Lucent Technologies 555-661-140 manual  Connect the modem to the MFM in the MLX telephone

MERLIN LEGEND Communications System Release 6.1	Issue 1
Installation 555-661-140	August 1998
Connecting Data Equipment	Page 6-11
MLX Voice and Modem Data Stations

! Use an EIA-232-D cable to connect the serial port on the data terminal to the modem.

For a data terminal that has both COM1 and COM2 jacks, make sure you use the one designated for data transmission. See the customer’s system manager if you are not sure.

! Make sure that the modem has settings for speed and parity that are compatible with those of the data terminal.

If you are not sure, see the customer’s system manager or the documentation packaged with the modem, data communications software, and data terminal.

! Connect the modem to the MFM in the MLX telephone.

If the MFM is not installed already, refer to “Installing Multi-Function

Modules” in Chapter 3.

a.Plug one end of a D4BU cord into the appropriate modem jack, as described in the modem’s documentation.

b.Plug the other end into the TEL/OTHER jack on the bottom of the MLX telephone.

c.Route the D4BU cord through the telephone’s cord channel.

! Connect the MLX telephone to the control unit.

a.Plug one end of a D8W cord into the LINE jack on the bottom of the MLX telephone.

b.Plug the other end into the appropriate MLX extension jack. See Form 2a, System Numbering: Extension Jacks for the appropriate module and extension jack.

! Connect all power cords to an AC outlet that is not controlled by a wall switch.