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ii Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 MIX 56 User Manual Document Number 122188-10 A0 Copyright© 2001, T elect, Inc., All Rights Reserv ed. T elect® and Connecting the Future® are registered trademar ks of T elect, Inc., 1730 N. Madson St., Liberty Lake, W ashington 99 019 T echnical Support (USA): By e-mail: getinfo@telect.com By phone: 888-821-4856 or [...]

122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. iii Out-of-W arranty Repairs If the product warranty has expired or if the product does no t qualify for warranty service, you will be charged a ser- vice fee. Out-of-warranty servic e will be performed only after receipt of payment. Please call the T elect, Inc. sales de- partment at 800.551.4567 to inquire about current [...]

iv Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 Limitation of W arranty a. T elect does not warrant th at the Software will be uninterrupted or er ror-free in all circumstances. Licensee’ s sole and exclusive remedy for breach of the warranty is that T el ect will make a reasonable ef fort to correct any document- ed nonconformity reported in writing t o T elect du[...]

122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. v 6. Indemnific at ion If a third party claims that the Software infringes an y valid U.S. patent issued as of the effective date of this agree- ment or copyright, T elect will (as long as Licen see is not in default under this Agreemen t or any other agreement with T elect) defend Licensee against such cl aim at T elect?[...]

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122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. vii 1 Descriptions MIX 56 ......................................................................................... 1-1 Features .................................................................................. 1-2 Part Numbers ......................................................................... 1-2 Main Assemblies..[...]

viii Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 Installing The Optional RJ Connector Retrofit .......................... 2-15 Specificati ons ....................................................................... 2-15 Schematic ............................................................................ 2-16 Installation Pro cedure ................................[...]

122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. ix Configuring the Low-Speed Channels ................................. 4-21 Saving a Configuration ........................................................ 4-26 Restoring a Confi guration .................................................... 4-28 V iewing Errors .............................................................[...]

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122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. 1-1 1 Descriptions MIX 56 T elect’ s Multiplexer with Integrated Cross-Connect, 56 Circuit (MIX 56) chassis houses two fully independent sy stems, each with 28 DSX jacks and up to two M13 multiplexer cards. Each system can be used as a DSX only , as a nonredundant mul tiplexer , or as a redundant multiplexer . When used [...]

1 Descriptions MIX 56 User Manual 1-2 Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 Features • DSX and M13 in one chassis • T wo fully independent systems per chassis, each with 28 DSX jacks and up to two M13 cards, in a 5.25 inch (3 RU) rack space • Mounts in 19 inch (48.3 cm) or 23 inch (58.4 cm) WECO-spaced or EIA-spaced racks • Multiplexes 28 DS1 or 21 E1 [...]

MIX 56 User Manual 1 Descriptions 122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. 1-3 M AIN A SSEMBLIES ALERT ! ALERT! T o avoid electr ost atic discharge, always wear a grounding strap plugge d into the ESD jack when handling any MIX 56 component s. Front Panel Each MIX 56 chassis houses two independent systems, System 1 and Sys- tem 2. The front of each sy stem is equ[...]

1 Descriptions MIX 56 User Manual 1-4 Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 DSX T racer Lamp: One per DSX jack; used to locate cross-connects. ESD Jack: One per chassis. Used when performing maintenance to pre- vent harmful electrostatic disc har ge to electronic components. Fanning S trip: One row per wire-wrap pin field. Used to properly dress cross-connect [...]

MIX 56 User Manual 1 Descriptions 122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. 1-5 LED Panel NOTE When a MIX 56 system used as a mu ltiplexer is operating normally , the High Speed and Low Speed LEDs on the LED panel and the active M13 car d LED ar e all gr een. If the system is r edundant, the standby car d LED is orange. Any LED configuration other t han this indic[...]

1 Descriptions MIX 56 User Manual 1-6 Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 Rear Panel The rear of each system is equipped identically (with the exception of one dual ground stud per chassis), and th e connectors for each s ystem are on the opposite side of the chassis when facing the rear because the chassis is divided into two independent systems. Rear Panel[...]

