Avid Technology S6L Control Surface Replacing

9329-66070-00 REV B 1 S6L Control Surface: Replacing the AVB Board This document provides instructions for replacing the AVB board in the S6L Control Surface. Before you Begin Make sure to do all the following items before beginning the procedure. 1 Make sure you have assembled all Required Tools and Items. 2 Put ...

2 1. Prepare the S6L Control Surface Prepare the S6L control surface by removing the back cover (all models) and disconnecting Light cables (S6L-24C and 16C only) as explained in the following sections. Remove the S6L Back Cover The steps required to remove the back cover vary depending on the model of S6L control ...

3 S6L-24C and 16C To remove the covers from S6L-24C or 16C: 1 Using a 2.5 mm Hex driver, loosen or remove both the right and left End Caps by loosening the 7 fasteners securing the caps to the chassis. At minimum, one End Cap needs to be loosened enough to let you remove the top cover later in these instructions. ...

4 5 Using a 2.5mm Hex driver, remove the fasteners that secure the top cover to the control surface. • S6L-24C and 16C both use 4 fasteners 6 Set a large towel or similar across the upper modules of the control surface (CKM, MTS, MLM) to protect them. 7 Carefully lift the top cover off the chassis and set it fac ...

5 Disconnect Light Cables (S6L-24C and 16C Only) Before removing the SBC tray you must label and disconnect the two Light cables connected to the Top Panel. To disconnect the Light cables: 1 Do the following: • On S6L-24C disconnect the cables at the connectors shown below. • On S6L-16C, disconnect the cables ...

6 2. Remove the SBC Tray The SBC Tray must be removed from the chassis before replacing the AVB board assembly or any of the I/O boards. To remove the SBC Tray: 1 If present, remove the black rubber stopper from the purple plastic shroud, and set it aside. This stopper was present on early S6L control surfaces, an ...

7 4 24C Only: On some S6L-24C control surfaces the LVDS cable needs to be freed from the tray and disconnected before the tray can be removed. If your 24C has a short LVDS cable, do the following. • Using a 9/32 nut driver, remove the nut securing the LVDS cable to the tray then remove the cable clamp from its b ...

8 6 Using a #2 Phillips screwdriver, loosen the captive screws. 7 If cables in your unit are bound with a cable tie similar to that shown below, cut the cable tie (this will allow the SBC Tray to be removed). 8 (S6L-16C Only) Move the PSU out of the way to be able to remove the SBC tray by doing the following: • ...

9 • From inside the chassis, push the PSU assembly out far enough to be able to grab the flanges then carefully pull the PSU as- sembly almost all the way out of the chassis (you do not need to remove it). Use a block or similar to support the PSU assem- bly. In the next step you will lift the Tray out of the ch ...

10 11 Do the following for better access to the AVB board assembly: • Being careful not to stretch or strain any cables or connectors, slide the SBC Tray to the left and guide its cables to the left so they do not block access to the AVB board assembly. • If any SBC cables are too short to let you position the ...