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Avoid electrical shock.
To avoid electrical shock hazard to personnel, or 
equipment damage, observe the following precautions 
when installing telephone equipment:
Always disconnect telecommunication network 
connections before disconnecting the AC power plug.
Never connect the central office and station line 
connectors until you have connected the power plug.
Never install telephone wiring during a lightning storm.
Never install telephone...

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Testing the ISDN network 
connection
Before you install a Norstar system which uses BRI Cards, you should test 
your connection to the ISDN network. 
If you are installing a system which connects to the network using BRI-ST 
Cards, the network connection must be equipped with an NT1. See the 
ISDN chapter and the wiring information in this chapter for more 
information about installing an NT1. 
To test the ISDN...

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Attach bracket to secure surface.
Screw the ICS mounting bracket and ICS to a   19mm 
wood backboard secured to a wall and capable of 
supporting a 20 kg (44 lbs) mass. Do not screw bracket 
directly to drywall. Use the two inner screw holes on 
the bracket. 

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Installing the cartridges
The following table shows which cartridges can be installed in the ICS 
slots.
GATC with LS/DS and GATC with CLID ( LS/DS Analog Trunk 
Cartridges and Caller Identification) Trunk Cartridges support loop start 
external lines.
Cartridge typeICS slot 
CICS 6.1 Restricted software (4 X 8)Feature Cartridge Slot
CICS 6.1 Standard software (16 X 24)Feature Cartridge Slot
CICS 6.1 Restricted software (I-RAD...

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A system equipped with a restricted feature cartridge supports only the 
BRI-U2 Card. It cannot support BRI-U4 or BRI-ST Cards.  
PCB is electrostatic-sensitive.
Do not touch the printed circuit board on a 
cartridge. This is an electrostatic-sensitive 
device.
Close clips simultaneously.
It is important to center the cartridge and to close 
the two clips on the cartridge simultaneously, or 
the cartridge may become misaligned in...

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ICS slots and connectors 
Removing the cover
To remove the cover, insert a screwdriver at the tab on the right side of the 
ICS. Pry the latch open.
Slot 3
Slot 2Slot 1 Feature
Cartridge
Power
light
Serial port
(for use with
 future capabilties)
50-pin
connector 2
50-pin
connector 1 

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Installing the Feature Cartridge 
Insert Feature Cartridge one way.
To ensure the connector is properly installed, 
insert the Feature Cartridge so that the connector 
is properly aligned in the interior slot and the 
version label is visible after installation.
SP 2.0 

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Terminating resistors on BRI-ST Cards
The standard ISDN user-network interface wiring requires terminating 
resistors at each end of the loop for both point-to-point and point-to-
multipoint operation. This ensures correct timing of the signaling circuits.
Loop termination can be provided at either the point where the ISDN 
terminal is attached, or by the device attached to the loop (with built-in 
termination).
Because the...

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Shorting straps on a BRI-ST Card
Make sure the shorting straps are installed on both the receive and transmit 
jumpers for the loop (see illustration). The jumpers are numbered top to 
bottom, but the loops associated with each pair of jumpers does not follow 
the same top-to-bottom sequence (see table below).
LoopRX and TX shorting straps
1J3 and J4
2J7 and J8
3J1 and J2
4J5 and J6
J8
J7
J6
no shorting
strap termination
removed...