MIX 56 User Manual 1 Descriptions 122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. 1-7 Ethernet Port: One per system. RJ-45 10Base-T (half-duplex) connector with two LEDs. Interface for managing system remotely via either SNMP or T elnet. When lit, green LED means valid link pulse detected and flash- ing yellow LED means traf fic in either direction. NOTE Befor e using t[...]

1 Descriptions MIX 56 User Manual 1-8 Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 Signal Flow MON OUT IN Jacks WW Pins TL T R T R OUT IN 64-Pin Amp M13 Mux Low S peed High S peed MON OUT IN Jacks WW Pins TL T R T R OUT IN 64-Pin Amp M13 Mux Low S peed High S peed MON OUT IN Jacks WW Pins TL T R T R OUT IN 64-Pin Amp M13 Mux Low S peed High S peed DSX Without M13 DSX[...]

MIX 56 User Manual 1 Descriptions 122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. 1-9 DSX Jack Dimensions Schematic M O I 2.09 in. (5.30 cm) 1.58 in. (4.00 cm ) .24 in. ( .60 cm ) Wire-Wrap Pins T o M13 & Backplane + Mon SGND Jac k Out In LED 1 R R 15 R-n TL T R T1 R1 R1-n T- n T1-n –[...]

1 Descriptions MIX 56 User Manual 1-10 Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 S PECIFICATIONS Electrical DS1 Impedance: 100 ohms nominal, balanced Line Rate: 1.544 Mb/s ±32 ppm Line Coding: AMI or B8ZS (user selectable) Jitter: Meets ANSI T1.403, T1.102, A T&T 6241 1 Pulse Amplitude and Shape: Per ANSI T1.102, T1.403, and GR-342- CORE Return Loss: >26 d[...]

MIX 56 User Manual 1 Descriptions 122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. 1-11 Line Coding: B3ZS Jitter: Meets ANSI T1.102 and GR-342-CORE Pulse Amplitude and Shape: Meets ANSI T1.102 and GR-342-CORE Cable T ransmit Length: 450 ft. to DSX using 734 coaxial type cable Line Build Out (LBO): Adjusted automatically by system Power DC Input V oltage Range: 20Vdc to 6[...]

1 Descriptions MIX 56 User Manual 1-12 Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 Chassis Floor Weight (Fully Loaded) 19 lb (8.7 kg) Environment al Operating T emperature: 0°C to +50°C Nonoperating T emperature: –40°C to +65°C Humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing Altitude: 0–10,000 ft. operating Shock: Meets T elcordia GR-63 a nd NEBS level 3 requirements Vi b[...]

122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. 2-1 2 Inst allation I NST ALLATION C ONSIDERATIONS CAUTION ! CAUTION! This product must be inst alled and maint ained only by qualified technicians. VORSICHT! Nur von qualifizierten T echnikern installiert werden und inst and gehalten werden. PRECAUCIÓN! Ser inst alado y ser mantenido solamente por los técnicos autorizad[...]

2 Installation MIX 56 User Manual 2-2 Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 Location and Sp ace ALERT ! ALERT! This equipment is desi gned to permit connection of the earthed conductor of the dc supply circ uit to the earthing conductor at the equipm ent. If this connect is made, all the fol- lowing conditions must be met: z This equipment shall be connected d[...]

MIX 56 User Manual 2 Installation 122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. 2-3 Y ou can set the chassis to project 3, 4, or 5 inches from the front of the rack, depending on which mounting bracket holes you choose. See “At- taching the Mounting Brackets” on page 2-5. Computer Floor Issues Each configuration varies in weight depending on the number and type of[...]

2 Installation MIX 56 User Manual 2-4 Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 • 3/8 in. open-end or socket wrench to attach chassis ground wire to ground stud • W ire-wrap tool to attach front cro ss-connects when used as DSX or to connect DS1 signals to M13 when used as multiplexer Also, you must supply 14 A WG (minim um) insulated, stranded wire for ground[...]

MIX 56 User Manual 2 Installation 122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. 2-5 1-800-551-4567 or 1-509-926-6000 Keep the container until you have ch ecked equipment operation. If you ex- perience any kind of pr oblem, call T e lect’ s Customer Service Department. Use the original, undamaged container if you ar e instructed to r eturn the MIX 56 to T elect. I NS[...]

