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NORSTAR MODULAR 8x24 SYSTEM

The Norstar Modular 8x24 phone system is an easy-to-use yet feature-rich digital phone system. Fully expandable, it will grow as your business grows. Trunk and Station Modules can be added in the future to add to the capacity of the system. This expandable system is designed to meet the high growth potential of small and medium sized businesses. The basic 8x24 KSU expands easily by simple self contained add-on trunk and station modules. Any combination of six modules can be added to the KSU to a combined maximum of 128 total ports. An expansion card is required to add modules to the 8x24 KSU. Expansion cards come in either 2 module expansion or 6 module expansion. This expansion card plugs directly into the KSU. The trunk and station modules then connect to the expansion card with a single plug in cable. Station Module 0x16 provides for the addition of 16 station ports. The Trunk module 12x0 provides for a maximum of 12 trunk ports. The trunk module by itself does not provide trunk access. Trunk cards 4x0 go into the trunk module (maximum 3 trunk cards) per trunk module. It has built in connections for music on hold and loudspeaker paging.
The administration or the programming can be done from any extension on the system with M7310 phone or a larger phone.

• This system is designed on a module- and cartridge-based concept that offers easy installation, maintenance, expansion and customization.
• The base Modular 8X24 supports up to 8 lines and 24 stations, but can expand with Trunk and Station Modules for additional lines and terminals.
• The Modular 8X24 can support up to 6 Trunk Modules, each with a maximum of 12 CO lines, or 6 Station Modules each with 16 stations.
• When fully expanded, the Modular 8X24 system supports a combination of 128 ports on a combination of lines and stations, up to a maximum of 80 CO lines or 120 stations or combinations of the two.
• The system can be configured as analog CO lines, station ports or connections for other devices such as personal computers, data devices, and analog terminal adapter.
• There are two built-in cartridge slots in the base Modular 8X24 unit. The feature cartridge slot (the smaller of the two) houses the system software.
• The expansion cartridge slot (for a two- or six-port copper cartridge) is used to connect copper Trunk and Station Modules.
• Central Office lines enter the Norstar, and station ports exit the Norstar through two amphenol connectors.
• The Modular 8X24 is also equipped with two emergency transfer ports used to connect 500/2500 (single line phone) sets in the event of a power failure.

Software:

• The feature cartridge contains the system software for the Modular 8X24 operation, including the call processing, administration, and maintenance features and functions.
• The first releases of the 8x24 software DR1 and DR2 the software comes as one piece that holds the software and the memory of the system data and programming and if customer wants an upgrade he has to replace the whole piece and ending up loosing programming and has to reprogram the system. Post DR2 feature cartridges come in two parts for faster, easier and less expensive upgrades:

*  The Read Only Memory (ROM) (software cartridge) section houses system software and is easily replaced when upgrading the software to a different or higher version with the probability of keeping the programming and with no need to reprogram the system after upgrade that’s all depends on the battery that resides on the RAM module if its good to keep the programming while shutting the system down during the upgrade procedure.

*  The Random Access Memory (RAM) section stores customer data and programming and remains unchanged when customer upgrading software and it has a built in battery to keep the data for about 48 hours if the system lost power.

• The Modular 8X24 System can operate on any of six software feature packages:
  *  DR 1 the initial release of the products and comes with some standards features.
  *  DR2 Feature Package with 90 standard features.
  *  DR3 Feature Package with all DR2 features plus more than 20 additions and enhancements.
  *  Centrex Feature Package with all DR3 features plus a special set of unique features that greatly simplify and enhance Centrex service.
  *  DR4 Feature Package with all DR3 features plus E&M type II TIE line DID and other capabilities to satisfy customer needs for enhanced public and private networking.
  *  DR5 Feature Package with all DR4 features plus Calling Number/Name Display, Call Log and other CMS/CLASS related features.
  *  Centrex+, which is the Centrex Feature
  Note: Centrex + does not support E&M or DID trunking