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SpectraLink 6100 MCU Installation and Operation SpectraLink 6000 System January 2008 Edition 1725-36097-001 Version G 1 ...
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SpectraLink 6100 MCU: Installation and Operation: SpectraLink 6000 System Trademark Information Polycom® and t he logo design s SpectraLink® LinkPlus Link NetLink SVP Are trademarks and registe red trademarks of Polycom, Inc. in the Un ited States of Am erica and various c ountries. All ot her trademarks used herein are the propert y of their res ...
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About this Guide This document explains installation and operation of Polycom’s SpectraLink 6000 System, using the Link 150 Mod el 3 (M3) Master Control Unit (MCU). The SpectraLink 6100 MCU adds wireless service to your existing telephon e system. The installation process connects the SpectraLink 6000 System to your telephone system, and activate ...
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SpectraLink 6100 MCU: Installation and Operation: SpectraLink 6000 System LinkPlus Interface Guide (1725-361xx-001 where x x indicates a number corresponding to the type of PBX) Available at http://www.spectralink.com/re sources/interface_guides.jsp . Customer Support Hotline Polycom wants you to have a successful installation. If you have question ...
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Contents 0 About this Guide ...................................................................... 3 Polycom Model Numbers ..................................................................3 Related Documents .............................................................................3 Customer Support Hotline ..................................... ...
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SpectraLink 6100 MCU: Installation and Operation: SpectraLink 6000 System Demarc Blocks ...................................................................................24 5 Install SpectraLink 6000 System .............................................. 28 Survey Site ................................................................................ ...
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Contents PN: 1725-36097-001_G.doc 7 9 Handset Planning Worksheet .................................................. 51 10 Base Station Location Worksheet ............................................. 53 11 Technical Parameters .............................................................. 55 Select Alternate Spread Spectrum Sequence ............... ...
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1 Installation Overview Installation has three phases. In mo st cases, a separate person is responsible for each phase. 1. Site preparation and wire installa tion: This is usually done by a wire technician or contractor. 2. Installing the SpectraLink system: This is done by Polycom or one of our certified distributors. 3. Programming the customer? ...
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Polycom 6100 MCU - page 10
SpectraLink 6100 MCU: Installation and Operation: SpectraLink 6000 System PN: 1725-36097-001_G.doc 10 Installation Steps and Responsibilities 9 Task Description Wire Contractor or Electrician Field Service Engineer Customer Project Mgr/ System Admin Site Preparation Determine location of MCU 9 Run Cable for System Run cable to Base Station location ...
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2 SpectraLink 6000 System Overview Review this section if you are unfamiliar with the features and operation of the SpectraLink 6000 System. System Operation The SpectraLink 6000 System is a wireless communication system that offers direct telephone access for incoming and outgoing calls anywhere within a facility. The SpectraLink 6000 System consi ...
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SpectraLink 6100 MCU: Installation and Operation: SpectraLink 6000 System Master Control Unit (MCU) Serves as the connecting point, or gateway, between the Base Stations and the existing telephone system. One or more of these boxes (approximately 12” x 3” x 7”) are typ ically installed in the telephone equipment room and provide connect ivity ...
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SpectraLink 6000 System Overview and, just like wired telephones, ca n receive calls directly, receive transferred calls, transfer calls to ot her extensions, and make outside and long distance calls (subject to the restrictions applied in your facility.) SpectraLink 6100 OAI Gateway The SpectraLink OAI Gateway and a pplication server are optional ...
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Polycom 6100 MCU - page 14
SpectraLink 6100 MCU: Installation and Operation: SpectraLink 6000 System The Front Panel of the SpectraLink 6100 MCU The MCU’s front panel contains the connections to the teleph one system, switches to control system administration, and status LEDs. 1. STEP button : Selects a specific line or Base Station during registration process. 2. Mode swi ...
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3 Site Preparation Required Materials Provided by Customer The following equipment must be provided by the customer: Outlet Strip Recommended for installations with more than one MCU. This will allow the MCUs to be turned on and off together. Cross-Connect Block Required to connect the telephone switch ports and the Base Stations to the MCU ...
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SpectraLink 6100 MCU: Installation and Operation: SpectraLink 6000 System Determine Location of MCU Each MCU is approximately 2.75” wide, 12.5” high, and 7” deep, and weighs about 5 pounds. The unit is designed to be wall-mounted over 3/4” plywood. • Select a location for the MCU with sufficient backboard space and an available outlet. ? ...
