Installation guide

Page 42 of 206 Installing the hardware
553-3601-220 Standard 4.00 November 1998
ground lead to the building ground, connect it to the building’s steel (the
connection should be no more than two to three meters. You can also
connect the ground lead to the 120 VAC conduit (which is connected to
the building ground), but this is not a preferred solution.
3. Route and connect the coaxial cable from the outdoor external antenna
to the lightning surge arrestor.
4. Route and connect the coaxial cable from the lightning surge arrestor to
the appropriate Base Station BNC connector.
Note: The total length of the coaxial cables from the outdoor external
antenna to the Base Station must not exceed 10 m.
Installing a Companion Administration Terminal
The Companion Administration Terminal is connected to the first Companion
Meridian Controller card (CMCC) Time Compression Multiplexing (TCM)
port. It cannot make or receive telephone calls, but is used to program the
Meridian Companion system and the portable telephones.
Note: If you plan to use Companion Manager instead of or in addition to an
Administration Terminal, refer to Companion Manager Installation
and Operations Guide.
Installing the Administration Terminal
1. Remove the Administration Terminal from its box.
For wall mounting instructions, see “Mounting an Administration
Terminal on the wall” on page 43.
2. Do not attach the receiver. (You may want to discard it because the
Administration Terminal cannot be used as a telephone.)
3. Connect one end of the telephone cord to the back of the Administration
Terminal and the other end to the port on the distribution block that
corresponds to the first port on the CMCC.
4. Replace the four buttons below the display with the navigation button
caps provided with the set.