Getting Started - AT&T MERLIN 1030 Installation Manual

Getting Started

This guide assumes the tasks on the following list have been completed. Review
the list carefully before proceeding with system installation. If you have not com-
pleted the tasks on this list, do so now.
Check the items in your shipment against your copy of the order form.
Make sure the items and quantities agree. Be sure to keep the instructions
that come with each component, and also keep the packing boxes so you
can easily return equipment under warranty if necessary.
Get acquainted with the system environment.
Review the planning sheets you drew up when you ordered the system.
Confirm the voice terminal locations, and make sure the control unit loca-
tion meets the following environmental standards:
— Operating temperatures: 40 to 104°F (4 to 40°C).
— Humidity: not to exceed 80%.
— Ventilation: Leave 6 inches of space above and to the sides of the
control unit to prevent overheating. Keep the control unit away from
sources of extreme heat (furnaces, heaters, attics, or direct sunlight).
Do not stack multiple control units in rooms that are not air-
conditioned; install them side by side at least 6 inches apart.
— Airborne contamination: Do not expose the control unit to moisture,
corrosive gases, dust, chemicals, or similar substances.
If the control unit location does not meet these standards, your warranty
may become void.
2
Become familiar with the MERLIN system.
Review the drawing of a simple MERLIN system configuration, opposite
page, and note how components are related to one another.
1
The control unit and the modules it contains provide the power
and the intelligence for all voice terminals and accessories.
2
An expansion unit increases your system's capacity from 10 out-
side lines and 30 voice terminals to 30 outside lines and 70 voice
terminals.
3
Modular jumper cords connect the jacks on the Voice Terminal
Modules in the control unit to jacks in the jack field.
4
The jacks in the jack field serve as an interface between the con-
trol unit and the building wiring. In some configurations, additional
jacks in the jack field connect the system to its outside telephone
lines.
5
Building wiring ties the whole system together, connecting the
voice terminal locations to the jack field at the control unit location.
6
Modular jacks terminate the building wiring at the voice terminal
locations.
7
Modular voice terminal cords connect the voice terminals to the
modular jacks.
8
Voice terminals provide telephone functions and access to the
advanced features in the control unit.
9
The ac outlet is the electrical power source for the control unit.
10
The network interface jacks provide connections to the local
telephone company lines.
11
Line cords connect the control unit to jacks at the network inter-
face (or, if necessary, to jacks in the jack field).
NOTE: Modular jumper cords are identical to modular voice terminal
cords. They have different names in this guide to reflect their different func-
tions and locations in the system.