Nortel Meridian Companion Product manual

Meridian 1
Meridian Companion
Installation and Maintenance Guide
Document Number: 553-3601-220
Document Release: Standard 4.00
Date: November 1998
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Contents
Introduction to Meridian Companion...............................1
Preparing to install a Meridian Companion system........................1
Installing a Meridian Companion system........................................2
Installation warnings.......................................................................3
Safety precautions..........................................................................6
System overview ..........................................................................10
Installing the hardware....................................................11
Installing Base Stations................................................................12
Installation guidelines .................................................................................12
Powering a Base Station ............................................................................13
Mounting a Base Station ............................................................................14
Installing remote power interconnect units .................................................16
Mounting the remote power interconnect unit.............................................24
Wiring the RPI unit...................................................................................... 26
Upgrading an RPI-8 to an RPI-16............................................................... 31
Mounting a Base Station plug-top power supply ........................................32
Installing external antennas and lightning surge arrestors...........35
Installing an indoor directional external antenna ........................................36
Installing an indoor omnidirectional external antenna ................................ 37

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Installing an outdoor omnidirectional external antenna...............................39
Installing the lightning surge arrestor..........................................................41
Installing a Companion Administration Terminal..........................42
Installing the Administration Terminal..........................................................42
Mounting an Administration Terminal on the wall........................................43
Installing Companion Manager....................................................43
Installing the PC Interface Card...................................................43
Setting the base address dip switches........................................................44
Installing the PCI card.................................................................................46
Setting the hardware interrupt.....................................................................46
Installing a Remote Access Device.............................................. 47
RAD configuration options...........................................................48
Wiring the Time Compression Multiplexing lines .........................51
Planning the IPE and CE/PE Module wiring ...............................................51
Installing Meridian Companion cards...........................................59
Normal LED behavior upon installation.......................................................60
Placing the cards.........................................................................................62
Installing the cards......................................................................................66
System initialization........................................................69
Verifying initialization....................................................................69
Are arrow indicators flashing?.....................................................................69
Do you see Select Country?.......................................................................69
Did you install more Base Stations? ...........................................................70
Do you see Re-Eval required?............................................................70
Does the display show this message?........................................................71
Memory Reset ............................................................................. 71
Programming the Meridian Companion system...........73
The Meridian Companion Programming and Provisioning Record.............74

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The Administration Terminal....................................................................... 74
Buttons ....................................................................................................... 74
Operating the Administration Terminal......................................... 76
Choosing Administration Terminal languages ............................................ 76
Adjusting the contrast................................................................................. 77
Entering a Configuration programming session ......................................... 77
Entering an Administration session............................................................ 77
Ending a programming session.................................................................. 78
Recording and reporting alarm messages .................................. 78
Verifying card status .................................................................... 79
Verifying Base Station status....................................................... 80
Programming telephony data....................................................... 81
Dial delay.................................................................................................... 81
B03 gain value modification........................................................................ 82
Portable telephone side tone...................................................................... 83
CMCC slot.................................................................................................. 84
Dual tone multifrequency timing ................................................................. 85
Pulse code modulation mode..................................................................... 85
WTN ........................................................................................................... 86
Programming mobility data.......................................................... 87
Setting the antenna type for a radio ........................................................... 87
Setting the System Access Logical Identifier.............................................. 88
Programming the system time and date...................................... 90
Programming the system time.................................................................... 90
Programming the system date.................................................................... 91
Changing passwords ................................................................... 92
Changing the Installer password ................................................................ 92
Changing the Administration password...................................................... 93
Changing the Registration password.......................................................... 94
Activating wireless communication .............................. 97

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Activating a new system...............................................................97
Verifying a Meridian Companion installation................99
Viewing radio and cell assignments..........................................................100
Identifying a radio’s cell assignment .........................................................101
ConfiguringtheMeridian1fortheMeridianCompanionsystem
103
X11 release 15 or greater without package 240 ........................104
X11 release 20B or greater with package 240........................... 105
Wireless telephone privacy........................................................ 107
Programming options................................................................. 107
X11 release 24 with package 350, feature MC32......................110
Programming user options...........................................115
Programming Call Transfer on Radio Loss ................................115
Programming a system default for radio loss handling ..............116
Programming individual Transfer on Radio Loss........................116
Registering and verifying portable telephones ..........119
Enabling and disabling registration............................................ 120
Locking Registration on (optional).............................................................120
Registering portable telephones................................................121
Verifying a portable telephone’s operation.................................121
Verifying the WTN .....................................................................................121
Verifying the portable can make or receive calls.......................................121
Optional checks.........................................................................................122

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Deregistering the WTN.............................................................. 122
Maintenance................................................................... 123
Using maintenance commands ................................................. 123
Meridian 1 card maintenance................................................................... 124
Administration Terminal maintenance commands.................................... 125
Maintenance features ................................................................ 125
System Status .......................................................................................... 126
Card Status ............................................................................................. 128
Wireless Terminal Number (WTN) Status ................................................ 130
TCM Status ............................................................................................. 132
Event/Alarm log........................................................................................ 134
Entering the Event/Alarm log ................................................................... 135
Checking the most recent alarm .............................................................. 135
Checking when an alarm or event occurred............................................. 135
Checking consecutive repetitions of an alarm or event ............................ 136
Erasing the log ......................................................................................... 136
Administration log..................................................................................... 137
Entering the Administration log ................................................................ 137
Checking when an event occurred ........................................................... 138
Checking the most recent alarm .............................................................. 138
Checking consecutive repetitions of an event or alarm ............................ 138
Erasing the Administration log ................................................................. 139
Responding to event and alarm messages ............................... 139
Responding to an alarm code .................................................................. 139
System Reevaluation................................................................. 140
Scheduling System Reevaluation............................................................. 143
Replacing equipment................................................................. 145
Adding or moving Base Stations .............................................................. 145
Replacing a defective Base Station.......................................................... 147
Adding expansion cards........................................................................... 148
Optimizing Card Slot Usage..................................................................... 150
Relocating the system.............................................................................. 151
Replacing a defective expansion card...................................................... 154

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Replacing a defective ROM card...............................................................155
Replacing a defective CMCC....................................................................158
Replacing a defective remote power interconnect unit..............................158
Replacing a defective Remote Access Device..........................................160
Replacing a defective Administration Terminal..........................................160
Replacing a portable..................................................................160
Handling Meridian Companion exceptions ................................160
Config warning: Recoverable inconsistency..............................................161
Config failure: Nonrecoverable inconsistency ...........................................161
Config ambiguous.....................................................................................162
Troubleshooting.............................................................163
General troubleshooting procedures..........................................163
Troubleshooting power problems ...............................................165
Troubleshooting cards................................................................ 165
Normal card LED behavior........................................................................166
Troubleshooting the Administration Terminal ............................. 168
Troubleshooting a Base Station .................................................169
Troubleshooting a remote power interconnect unit ....................170
Troubleshooting portable telephone problems...........................172
Troubleshooting a RAD..............................................................173
Troubleshooting an alarm...........................................................174
Understanding event messages.................................................179
Appendix A: Programming overview...........................183
Appendix B: Regulatory information...........................185

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Registration................................................................................ 185
Safety......................................................................................... 185
Equipment attachment limitations.............................................. 187
Telecom compliance .................................................................. 188
Telephone company notification ................................................ 188
Rights of the telephone company .............................................. 188
Interference causing equipment ................................................ 189
Load Number............................................................................. 189
Repair facility ............................................................................. 189
Note for hearing aid users ......................................................... 189
Privacy....................................................................................... 190
List of terms...................................................................191

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