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Installing an outdoor omni-directional external antenna 
(Canada)
When installing an outdoor omni-directional external antenna:
Locate the antenna on the external wall of the building.
Note:  The antenna must be mounted on a vertical surface.
Keep the outdoor omni-directional external antenna as 
close as possible to the base station serving it. The base 
station itself must be indoors. The recommended mounting 
height is 4 m to 5 m...

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Installing the outdoor omni-directional external antenna (Canada)
To install an outdoor omni-directional external antenna, 
follow these steps:
1. Screw the antenna mounting plate vertically to the exterior 
wall of the building with lag bolts or other appropriate 
hardware as shown in the illustration, Installing the 
outdoor omni-directional external antenna (Canada).
2. Feed one end of the co-axial cable up through the bottom 
of the...

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4. Rotate the mast until the threaded hole in the base of the 
mast is aligned with the set screw hole in the shroud, and 
then tighten the set screw.
5. Route the co-axial cable along the bottom edge of the plate 
between the shroud and the wall plate and tie the cable up.
Note:  The total length of the co-axial cables from the outdoor 
external antenna to the base station must not exceed 
10 m.
6. Insert the plastic plug into the base...

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Installing the lightning surge protector (Canada)
2. Before you connect the ground lead to the surge protector, 
attach it to an approved ground. The recommended wire 
gauge is 6 AWG (4 mm). Connect the ground lead to the 
building ground. Do not connect to a ground rod or 
series of ground rods. If you cannot connect the ground 
lead to the building ground, connect it to the steel of the 
building. The connection should be no more than...

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Powering up the system
If you added a base station that requires a software update, the 
system begins downloading the software to the base station. 
The Administration Terminal display shows BS-1 Dload 
Start. Press CLEAR to clear the message. When  the base 
station software is downloaded, the Administration Terminal 
shows BS-1 Dload Done. Press CLEAR to clear the message. 
Some Base Stations may not be powered up at the same time, 
and this message...

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Programming
Programming is performed by the installer or the customer 
service representative. The interface allows you to change 
settings for the entire Norstar system, plus settings for 
individual telephones and external lines. Most of the settings 
can also be programmed by a system coordinator who has a 
SysCoord+ password. This password is distributed only by the 
installer to avoid system complications.
Installation programming
Before you attempt...

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Programming tools
As with all Modular ICS programming, you can use a T7316 
Business Series Terminal or an M7310 or M7324 Norstar set 
to perform the programming.
In this book, all processes requiring dialpad buttons are 
presented in the Business Series Terminal button icons. If you 
are using one of the other telephones, use the appropriate 
overlay, and then refer to the table below for corresponding 
button faces:
Programming overlays...

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When you have completed your programming session, press 
¨. The display briefly reads End of session.
Viewing your programming updates
If any of the changes you have made to programming have not 
immediately taken effect, you see an UPDATE display button 
when you leave programming. The display shows you how 
many telephones have not been currently updated due to the 
system being busy with other programming or the telephone is 
in use....

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Passwords defaults
Reg. pswd72346 (RADIO)
System programming
Registration
Registration
Portable DNs
N
Availble
Radio data
Re-evaluation
Status
Schedule
Radio credits (U.S. 
only)
Required
Not scheduled
No defaults assigned
Radios
Cell Assignment
Antenna Type
Unassigned
Internal
Cells
Cell radios
Cell nghbrs
Cell rad nghbrs
Unassigned
Unassigned
Unassigned
Note: DID Companion defaults are the same as PBX defaults.
SettingDefault