Panasonic Digital Business System 576 Technical Manual Section 300

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Figure 4-24. System connection using building block method (192 port example)
Figure 4-25. System connection using building block method (288 port example) 

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Figure 4-26. System connection using building block method (384 port example)
Figure 4-27. System connection using building block method (480 port example) 

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Setting ID No. of Additional Cabinets
Guidelines
• When you add a cabinet to the system, it must be given a cabinet ID number. Each 
cabinet ID number setting is based upon its cabinet position. See Figure 4-23 
through Figure 4-27 for the cabinet positions.
Check that the cabinet ID numbers match the size of the system you are setting 
up.
• Set each cabinet ID number using the ID Rotary...

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Connecting DBS 576 and DBS 96 Systems
Installation
Guidelines
• Before deciding where to install the base cabinet and DBS 96, check the external 
dimensions shown for the base cabinet (page 4-1) and the DBS 96 (DBS 
Installation and Programming Manual) and the areas required for maintenance.
• See Chapter 3 for details of how to install the base cabinet. See the DBS 
Installation and...

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Card Installation
Guidelines
• Install the cards in the base cabinet and DBS 96 in the slots indicated under Card 
Installation Position in Chapter 4 (page 4-33).
• In the DBS 96, you can only install DEC cards. You cannot increase the number 
of Trunk Line ports.
• Each additional DBS 96 cabinet increases the number of extension ports by up to 
72.
Installation
See Card Installation in...

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2.  Attach the MDF Interface Circuit card supplied with the CBLDBS as shown.
Figure 4-30. Connecting the CBLDBS
3.  Connect the CBLDBS MDF Ground Cable to a screw on the cabinet frame.
4.  Use the supplied cable to connect the bottom connector of the TSW288/
TSW576 card installed in the OP1 slot of the base cabinet to the connector at the 
bottom of the CBLDBS card installed in the AUX1 slot...

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Setting CBLDBS ID Numbers
• When you add a cabinet to the system, it must be given an cabinet ID No. These 
cabinet ID numbers are allocated as shown in Figure 4-23.
Check that the cabinet numbers match the size of system you are setting up.
• Use the rotary switch (SW1) on the CBL card and CBLDBS card to set the 
cabinet ID number.
For details on how to set cabinet ID numbers, see “Setting...

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• Even though the DBS 96 cabinet logically occupies 96 port addresses, only 72 
physical ports are available; 24 ports are not available. The programming address 
to the DBS Card slot positions are as follows:
Table 4-1.  Relationship of Programming Address to DBS Card Postion
Programming Address Card 
Slot (SS)DBS DEC Card Position
Slot 1 Not Available
Slot 2 EC1
Slot 3 EC2
Slot 4 EC3
Slot 5...

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Card Installation Position
The unit cards are installed in the card slots in the DBS 576 main cabinet. Figure 4-
32 shows the positions in which the cards are installed when the system comprises 
only one main cabinet. Figure 4-33 shows the positions when the main cabinets are 
combined in building-block fashion. Figure 4-34 shows the positions when a DBS 
576 base cabinet is connected to a...

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Figure 4-33. Card installation positions in building-block system
Slot Card
Base Expand-1 Expand-2 to 6
CPC CPC288, CPC-576
*1CBL*2CBL*2
OP1 TSW288*6, TSW576*6No cards
OP2 SCC, MFR
FS1 to FS12 Trunks Digital T1
*3, TBRI/4, PRI/23*3*5
Analog LTRK/8, LGTRK/8, DIDTR/8, E&M/4
Extensions Digital DEC/8, SBRI/4, PRI/23
*3*5
Analog AEC/8
Options/Audio 
applicationsMFR/8, CONF
*3
FS10 to FS11 VPU/4*4,...