Abstract: A cable management solution allows cables connected on a first face of an electronic instrument to be routed to a different second face of the instrument. A cable routing tray, preferably mounted to the instrument, includes one or more channels each having an ingress located in proximity to the first face of the instrument and an egress located in proximity to the second face of the instrument. Each cable channel includes support means to support and route a cable through the channel. To route a ribbon cable connected to the instrument connector on the first face of the instrument, the cable is squeezed, inserted into the channel behind the support means and such that it enters the channel at the channel ingress and exits the channel at the channel egress. The cable routing tray allows a user of the instrument the option of extending the cable out either the first face or the second face of the electronic instrument and assists in cable organization.