Table of Contents
Regulations 1
Federal Communications Commission (U.S. only) 1 Companion Base Stations 1
Activation (U.S. only) 1 Safety 2
Norstar Companion basics 3
What’s new with Norstar 5
Planning the installation 7
Planning checklist 7
Required equipment and supplies 7
Configuring Station Modules 7
Configuring expansion modules 8
On a mini system 9
On a midi system 9
On a maxi system 10
On a mega system 11
ICS numbering 14
Installation 17
Installation checklist 17 Connecting expansion modules 18
Installing Remote Power Interconnect (RPI) units 18 Mounting the RPI unit 20
Wiring the RPI 22
RPI Connector Overview 23 Installing base stations 30
Positioning a base station 30 Mounting a base station 31 Installing portable telephones 34
Installing external antennas and lightning surge arrestors 35 Installing external antenna and lightning surge arrestor
procedures for the United States of America 37 Planning for an outdoor external antenna (USA) 38 Installing a lightning surge arrestor (USA) 39
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