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Registering individual portables
Registering the C3060
The following section describes the procedures involved in
registering Companion C3060 portable telephones. To register
each portable with the Norstar system, you must do two things:
• Register the portables by entering the Registration
password on each one.
• Verify that the portable functions correctly.
C3060 Icons
The following table identifies the C3060 portable telephone
icons:
C3060 Icon function
Mute button
µ
Hang up button
k
Answ
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90 / Registering individual portables Note: Wireless Systems is a registration list of names for up to six different systems. If the list is full, and you must add another system, de-register an existing system name. 4. Press AD ADD D to establish a radio link. The display briefly A ADD DD shows Ad Add di in ng g S SY YS ST TE EM M: : ( next system number). If ADD, A Ad dd di in ng g S SY YS ST TE EM M: : not available, start over at step 1 again. The display shows Ps Psw wd d: : for an
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Registering individual portables / 91 • Press the dial pad key until the letter you need appears on the display. For example, press key 5 three times to display the letter L. • Press SP SPA AC CE E to add a blank space to the name. S SP PA AC CE E • Press BK BKS SP P to delete the previous character. B BK KS SP P • Press > if the next letter is on the same button. 8. Press SA SAV VE E . The display shows the registered name. For S SA AV VE E example, NO NORT RTE EL L 1 1 r re eg gi is st te
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92 / Registering individual portables b. Dial the number of a working telephone. The telephone must ring to confirm the registration. 3. Receive a call. a. If the portable has the same extension number as a desk telephone, make sure the desk telephone is idle and Call Forward is not active. b. On another working telephone, dial the telephone number of the registered portable. The portable must ring to confirm the registration. If you do not hear dial tone, or if the portable does not ring,
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Registering individual portables / 93 If a portable is registered on other systems, it will still be available on those systems. You deregister one system at a time. Note: If you are out of range of the system, this procedure clears registration data only from the portable. 1. Press m ***. The display shows AD A A AD DM DM MI MIN I INI N NI IS IS ST ST TR TRA R RA AT AT TI TI IO ION ON ON N and three softkeys, SYS, PINFO, DATA. 2. Press SY SYS S. The display shows WI WIR RE EL LE ES SS S S
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94 / Registering individual portables Measuring RSSI for a C3060 The Receive Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) is a measurement of the signal strength the Base Station receives from the portable. The Base Station controls the power transmitting mode of the portable. When the Base Station receives a weak signal, it instructs the portable to transmit in high-power. When the Base Station receives a strong signal, it instructs the portable to transmit in low-power. The strongest RSSI value the
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Registering individual portables / 95 You can also press to view the information in “standard” display mode. This mode displays the radio ID of the Base Station to which the portable is linked, followed by the signal strength and power mode. For example, 15112 - 67 H . You can revert back to the initial display mode by pressing ¦ . Hand-off occurs normally between the cells. Note: In this example, the cell is 8, the card is 15, the port is 11, the radio is 2, and the channel is 29. The si
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96 / Registering individual portables • The five-digit ID of the Base Station radio you want to measure, by mapping the Base Station location to the TCM port. The first four digits indicate the TCM port to which the Base Station is connected. The last digit indicates the number of the radio on the Base Station. For example, the number 03142 on the Base Station is connected to TCM port 0314, and 2 is the radio number. The five-digit number might be printed on a label attached to the Base
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Registering individual portables / 97 You can also press to view the information in “standard” display mode. This mode displays the radio ID of the Base Station to which the portable is linked, followed by the signal strength and power mode. For example, 15112 - 67 H . You can revert back to the initial display mode by pressing ¦ . Hand-off does not occur as you move between the cell boundaries. The link drops when you move out of range. Note: In this example, the cell is 8, the card is 1
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98 / Registering individual portables C3050 Canada Icon function C3050 US Answer button ñ Ò Feature button ì Ï Telephone directory button ë Î To register the C3050 1. Turn on registration for your system. 2. Open the portable flap. The portable displays the current system name or No system selected for two seconds. 3. Press Í. The portable displays WIRELESS SYSTEMS. Your portable can be registered to a maximum of nine different systems. key to establish a radio link. The portable 4. Press t