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4 Run Cable for System Run Cables to Base Station Locations The Base Station locations should be designated on the building floor plans provided to the Polycom fiel d service engineer. Base Stations can be mounted easily on raised or acoustical ceiling tiles, or on the wall. Avoid locating Base Stations in high or hard-to-reach places, as this will ...
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Polycom 6100 MCU - page 18
SpectraLink 6100 MCU: Installation and Operation: SpectraLink 6000 System Determine the amount of wire needed to connect the Ba se Station to the MCU by scaling from a floor plan or a sketch, pacing, measuring, or estimating. Remember to include enough wire to reach the ceiling. The wire length between the MCU and each Base Station may not exceed 2 ...
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Run Cable for S ystem Terminate Cable at Base Station Locations After running the wire to the Base Station location, terminat e the wire using an RJ-45 modular crimp-on plug. Connect the data pair to pins 1 and 2, and the power pair to pins 7 and 8. If the connection uses more than two pair, refer to the table on the following page. To avoid damage ...
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SpectraLink 6100 MCU: Installation and Operation: SpectraLink 6000 System Prepare Demarc Blocks The MCU connects to the existing telephone system using RJ-21 connections. An MCU is designed to operate with a specific interface to the telephone system: two-wire digital or analog, or four-wire digital. The number of demarcation blocks required for th ...
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Polycom 6100 MCU - page 21
Run Cable for S ystem Dedicated line for diagnostic modem The SpectraLink 6100 MCU can be accessed remotely using an internal modem. To use the modem for remote access, a dedicated dial-in line must be provided. On digital interface systems this line must be terminated as a digital extension to the MCU. Two-wire analog or digital interface The wiri ...
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SpectraLink 6100 MCU: Installation and Operation: SpectraLink 6000 System Four-wire digital interface The wiring diagram below shows the connections required for a four- wire interface . Each MCU of this type requires two demarcation blocks which will be wired as indicated. A B Receive (RX) T o PBX T elephone Ports Pair 1-16 Pair 17-25 Unused T ran ...
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Run Cable for S ystem Install Demarc Blocks The demarcation blocks used to connect the telephone system and Base Stations to the MCU should be installed on a typical telephone facility backboard. A 1/2 ” or 3/4” thick board mounted on the wall near the MCU is typical. Although this manual uses 66 blocks as examples, any standard cross-connect b ...
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SpectraLink 6100 MCU: Installation and Operation: SpectraLink 6000 System Connect Cables from Base Stations and Phone Lines to Demarc Blocks Two-pair twisted cable from Base Stations installed throughout the facility converge at the demarc bl ock or backboard. Each MCU can support four Base Stations and up to 16 handsets . The Base Station and Spec ...
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Run Cable for S ystem Two-wire analog or digital demarc block The demarc block for the two-wire analog or digital interface should be wired as follows. LINE1 tip ring LINE 2 tip ring LINE 3 tip ring LINE 4 tip ring LINE 5 tip ring LINE 6 tip ring LINE 7 tip ring LINE 8 tip ring LINE 9 tip ring tip ring tip ring tip ring LINE 13 tip ring LINE 14 tip ...
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SpectraLink 6100 MCU: Installation and Operation: SpectraLink 6000 System Four-wire digital demarc block The four-wire digital interface (futu re release) requires two demarc blocks, one to Connector A and one to Connector B on the M CU. They should be wired as follows. Line 1 TX tip ring Line 2 TX tip ring Line 3 TX tip ring Line 4 TX tip ring Lin ...
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Run Cable for S ystem Line 1 RX tip ring Line 2 RX tip ring Line 3 RX tip ring Line 4 RX tip ring Line 5 RX tip ring Line 6 RX tip ring Line 7 RX tip ring Line 8 RX tip ring Line 9 RX tip ring Line 10 RX tip ring Line 11 RX tip ring Line 12 RX tip ring Line 13 RX tip ring Line 14 RX tip ring Line 15 RX tip ring Line 16 RX tip ring 25 P AIR MALE CON ...
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5 Install SpectraLink 6000 System Survey Site Check the site to be sure pre-installation work has been completed correctly. This includes: Location chosen for the MCU is adequate, and power is available. Wiring to Base Station locations has been pulled and correctly terminated. Phone lines for the SpectraLink 6000 Wireless Telephones ar ...
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Install SpectraLink 6000 System Check Components The following items should be at the installation site. SpectraLink 6100 Master Control Unit Depending on the size of your system, there may be up to four MCUs, which will be chained together to extend the coverage area. The SpectraLink 6000 System MUST contain only SpectraLink 6100 MCUs. Link 15 ...
