1. Genesis Series Cable Product Training

2. Basic Cable Construction
Insulation
Drain
Jacket
Rip Cord
Shield
Conductor

3. Conductor Solid Stranded Bare copper is less expensive Tinned copper
Reduces Corrosion
Soldering
Stranded
More Flexible
Increase surface/frequency
response
Bare copper is less expensive
Tinned copper
Need when soldering connector to the wire or in a corrosive environment (where temps over 100 degrees C or near salt water)
See this in Belden’s line, can convert if not installing in the above environment
Solid Bare Copper
Solid Tinned Copper
Stranded Bare Copper
Stranded Tinned Copper

4. Cable Jacket

5. Gauge Size can have an impact on performance Factors: Length of Run
Conductor
Gauge Size can have an impact on performance
Factors:
Length of Run
System Manufacturer’s requirements
Remember: the larger the number, the smaller the gauge
24 AWG is the smallest gauge we carry

6. Straight Lay or Cabled Straight Lay Cabled
Cost effective in installations where interference is not a concern.
Cabled
Assists in reducing EMI and RFI interference
EMI - Electro Magnetic Interference
May be caused by electric motors, ballast, etc
RFI - Radio Frequency Interference

7. Straight Lay

8. Conductors Cabled

9. Shielding
The addition of a shield offers increased resistance to EMI and RFI
Shield Types
Aluminum Backed Mylar Tape
All Aluminum/Mylar shielded cables include a drain wire
Bare Copper Braid and Tinned Copper Braid
We currently only carry this in coax

10. Overall Shielded Cables

11. Each Pair Shielded

12. Wire Types Shielded vs. Unshielded Stranded vs. Solid
There are a variety of overall shielded (OAS) products
Offers increased resistance to EMI & RFI interference and added protection against cross talk
Stranded vs. Solid
Though cost is slightly higher, stranded cables afford greater flexibility and ease of installation
Multi-Pair Cables
Variety of cables available typically per preference of residential or commercial installer
Helpful Hint: Look at similarities in Part #’s
#1204 = 22/4 STR Non-Plenum OAS
#2204 = 22/4 STR Riser OAS
#3204 = 22/4 STR Plenum OAS

13. Wire Types Plenum (CMP, FPLP) Riser (CMR, FPLR) Non-Plenum (CM, FPL)
Cables used in air space (plenum ducts / ceilings; is the space that can facilitate air circulation for heating and air conditioning systems) must have fire-resistant, low smoke producing characteristics
Plenum constructions are very similar to non-plenum but more expensive
Much of plenum cable products used in commercial applications
Riser (CMR, FPLR)
Suitable for use in a vertical run (floor to floor)
Fire resistant characteristics preventing fire from traveling from floor to floor
Non-Plenum (CM, FPL)
General Purpose
Listing excludes installation in risers & plenums
Bulk of what we manufacture & sell
Helpful Hint: Look at similarities in Part #’s
#1104 = 22/4 STR Non-Plenum
#2104 = 22/4 STR Riser
#3104 = 22/4 STR Plenum

14. Plenum Cable Installation
Floor
Structural support
Plenum Cables
Plenum Air Handling Space
Air Supply Duct
Suspended Ceiling
Air Return
Riser (or Plenum) Cable
Access Shaft

15. More commonly used in commercial installations
Plenum Cable
More commonly used in commercial installations
Low flame spread
Low smoke producing characteristics.

16. What makes a good speaker wire?
Stranded conductors
More strands = more flexible
Promotes “Skin Effect”
The signal travels on the outside of the conductor, like the skin is on the outside of your finger.
The more strands, the more “outsides” or surface area for the signal to travel across…so the better it travels
Oxygen Free
Oxygen is a natural impurity in copper
Copper can be annealed to remove that oxygen
Just like these pennies, speaker wire can oxidize
Oxidized strands will impede the signal
Oxygen-Free speaker wire will not oxidize over time

17. What makes good speaker wire
Zip Construction vs. Cabled Construction
Subject To Interference
Reduces Interference
Easy to strip
Home Theater Sound, Home Theater Sound Plus & Audacious
Genelene Insulated Conductor + Semi-Loose Tubed PVC Jacket
Jacket won’t stick to the insulation like PVC + PVC constructions
Crystal Series
Genelene Insulated Conductor + Pressure Extruded TPE Jacket
Most flexible, easy to use speaker wire
Easy to label
Speaker, Room & Zone Code on Legend
L= Left LR= Left Rear
C= Center RR= Right Rear
R= Right
Speaker Code
Room Code
Zone Code

18. Speaker Wire…Power Loss
Analog Transmission of a signal degrades as the length of the run increases.
Your speaker requires a maximum amount of loss.
Use this chart to decide what gauge speaker wire you need
For 0.5 dB loss (or 11%) 16
AWG
0’ ’ ’ ’ ’
4 Ω
4 Ω = 4 Ω Speaker
8 Ω
8 Ω = 8 Ω Speaker 14
AWG
4 Ω
8 Ω

19. Coaxial Review Conductor Dielectric Solid or Stranded
Bare Copper
Tinned Copper
Copper Clad Steel
Dielectric
Foamed Polyethylene
Solid Polyethylene
Foamed FEP
Solid FEP
Gas Injected
Shields
Aluminum Foil
Aluminum Braid
Bare Copper Braid
Tin Copper Braid
Jacket
PVC
Polyethylene
(PE)
FEP

20. Coaxial Cable Copper Shield CCTV
Dielectric Core
Braid Shield
Typical CCTV construction BC braid shield.
Center Conductor
Jacket

21. Coax Foil & Braid Shield CATV & MATV
Tape Shield
Dielectric Core
Typical CATV construction Alum foil and braid shield
Center Conductor
Braid Shield

