COURSE NOTES ON THE NORSTAR COMPANION 10 CORDLESS SWITCHBOARD HOW TO REGISTER (C3020) HANDSET PORTABLES 1) OPEN DIRECTORY No'S TO BE USED (237,238,239 ETC) --> CONFIG 2) OPEN MASTER REGISTRATION FROM N = NO TO Y = YES --> ADMIN 3) FIND FREE SLOT ON HANDSET (KEY "SELECT" & 1-9) --> PORTABLE 4) KEY "SHIFT" & DIGIT 7 ON HANDSET, WAIT FOR "LINK" --> PORTABLE 5) KEY "RADIO" OR "72346" ON HANDSET & NUMBERS WILL DISAPPEAR 6) KEY NEXT EXTN No REQD (237,238 ETC) & "CALL ENDED" APPEARS 7) DIAL ANOTHER EXTN No (EG 221) TO CHECK REGISTRATION IS OK. 8) DIAL TO PORTABLE FROM EXTN 221 & CHECK THAT PORTABLE RINGS 9) CHANGE MASTER REGISTRATION FROM Y = YES TO N = NO --> ADMIN HOW TO TEST FOR SIGNAL STRENGTH FROM HANDSET PORTABLES TO TEST FOR R.S.S.I. (RECEIVED SIGNAL STRENGTH INDICATOR) KEY *898 ON HANDSET PORTABLE AND THE DISPLPY SHOULD SHOW SOMETHING LIKE "1133 -56". THIS MEANS THAT THE BASESTATION PORT 1133 FROM WHICH THE HANDSET IS WORKING OFF HAS A DECIBEL READING OF "-56" DB. THIS RERDING WILL BE CHANGING ALL THE TIME DEPENDING ON WHAT AREA YOU PRE USING THE PORTAPBLE FROM. TO TEST FOR DIRECTED R.S.S.I. (I.E FROM ONE BASESTATION ONLY) KEY *899 ON HANDSET PORTABLE FOLLOWED BY THE BASESTATION PORT NUMBER I.E 1132. THE HANDSET DISPLAY WILL LIST THE SAME INFORMATION AS ABOVE BUT IT WILL NOT CHANGE OVER TO ANOTHER CELL OR BASESTATION AS THE PORTABLE IS MOVED ABOUT. NOTE! ON A SINGLE CELL SITE NO MORE THAN SIX HANDSET PORTABLES CAN BE ON LINE APPEARANCE. ON A MULTIPLE CELL SITE NO MORE THAN TWO HANDSET PORTABLES CAN BE ON LINE APPEAPANCE. V.12/O9/94.