CHAPTER 6

Cable Essentials

In this chapter, you will learn about

• Identifying cables and connectors

• Plotting a cable route and pulling cable

• Conduit capacity

• Terminating cables

System fabrication involves preparing, assembling, testing, and configuring all of the audio, video, and control systems in advance of an audiovisual (AV) installation. It includes mounting equipment, running the cables, building and wiring the racks in preparation for the installation. Before wiring an installation, you will need to know how to install cable, as every piece of wired AV equipment depends on its cables. Without the cables that feed it power and AV signals, the most cutting-edge piece of AV equipment is nothing more than an expensive paperweight. ...

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