Base Station - Nortel Meridian Companion Installation And Maintenance Manual

147 Replacing equipment

Base Station

COMPANION 200 Installation and Maintenance Guide
To replace a Base Station, you do not have to power down the
Controller. When you replace a Base Station, no portable
registration information is lost. After a short boot sequence, the Base
Station should be functioning normally.
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Taking a Base Station out of service causes radio
coverage to degrade.
To replace a Base Station, follow these steps:
1. If the Base Station is powered locally, unplug the power supply
from the ac outlet.
2. Remove the cover from the Base Station.
3. If the Base Station is powered locally, unplug the power supply
connector from the Base Station.
4. If an external antenna is installed, unplug its co-axial cable from
the Base Station.
5. Unplug the teledapt cable from the Base Station.
6. While holding the Base Station (to prevent it from falling), apply
upward pressure to the Base Station.
7. Lift the Base Station away from the bracket.
8. Carefully install the new Base Station onto the bracket.
9. Gently press down to snap it into position.
10. Re-connect the teledapt cable to the Base Station connector.
11. Re-connect the power supply connector and external antenna co-
axial cable to the connectors from which they were removed.
12. If the Base Station is powered locally, plug the power supply into
the ac outlet.
Note: The red light on each Base Station will flash for about
15 seconds while powering up. This is normal.
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