To Remove an SDPE Blade

To install the new blade you must power off the frame and remove the old blade or blank plate from the slot.

CAUTION: Before your set up or operate your switcher, see the "Important Safety Instructions" in your manual.
Important: Blades in the Ultrix™ chassis are not hot-swappable. You must power off the frame and the SDPE blade before attempting to remove the blade. Failure to power off the frame could result in damage to the equipment.
  1. Power off the Ultrix™ chassis according to the instructions that came with your Ultrix Acuity and unplug all the power cables.
    CAUTION: The SDPE blade has a separate power connector on the faceplate. You must unplug the power cable from the SDPE blade before removing the blade from the frame. Failure to do so could result in injury.


    Warning Hazardous Voltages: Hazardous voltages are present in this device as long as any of the power supplies are connected to the AC power.
  2. Locate the slot that corresponds to the ME you are installing the SDPE for or the existing SDPE blade you are replacing.
  3. Label and remove any cables connected to the blade you will be removing. There are no usable video input or output BNCs on the SDPE blade. If you are removing an Ultrix HDBNC IO blade, you will have to connect these cables to different blades and update the router matrix accordingly.
  4. Fully loosen the retaining screws at either end of the blade or blank plate that you are removing.


  5. Using the supplied extracting tool, loosen the middle retaining bolt. The bolt is fixed to the faceplate and will help to extract the blade from the slot.
    Important: Ensure that the middle retaining bolt is fully unfastened before attempting to remove the blade.


  6. Grasp the blade by both ends and gently pull the blade out of the chassis.