FutureSmart HBT-124P User manual

INSTALLATION GUIDE
HBT-124P
Telephone Distribution Hub
12382 south gateway park place, 700, draper, utah 84020
1.801.617.3100
www.futuresmart.com

FutureSmart HBT-124P Telephone Distribution hub Installation Guide
Description
This FutureSmart 12 port, four line, RJ45 patch-style twisted pair hub is used to collect and
distribute voice and data and is an interface between a Key System Unit.
Features
• 4 incoming CO lines
• Pot’s lines to up to 11 locations (RJ45)
• Cat 5 rated
• Surge protection
• RJ31x port
• Interface port to a Key System unit (Amphenol connector)
Important Warnings
♦ Never install or work with telephone wiring during a lightning storm.
♦ Never install telephone jacks in wet locations unless the jack is specifically designed for
use in wet locations
♦ Never touch uninsulated telephone wires or terminals unless the telephone line has been
disconnected at the network interface.
♦ Use caution when installing or modifying telephone lines.
♦ Have the Electrician connect the AC outlet to branch circuit power. The connection
should be in accordance with the National Electrical Code, Articles 110, 250 and 300.
Installation
The TP hub fit into one of the expansion slots of a HotWired, Pro, and SuperPro series.
Terminate the incoming lines on the service input hub; follow the color code for 568A that
is printed on the insert. (See Fig.2.) Then use a Cat 5e (4 pair) patch cord and patch from
service input hub to the TP hub. Be sure to connect both of the surge protection ground
wires to a good earth ground. Use the screws
from the expansion slot to mount into panel.
(See Fig.3.)
RJ31x
TP DISTRIBUTION HUB
Lines 3&4 Lines 1&2
IES TP SURGE-
1
ECC-2 94V-0 0999
IES TP SURGE-
1
ECC-2 94V-0 0999
Front view
Back view
Right side
view
1
3
2
4
1 12 RJ45 ports
2 Shorting block with surge suppression and
grounding wire. (Lines 1 & 2)
3 Shorting block with surge suppression and
grounding wire. (Lines 3 & 4)
4 RJ31x port Security system line seizer.
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Termination
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
T R T R T R T R
Blue
Orange
Brown
Green
T=Tip(White with color stripe)
R=Ring(Color)
EIA/TIA 568A
Telephone wire color code EIA/TIA568A:
Pair #1: Blue:
Tip white/blue, ring blue/white.
Pair #2 Orange:
Tip white/orange, ring orange/white.
Pair #3 Green:
Tip white/green, ring green/white.
Pair #4 Brown:
Tip white/brown, ring brown/white
Fig.2
Patching
Patching phone lines to outlets:
The incoming service is routed to the hub by
plugging the 6” jumper that came with the hub
into the Cat 5 port on the service input hub
into the #1 port on the hub. Use patch cords to
route telephone signals from the distribution
hub to the individual jacks. Each jack should
be terminated to the back of patching panel.
(See Fig. 3.) Reference your panels install
manual for instructions on terminating the
individual cable runs.
Patching KSU phone extensions to
TP hub:
The incoming lines are routed to the KSU and
terminated. Take the two screws off of the right
Shorting block labeled “Lines 1 & 2” and remove
Shorting Block. Then use a Phone KSU Connecting
Cable (HYD12 a two pair system). Plug the male
amphenol connector on the KSU cable onto the now
open female amphenol connector on the TP hub, then
plug the other end of the KSU cable with the RG11
connectors into the KSU in the extension ports. (See
Fig.4.)
TP DISTRIBUTION HUB
Phone Company
Incoming CO lines
(upto four) Service Input Hub
4 pair patch
cord
Note: to break out lines 1-4
at the individual outlet you
must use a Line Break Out
Box.
Fig.3
Standard POT's phones
TP DISTRIBUTION HUB
Phone Company
Incoming CO lines
Fig.4
KSU
Lines 3&4 Lines 1&2
IES TP SURGE-
1
ECC-2 94V-0 0999
Phone KSU
Connecting
Cable
-HYD12
-HYD8
Phone extensions 8 or 12
KSU System
phones
Front view Back view
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Troubleshooting
No Dial Tone:
There are five possible causes.
1. The line is not connected between the demarcation point and the panel.
Connect the feed line from the demarcation point to the RJ45 jack on the module. Be sure you have wired each
side of the wire correctly using the 568A standard. Use the color code printed on the RJ45 jack when wiring the
jack.
2. One of the runs has a short between Tip and Ring. This could be a shorted pair in a crushed wire or a miswired
jack located anywhere in the house.
At the FutureSmart panel disconnect the jacks one at a time while monitoring the line for dial tone. To do this you
will need to unplug the jumper wires one at a time from the module. When dial tone is heard you have isolated the
problem to the last jack that was disconnected. To confirm that the jack is the problem, reconnect the wire to verify
that the dial tone is lost again when the run is being fed.
Rewire at the jack being careful to keep Tip and ring from shorting. Recheck for dial tone. If you still don’t have dial
tone then test the suspect jack run for continuity with a multi-meter.
Disconnect the feed line by unplugging the 6” jumper wire that feeds the signal from the incoming RJ45 port-to-port
#1 on the module. With the feed line disconnected, use the ohms setting on your multi-meter to check for a short
between Tip and Ring on the suspect pair. If the meter shows a short then there may be damage to the cable
feeding the jack. Disconnect the wire at the jack leaving the wires separated so that the pair you are testing is not
shorted. Back at the panel, test the line for continuity again. If the pair is still shorted then you will either have to pull
a new cable or use a different wire pair to feed the line. Check other pairs using the trouble shooting methods
previously discussed.
3. Ring is shorted to ground on one of the runs.
Disconnect the jack by pulling jumper from the distribution module. Use the ohms setting on your multi-meter to
check for a short between Ring and earth ground on the suspect pair of the jumper end you disconnected. If the
meter shows a short then there may be damage to the cable feeding the jack.
Disconnect the wire at the jack leaving the wires separated so that the pair you are testing is not shorted. Back
at the panel, test the line for continuity again. If the ground is still present then you will either have to pull a new
cable or use a different wire pair to feed the line. Check other pairs using the same procedure.
4. The line is not active from the Telephone Company.
Disconnect the house lines at the entry point on the outside of the home and check for dial tone. If no dial tone is
present you will need to call the Phone Company for service. If you have dial tone at the entry point then reconnect
the house lines and refer to trouble shooting methods described above.
5. The shorting block for the pair in question is loose or not installed.
Check the back side of the module to make certain that the 25 pair Telco connectors both have a small PC based
surge protection board plugged into them and that the ground wires are connected to a good earth ground.
Crosstalk:
You can hear bleed over noise from other phone lines that are in use. This is usually caused by a miswired jack or
another connection problem. Use the troubleshooting methods described under the Static heading above to isolate
where the cross talk is being introduced.