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Startup programming
Before you perform Companion programming, your system 
should be running and configured. 
Startup programming is explained in the Modular ICS 
Installer Guide.
Performing Startup
1. Enter the Startup access code from a M7310, M7324 or 
T7316 telephone dialpad, by pressing
 
² which is the same as 
²¥¥à¡Ûà¡¡à.
To be accepted, the Startup code must be entered no later 
than 15 minutes after the Norstar system has been...

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Changing the default template
After entering the Startup access code and Installer password 
the display shows Reset memory?.
1. Press YES
 to select a default template. The display shows 
the current template.
2. Press CHANGE
 to choose the appropriate template.
Entering programming
After performing Startup, use programming to change default 
settings as required. 
Headings and subheadings in programming help you to keep 
track of where...

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Entering programming for system coordinators
The person on staff who is in charge of making changes on the 
Norstar system is called the system coordinator. The everyday 
Companion programming done by system coordinators is 
described in Modular ICS Companion System Coordinator 
Guide.
Some system coordinators need to be able to program more 
advanced settings and functions in order to carry out the day-
to-day requests and upkeep of the...

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Entering programming using other passwords
A set of the most often used headings and subheadings is 
available by using a System Coordinator password. This level 
of access is designed for the average user who takes care of the 
day-to-day changes to the Norstar system, but who does not 
need to use more advanced programming. The default 
password is ADMIN (23646).
Norstar features
Refer to Modular ICS Companion System Coordinator Guide...

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4. Individually register each Companion portable telephone.
5. Disable registration for the system.
Changing the Registration password
To ensure unauthorized portables are not registered to your 
system, a separate level of password access is provided. You 
can, and should, set your own password to prevent 
unauthorized handsets from registering on your system. You 
can change the Registration password in Passwords.
The default...

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Companion programming
Companion programming is found under the System 
programming heading. It includes the following subheadings:
Registration
You must enable registration for the entire Norstar system to 
allow individual portables to register. 
The options are Yes (Y) and No (N). 
Yes indicates that Registration is enabled. 
No is the default and indicates that Registration is not 
enabled.
Use ≠ and CHANGE
 to enable or disable...

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Portable DNs
Once registration is enabled for your Norstar Companion 
system, a series of extension numbers (637 to 696) 
automatically becomes available for registration. Check that 
an extension number is still available before registering a 
portable telephone to it. 
If the extension number shows a status of Available, that 
extension number is ready for registering a Companion 
portable telephone.
If the extension number shows a...

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Deregistering a portable
Deregister an extension number when:
the portable must be replaced due to loss or breakage
the owner departs and you want to assign the handset to 
someone else with a different telephone number
Press ≠ and DEREG
 to deregister a DN.
Radio data
Note:  (U.S. only). Before registering Companion portable 
telephones you must first obtain and enter a certain 
number of portable credit keys. Also, before the base...

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After installing Norstar Companion components and obtaining 
the proper number of UTAM activation keys (see Software 
keys (U.S. only) on page 67), you need to verify that wireless 
re-evaluation has occurred. Alarm code messages can be used 
to indicate whether or not wireless re-evaluation has occurred:
Please refer to the Alarm and Event Code Manual for more 
information on alarm messages and the actions that should be 
taken to...

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Radio credits (U.S. only)
Press CREDIT to see the number of radio credits available and 
the total number of radio credits. Verify that the total number 
of radio credits is enough to support the system you have just 
installed. The number of radio credits must be double the 
number of base stations you have installed. If the total number 
of radio credits is not enough for the system, you may need to 
obtain additional credits. See...