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A
UXILIARY
P
ATCH
P
OINTS
On the right-hand side of the full-size SmartPanel are three Auxiliary
Patch Points, as shown in Figure 22.
Unless otherwise specified when ordered, the full-size Panel comes
with one blank Patch Point, one Patch Point with an SP Controls logo,
and one Patch Point with a square plastic piece in the center.
Auxilary Patch Points may also be used with the control-only
SmartPanel, when it is mounted in one of the accessories that
accommodates them. Unless otherwise specified when ordered,
however, no Auxiliary Patch Points come with the control-only Panel.
At the time of writing, Auxiliary Patch Points are used with the SP2-
RACKSM-MOD Rack Mount Kit and SBL-1050B Slide Out Drawer.
Auxiliary Patch Points are available with VGA and video connectors for
this application. See the Product List (available on the SP Controls
website) for details.
Patch Points also allow you to use custom connectors for your installation. For example, you can
add an XLR connector for use with a speech reinforcement system
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) alongside the standard
Panel controls and connectors.
The Patch Point with the plastic square in the center houses a Lucent Technologies™
escutcheon for use with the Lucent M100 series jacks. Lucent carries an ethernet jack for
network connection fiber, video, and F-connector models. You can order the CAT5 ethernet jack
from SP Controls, the part number is SP2-ETH-M100.
Note: If you want to put a logo on the Panel, an Auxiliary Patch Point is an ideal place to do so.
This is especially true because the Patch Points can be sent out for silk-screening without
the Panel having to go with them.
Note: For custom Patch Points, it is up to you to have the metal punched.
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As additional peripherals for the Panel become available, they will often be provided with a form
factor that allows them to be installed in the auxiliary patch points bays
Figure 22: Auxiliary
Patch Points on a
full-size Panel