AT&T Release 2.0 manual

Installing Telephones and Adjuncts

7.Mount the field-terminated blocks on column 2 and terminate the telephone cable. If the telephone cable is bottom feed, start at the top and work down. If the telephone cable is top feed, start at the bottom and work up. In either case, work on one field-terminated block at a time.

a . Run the telephone cable underneath the field-terminated block.

b . Strip 12 inches (31 cm) of jacketing off the cable, exposing the conductors.

c . Press the conductors into the index strip on the field-terminated block according to the color sequence shown in Figure 3-24.Make sure each pair keeps its twist up to the index strip. (Each pair is split by a raised tooth on the index strip.)

d . Use the 788J1 impact tool to seat and trim the conductors. See Figure 3-31.

Make sure the blade edge is positioned properly: blade up for rows 1 and 3, blade down for rows 2 and 4.

e . Continue seating and trimming conductors from left to right for each row.

NOTE:

The last two right-hand slots must remain vacant.

Connecting the Telephones to the Control Unit 3-59