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SpectraLink 6100 MCU: Installation and Operation: SpectraLink 6000 System Install MCUs Mount MCUs to wall The MCUs are designed to be mounted on a backboard of 3/4” plywood, securely fastened to th e wall. Mount the MCUs vertically, side by side, using 2.75” spacing center-to-center for each unit. Do not stack MCUs on top of one another. To mou ...
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Install SpectraLink 6000 System Connect multi-unit systems Use the following procedure to connect multiple MCUs. 1. Mount the MCUs side by side. 2. Connect the IPC cable from the OUT port of the first unit to the IN port of the adjacent unit. Repeat until all units are connected, as shown in the following illustration. Multi-Unit SpectraLink 6100 M ...
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Polycom 6100 MCU - page 32
SpectraLink 6100 MCU: Installation and Operation: SpectraLink 6000 System Connect power 1. Connect the power plug from the AC adapter to the jack labeled PWR on the MCU. Use only the provided Class II AC Adapter with output 24VDC, 1A. For installations with more than one MCU, use an outlet strip with a built-in power switch. This allows the MCUs to ...
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Install SpectraLink 6000 System Switch Interface Line LEDs MCU Type Notes Analog 1 SCA5xx The SCA will only support Analog. Comdial 3 SCU5xx DEFINITY – Two-wire 1, 4 SCU5xx DEFINITY – Four-wire 1, 5 SCF5xx Four-wire Interface. Executone 2, 5 SCB5xx The SCB will only support Executone. Fujitsu 2, 4 SCU5xx Inter-Tel 2, 3, 4 SCU5xx Meridian 1, 2 S ...
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SpectraLink 6100 MCU: Installation and Operation: SpectraLink 6000 System Install Base Stations Be sure the Base Station is positioned clear of anything that might damage it. The Base Station should be well above head h eight, away from doors and other objects that might strike it, and a way from areas open to the elements or possible water leaks. ...
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Install SpectraLink 6000 System 5. Once the Base Station is anchored to the fastener, lift the acoustical tile and plug the RJ-45 8-pin modular plug into the connector on the top of the Base Station. — The LED will blink red and green as the system software downloads to the Base Station and th e Base Station is tested. — When the LED blinks amb ...
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SpectraLink 6100 MCU: Installation and Operation: SpectraLink 6000 System Install Outdoor Base Stations Outdoor Base Stations are equippe d with a prot ective enclosure, designed to be mounted to a wall or pole. After the enclosure is mounted, the Base Station is inserted in the enclosure and connected. Only RCO Base Stations can be used outdoors. ...
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6 Connect and Register Handsets Set Up Diagnostic Modem Each MCU has an internal modem feature that allows Polycom technicians to dial into the system for troubleshooting and maintenance. The modem is enabled on Line 1 when no handset is registered to Line 1. When enabled, the modem will auto-answer an incoming call to that line. This internal mode ...
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SpectraLink 6100 MCU: Installation and Operation: SpectraLink 6000 System Register Handsets Before a handset can be used it must be registered to a line on one of the MCUs. While handsets are bein g registered, the system will continue normal operation. Use the Handset Planning Worksheet filled out by the system administrator to be sure you are co ...
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Connect and Regis ter Handsets — Initially Line 2 will flash. This is because Line 1 is usually set up as the remote access diagnostic modem. To register a handset to Line 1 , press the STEP button until Line 1 flashes. — If the desired line already has a handset register ed to it, follow the procedure outlined below to unregister the handset, ...
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Polycom 6100 MCU - page 40
SpectraLink 6100 MCU: Installation and Operation: SpectraLink 6000 System PN: 1725-36097-001_G.doc 40 Program Handset Features PBX and Key Systems provide users with special features such as hold, transfer, conference, camp on, and speed di al. These features can be accessed via the handset, but the telephone system o r SpectraLink 6100 MCU must be ...
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7 Site Certification The Polycom field service engineer should not leave the site before contacting Polycom to perform remote install verification. Contact a Polycom engineer on the Customer Support Hotline at (800) 775-5330. The hours of operation are 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mountain time, Monday through Friday. The engineer will connect with the diagnos ...
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8 System Administration Troubleshoot Error Codes When an alarm is detected, the ERROR LED will light and the MCU’s STATUS LEDs will display an alarm code. If the error code refers to a Base Station problem, the Base Stn LED will indicate which Base Station has the problem. If more than on e Base Stn LED is on, the error code refers to the lowest ...
