User manual
Table Of Contents
- Title page
- New in this release
- List of Procedures
- How to get help
- Finding the latest updates on the Nortel web site
- System information
- Introduction
- Preparing for installation
- Placing the fourth module on a column
- Positioning and leveling equipment
- Installing AC power
- Installing overhead cable tray kits
- Installing DC power
- Contents
- DC-powered systems
- Candeo DC power systems
- Large Candeo modules
- Small Candeo modules
- Installation reference guide
- Configuration reference guide
- Safety ground/protective earth and logic return wiring
- Cabling and connecting the grounding leads
- Connecting the power plant frame ground (or safety ground) leads
- Four-Feed PDU
- Installing the Four-Feed PDU
- Installing safety ground/protective earth wiring
- Connecting power from the power plant to the PDU
- Connecting UK power to the Four-Feed PDU
- System monitor connections
- Planning and designating a Main Distribution Frame
- Installing Power Failure Transfer Units
- Configuring the system monitor
- Connecting a system terminal or modem
- Contents
- About the system terminal
- Connecting a terminal
- Connecting a terminal to a COM port
- Connecting a switch box and terminal to COM1 and COM2 ports
- Connecting a switch box and terminal to SDI and COM1 ports
- Connecting a modem
- Configuring a modem
- Connecting a modem to an SDI port
- Connecting a modem to switch box, COM2 ports, SDI ports
- Cabling Common Equipment in a Single Group system
- Contents
- Cabling guidelines
- Core/Net module
- Cabling the Core side
- Cabling the I/O panel
- Cabling the Network side
- Configuring and cabling the Clock Controllers
- Network Group 0: Shelf 0 to Shelf 1
- Connecting the 3PE faceplates in the Core/Net modules
- Inspecting CNI to 3PE factory installed cables
- Connecting the Core/Net backplanes
- Optioning the System Utility Card
- Connecting Core modules to a LAN
- Cabling Common Equipment in a Multi Group system
- Contents
- Cabling guidelines
- Core/Net module
- Cabling the Core/Net module backplane
- Disconnecting cables from the Core/Net module backplane
- Optioning the System Utility Card
- Core shelf cabling
- Installing the CP PIV to I/O panel cables
- Connecting the Core module to a LAN
- Cabling a Dual Ring Fiber Network
- FIJI card cabling
- Installing the Shelf 0 fiber optic ring (ascending)
- Installing the Shelf 1 fiber optic ring (descending)
- FIJI to FIJI cabling
- Connecting the Clock Controller cables
- Cabling network modules and loops
- Contents
- Network-to-network cabling
- Network module connections
- Network Group 0: Shelf 0 to Shelf 1
- Connecting the 3PE faceplates in the Core/Net modules
- Connecting the Core/Net backplanes
- Connecting Groups 1 through 7: Shelf 0 to Shelf 1
- Connecting the Network modules to the Core/Net modules
- Connecting the 3PE cables to the 3PE fanout panels
- Cabling a Superloop Network Card - single column
- Cabling a Superloop Network Card - multiple columns
- Cabling lines and trunks
- Powering up the system and initial loading
- Performing acceptance tests
- Installing earthquake bracing
- Adding a module to a column
- Installing a Signaling Server
- Contents
- Introduction
- Readiness checklist
- Installing the CP PM Signaling Server hardware
- Connections
- Installing the Signaling Server software
- First boot of a new Nortel CP PM Signaling Server
- Unpacking Help files for Virtual Terminal Emulator
- Logging in to the Signaling Server
- Verifying a successful configuration
- Testing the Leader Signaling Server
- Index

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Communication Server 1000M and Meridian 1 Large System Installation and Commissioning
Connecting power from the power plant to the PDU
Note 1: It is good installation practice to fully wire out a pedestal, even if
only one or two columns are being installed at first. This facilitates future
expansion to a four-module column. The number of wires depends on
whether the requirements are for two feeds per column (standard), four
feeds per column (enhanced reliability), or one feed per Common
Equipment (CE) module.
Note 2: If only two modules are used in the column, set the CB2 and CB3
circuit breakers to OFF.
Procedure 9
Connecting power from the power plant to the PDU (NT4N49AA)
1 Ensure that power to the power plant is removed from the service panel.
2 Remove the air intake grill from the rear of the column pedestal being
wired by removing the two screws securing the air intake grill to the
pedestal.
3 Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the PDU safety cover.
4 Remove the top cover from the power plant.
a. Remove the six screws from the top of the power plant.
b. Release the captive screw on the front control panel.
c. Lay the control panel down and remove the top cover.
5 Route the wires between the power plant and the pedestal of the column
being wired.
6 For installations that use a junction box:
a. Insert the conduit from the junction box into one of the conduit access
holes in the pedestal.
b. Route the wires within the cable-tie saddles and under the cable
restraint bar at the base of the pedestal.