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Registering individual portables / 99 7. Enter the system name (up to 16 characters), for example NORTEL 1. (If you are registering to only one system, use the portable telephone user’s name.) Press the key that has the letter. For example, to enter A, press ™, to enter B, press ™™. Press SPACE to add a blank space to the name. Press BKSP to remove a mistake. Press ¯or ˘to move the cursor backward or forward. 8. Press SAVE. The portable displays the registered name, for example NORTEL 1 regi
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100 / Registering individual portables 6. Close the portable’s flap, and set the Ringer Control Switch to g. If the portable is twinned with a desk telephone, make sure the desk telephone is idle and Call Forward is not active. 7. On another working telephone, dial the telephone number of the registered portable. If the portable rings, it is functioning properly. If you do not hear a dial tone, or if the portable does not ring, refer to the Troubleshooting section in this guide. If you stil
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Registering individual portables / 101 2. Press Í. The portable displays WIRELESS SYSTEMS and ADD. Note: Do not select ADD. 3. Press the scroll keys (” or ’) to display the system name that you want to deregister. 4. Press ERASE. The portable displays Erase item?. 5. Press OK. The portable displays Deregistering... and then Item erased. P0881594 Issue 02 MICS-XC Norstar-Companion Installer Guide
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102 / Registering individual portables Measuring RSSI for a C3050 The Receive Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) is a measurement of the signal strength the Base Station receives from the portable. The Base Station controls the power transmitting mode of the portable. When the Base Station receives a weak signal, it instructs the portable to transmit in high-power. When the Base Station receives a strong signal, it instructs the portable to transmit in low-power. The strongest RSSI value th
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Registering individual portables / 103 You can also use directed RSSI to prevent hand-off while you find a cell edge. To measure the RSSI of a specific radio, you must be in range of two Base Stations—the one you want to measure and another Base Station. You cannot measure the directed RSSI of both radios in the Base Station at the same time. Before you begin to measure directed RSSI Use the Companion Provisioning Record to find the following: • the five-digit ID of the Base Station radio y
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104 / Registering individual portables 5. Enter the five-digit ID code for the Base Station radio you want to measure. The portable displays this ID followed by the signal strength and the power mode, for example 03142 - 54 H. Hand-off does not occur as you move between the cell boundaries. The link drops when you move out of range. In this example, the module is 03, the port is 14, and the radio is 2. The signal strength measured by the Base Station is -54 dBm, and the H indicates the po
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Registering individual portables / 105 on page 106 to overwrite the system number then return to step 2 of this procedure. 4. Press s, then press m. The display shows Registering.... 5. Next, enter the Registration password when the display shows Pswd:. The default is 7 2 3 4 6 (RADIO). If the display does not clear after entering the password, then you may be using the wrong password. 6. Wait for the display to clear. When it shows DN:, enter the internal number (637-666) you want to assi
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106 / Registering individual portables If the portable does not ring, try to register the portable again. If you do not hear a dial tone, or if the portable does not ring, refer to the Troubleshooting section in this guide. Deregistering the C3020 (Canada only) You can deregister the C3020 in two steps: • from the portable • from the administration set (For more information about using the Norstar administration set, see the Modular ICS System Coordinator Guide.) For example, you may want
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Registering individual portables / 107 6. To continue using the portable, press r. Measuring RSSI for a C3020 (Canada only) The Receive Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) is a measurement of the signal strength the Base Station receives from the portable. The Base Station controls the power transmitting mode of the portable. When the Base Station receives a weak signal, it instructs the portable to transmit in high-power. When the Base Station receives a strong signal, it instructs the porta
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108 / Registering individual portables Measuring directed RSSI You may want to measure the Receive Signal Strength Indicator between a portable and a specific Base Station radio. For example, you may suspect that a radio in a Base Station is not working properly. You can also use directed Receive Signal Strength Indicator to prevent hand-off while you find a cell edge. To measure the Receive Signal Strength Indicator of a desired radio, you must be in range of two Base Stations— the one yo
