiar with the floor-plan of where to install the media box and where to pull the cables


		2. Media Box Installation
		- Mark 1 foot from the floor to the media box bottom, and mark the top box
		- Hold the box into position and begin to drill holes
		- Then drill in the screws on the left
		- Finish up with drilling the screws on the right


		3. Locate, Identify, & Install Outlets
		- Locate the positions of the outlets by looking at the floor-plan and mark the wood B-blue, Y-yellow, G-green, or R-red. Note: The Y is for white and R for the black cable
		- Measure & mark the distance between the floor and the outlet. About a foot (12") off the floor
		- Hold the outlet in position
		- Hammer the long nails to the top and bottom of the outlet to hold it in place


		4. Setup Cable Wheel
		- Place a metal pole through the hole of the wheel
		- Then use two wood stances and a ladder to hold the cable wheel in place
		- Or manipulate the nails to be hooks and place the cable wheel on them


		5. Label the Cable Temporarily
		- The purpose of using a permanent marker or tape to label the cables is to identify which cable goes to which room/place


		6. Review Floor-Plans Again
		- Review the floor-plan once again to decide where and how to pull the cables to its destination area


		7. Pull Front Door Camera Cables
		- Pull the cable up the ladder and pull enough cables before climbing into the attic
		- Carefully swing the cable across the attic and feed the cable through the drilled holes
		- Secure the cables with horse-shoe clamps as neccessary
		- Have another person to install the outlet (refer to step 3 for outlet installation)
		- Drill a hole (1.5" to 2") for the cable

		8. Pull Cables to Individual Destinations
		- Pull the cables from the cart wheel and up the ceiling
		- Drill hole for the cable, then feed the cable through and begin pulling
		- Once pulled to the destinated room, split the cables with a utility knife or stripping tool
		- Strip the cables individually, some cables may stay together, if unsure refer to the floor-plans
		- Drill holes and pull the stripped cables to its destination
		- After feeding the cables through the outlets, trim off extra cables, then go back to the media box room and cut the cables

		9. Pull Underground Cables
		- Click on the image to display the process of pulling the underground cables


		10. Insert Cables Thru Media Box Tubes
		- Take 2 set of cables and feed them thru each tubes


		11. Relabel Cabels
		- Take new labels and replace the old ones with them
		- Purpose is to identify individual cables correctly


		12. Final Result
		- Organize the cables by curl them within the media box


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