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SpectraLink 6100 MCU: Installation and Operation: SpectraLink 6000 System Certain four-wire telephones (such as MERLIN LEGEND) use a different connector on the phone than on the back of the MCU. Therefore you may need phone cord or an adapter to perform these tests. Status LED Codes STATUS LEDs 1 2 3 4 5 Description Action Random Cycling The Spectr ...
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Polycom 6100 MCU - page 45
System Administration The following STATUS LEDs are displayed in combination with the ERROR LED. STATUS LEDs Description Action 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 MCU has not been configured for switch interface type. Assign a switch type to the MCU. See Chapter 5, sect ion Install MCUs -Set Switch Interface Type for instructions. 1, 3 A Base Station has reported an in ...
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SpectraLink 6100 MCU: Installation and Operation: SpectraLink 6000 System STATUS LEDs Description Action 1, 4 The operator is trying to register a handset or place an admin call on an MCU with no phone lines. Return mode switch to the NORMAL position. 2, 4 The MCU was powered on with the mode switch in the wrong position. Turn off the MCU, place th ...
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System Administration Handset Status Indicator Messages Indicator Description Action BATT Displays when user is on the handset and the battery charge is low. The user has two minutes to complete the call. Replace the Battery Pack with one that is charged. BATTERY LOW Displays when user is not on the handset and battery charge is low. The handset wi ...
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SpectraLink 6100 MCU: Installation and Operation: SpectraLink 6000 System Replace a Handset If a handset breaks or needs to be replaced, the old handset must be deleted and the new handset added . Delete old handset 1. Make sure all unregistered handsets are off. If this is not don e an unregistered handset may unintentionally register to an availa ...
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System Administration Replace an MCU When the system has more than on e MCU, each MCU contains a complete set of configuration inform ation for the entire system. This includes handset registration inform ation, function definitions, and frequency sequence selection. This Configuration Sharing feature allows a failed MCU in a multi- unit installati ...
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SpectraLink 6100 MCU: Installation and Operation: SpectraLink 6000 System PN: 1725-36097-001_G.doc 50 6. If the replacement MCU has STATUS LED 3 and 4 lit, the configuration data has not been successfully shared. Most likely, the replacement MCU was powered up before it was correctly attached to the IPC chain. Repeat the entire replacement procedur ...
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9 Handset Planning Worksheet Copy and complete this worksheet to keep track of the port numbers, extensions, users, and features assigned to your handse ts. MCU ID: _________ Handset # Extension Port ID User Name Feature Notes 1 * 2 ** 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 *On MCU No. 1: Reserve Port 1 for access to SpectraLink Diagnostic Modem **On M ...
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PN: 1725-36097-001_G.doc 53 Base Station Location Worksheet MCU: ________ Base Station # Location (e.g.: building, floor #, detailed description) Port ID Base Station 1 1 Base Station 2 2 Base Station 3 3 Base Station 4 4 MCU: ________ Base Station # Location (e.g.: building, floor #, detailed description) Port ID Base Station 1 1 Base Station 2 2 ...
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11 Technical Parameters Select Alternate Spread Spectrum Sequence The SpectraLink 6000 System uses spread spectrum radio transmission. Spread spectrum take s a discrete signal, such as a digitized voice conversation, and spreads it over a wide range of frequencies rather than transmitting at a single carrier frequency. The frequency range may need ...
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SpectraLink 6100 MCU: Installation and Operation: SpectraLink 6000 System 2. Power the system on. STATUS LEDs 5 and 1 should be lit, indicating frequency selection mode. One of the LINE LEDs from 1 to 7 will be indicating the current frequency selected for the MCU. 3. Use the STEP button to select the desired new seq uence. 4. Press the DEL/ENTER b ...
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Safety Notices WARNING: Changes or modifications to this equipment not approved by Polycom may cause this equipment to not comply with part 15 of the FCC rules and void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. WARNING: Polycom products contain no user-serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. IMPORTANT SAFET ...
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Index A AC Adapter ........................................................... 29 A-law ...................................................................... 56 Alternate sequence ............................................... 55 Attenuation ............................................................ 17 B Base Station............................ ...
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SpectraLink 6100 MCU: Installation and Operation: SpectraLink 6000 System PN: 1725-36097-001_G.doc 60 Base Station cabling............................................18 Connect to Demarc Blocks .................................30 Description.......................................................... 12 Front Panel ................................... ...
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