22. Coax Quad Shield Tape Shield Dielectric Core Tape Shield Center Braid
Conductor
Quad shield construction foil-braid-foil-braid
Jacket
Shield
Shield

23. Attenuation Comparison (Signal loss over distance)
The lower the dB/100ft at 1000MHz and 3000MHz the
better the cable

24. Coax RG6 CATV RG59 CCTV See handout for coax run lengths
Do not pull with more than 35lbs
Max. bend radius is 3 inches
RG59 CCTV
Max. pull strength of 25lbs
Max bend radius of approx. 2.5 inches
See handout for coax run lengths

25. Applications for Category Cable
Voice only networks
10/100 Mbs
No future-proofing
Cat 5e
Voice and Data networks
Gigabit Ethernet
Cat 6
Data Networks
10 Gigabit Ethernet
Commonly used in hospitals, schools, large offices, etc.

26. Category Rating System (What you hear about)
(ENHANCED)
Cat 6
Standard
Frequency
(MHz) 16 20
100
350*
250
Genesis Frequency 32 40
200
350
500
Network Throughput
10 Mbps
100 Mbps
1 Gbps 1
Gbps
10 Gbps
*Cat5 350 (aka ENHANCED or Cat5E) is not regulated by the TIA Category Rating system, therefore users should not assume Cat5e compliance on all electrical values. Consult factory for complete test results.

27. What’s really important?
Although Frequency is the electrical characteristic most often discussed with category cable it is not the best indicator of network performance.
When a manufacturer says their cable is tested at a certain level, ask for the test results.
Most ‘low end’ manufactures that claim a high frequency rating do not meet the TIA specifications for all electrical values.
Better indicators of network performance are:
Near End Cross Talk
How much adjacent pairs “accidentally share information”
Reflection
How much interference there is based on signal accidentally reflecting (changing direction) due to cable imperfections
ACR
Attenuation to Crosstalk Ratio is the amount of signal relative to the amount of noise. (The higher the better)

28. What’s really important? (cont.)
Near End Cross Talk – how does it go bad?
Category cable has four pairs that are each twisted in a slightly different way. Those four pairs are also cabled together in a specific ways too.
This twisting scheme is like the lane lines on a highway.
The Category Rating System specifies a certain type of twisting scheme that allows the signals to travel optimally.
The signal travels with peaks and valleys that, when on a quality category cable, work well together.
If there are any imperfections in the way that cable is designed or manufactured those twists can fall out of place, and the peaks and valleys begin to interfere with each other.
Improper installation is also a major cause of those twists falling out of place.
Imagine a highway where the lane lines were to run together, cars would be cutting each other off, and the traffic would slow down.

29. When am I going to notice a problem?
Before Cat 5e the best networks were transmitting 10 or 100 Megabytes per second.
They are often referred to as 10/100 networks and are still the most popular today among small networks.
Cat 5e was designed for Gigabit Ethernet (1,000,000 bytes of information per second)
Gigabit Ethernet is available on many computers and network devices purchased in the last few years.
Cat 6 was designed for 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10,000,000 bytes of information per second)

30. When am I going to notice a problem?
Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernets transmit data in a new way.
Before Cat 5e:
2 pairs were used for sending information &
2 pairs were used for receiving information
With Cat 5e and beyond:
All 4 pairs send and receive information
Imagine both sides of the highway
Since each pair is transmitting and receiving a signal on Cat 5e and Cat 6, interference due to reflection becomes much more disruptive.

31. When am I going to notice a problem?
Little problems within a network build up until a point at which the network fails.
Too many users on a network:
More bandwidth is used up
More errors will occur
Network will slow down
Cable runs too long within a network:
Cable runs are not to exceed 100 meters (328 feet)
90 meters (295 feet) from distribution device to outlet.
Maximum 10 meters (33 feet) for Equipment Cords and Patch cords
Maximum Demarcation to furthest outlet can’t exceed 150 meters (492 feet)
Cable improperly installed
Cable daisy chained
Cable pulled with more than 25 lbs. of pulling tension.
Pairs untwisted more than ½” when terminating
Cable bent beyond 1” bend radius

32. Genesis Part Numbers

33. Catalog Your wire & cable lifeline Sections Security & Control
Thermostat
Fire
Crystal Series (HDMI & Interconnects)
Home Theater
Multimedia
Networking (Voice & Data)
COAX

34. Part Numbers
All Genesis Series products come with an 8 digit part #
The first 4 digits represent the product
The next 2 digits represent the put-up
The last 2 digits represent the color code
For Example:
#1103
1103 = 22/4 SOL
55 = 500’ Pull Out Box
09 = Gray #
Code
Color 00
Clear 01
White 02
Yellow 03
Orange 04
Red 05
Green 06
Blue 07
Brown 08
Black 09
Gray 10
Purple 11
Pink 12
Natural / Beige 40
Violet 41
Fluorescent Pink
Code
Put-Up 00
100’ Pack 02
250’ Reel 10
1000’ Reel 11
1000’ Box 18
1000’ Speedbag 21
1000’ Reel-In-Box 50
500’ Reel 55
500’ Box 58
500’ Speedbag 61
500’ Reel-In-Box

35. Part Number (18/4 FPLP)
Put Up (1000’ Pull Box)
Color (Red)

36. Tools & Resources Genesis Website (www.genesiscable.com)
SPECS
Product literature & cut-sheets
More training
Genesis Outside Sales
Randy Lee-- Director of Electrical Distribution
Brian Stock– Regional Sales Manager
Don Straka– Regional Sales Manager
Genesis Factory
PH:
Tiffany Cram—Inside Sales
Nicole Ricard—Inside Sales
Leann Meachum—Inside Sales Manager/Marketing

37.
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