2 Installation MIX 56 User Manual 2-6 Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 3. T ighten the screws until the br acket is securely attached. 4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 on the other side of the chassis. Rack-Mounting the Chassis A single MIX 56 chassis requires 5.25 in. of vertical space (the height of the chassis). When installing one chassi s on top of another, i[...]

MIX 56 User Manual 2 Installation 122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. 2-7 St e p A c t i o n 1. Loosely mount the chassis to the rack using the four #12-24 screws (included). 2. On one side of the chassis, insert a wire management ring (includ- ed) between the chassis mounting bracket and the head of the screw , as shown below , and tight en the screws ti gh[...]

2 Installation MIX 56 User Manual 2-8 Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 4. T ighten all four screws until the chassis and rings are securely at- tached to the rack 5. Ground the rear of the chassis to the rack by at- taching the supplied two- hole lug using 14 A WG (minimum) insulated, stranded wire to the dual ground stud shown below . Cabling a System Th[...]

MIX 56 User Manual 2 Installation 122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. 2-9 Y ou need the following items to cable a system as a multiplexer with full DSX functionality: • 24 A WG cross-connect wire • T wo 75 ohm coax cables with BNC connectors (T elect recommends 90-degree connectors, as shown below) • One RJ-45 Ethernet cable (shielded, groundable) •[...]

2 Installation MIX 56 User Manual 2-10 Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 T o Cable a System as a Multiplexer St e p A c t i o n 1. Connect the DS1 signals to the wire-wrap pins on the front of the chassis: a. Connect 24 A WG cross-connect wire to the pins. b. Route the wire down through the fanning strip and out. c. Record designations on the label inside [...]

MIX 56 User Manual 2 Installation 122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. 2-11 3. Connect two 75 ohm BNC cables to the connectors marked DS3 In and DS3 Out, as shown below . 4. Connect an RJ-45 cable to the Ethernet port, as shown below . NOTE If you ar e connecting the MIX 56 to an Ethernet Hub, use a “straight” Ethernet cable. If y ou ar e connecting dir e[...]

2 Installation MIX 56 User Manual 2-12 Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 Cross-Connecting Circuit s St e p A c t i o n 1. Connect T and R (OUT) of first jack to T and R (IN) of second jack. 2. Connect T and R (IN) of first jack to T and R (OUT) of second jack. 3. Connect TL to TL (tracer lamps). 4. Record the cross-connect on the supplied designation strip[...]

MIX 56 User Manual 2 Installation 122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. 2-13 Inst alling M13 Cards ALERT ! ALERT! T o avoid electr ost atic discharge, always wear a grounding strap plugge d into the ESD jack when handling any MIX 56 component s. St e p A c t i o n 1. Open the card door and loosen th e two captive screws (one per side) holding the M13 card door[...]

2 Installation MIX 56 User Manual 2-14 Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 3. Replace the M13 card door by inserting the two screws into the slots on the chassis and tightening them until the door is securely attached to the chassis. Supplying Power CAUTION ! CAUTION! Do not supply power until all connect ions are made in accordance with requirements from lo[...]

MIX 56 User Manual 2 Installation 122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. 2-15 St e p A c t i o n 1. V erify the power source is unfused. 2. As instructed in the fol- lowing paragraph, con- nect office battery and return (20Vdc to 60Vdc) to the screw-down wire- binding connectors la- belled “ A ” at either top- rear corners of the chas- sis. For example, for[...]

2 Installation MIX 56 User Manual 2-16 Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 Schematic Inst allation Procedure ALERT ! ALERT! T o avoid electr ost atic discharge, always wear a grounding strap pl ugged into the ESD jack when handling any MIX 56 component s. St e p A c t i o n 1. Uninstall the wire-wrap door by removing the four hinge screws shown below from th[...]

MIX 56 User Manual 2 Installation 122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. 2-17 3. Insert a mounting post through a washer and into a mounting post hole on either side of the pin blocks, as shown below . 4. Using a 3/16 nut driver or a wren ch, tighten the mounting post until it is securely attached to the chassis. 5. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 on the ot her side of th[...]

2 Installation MIX 56 User Manual 2-18 Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 shown below . Be sure each hole ha s a pin inserted in it. Y ou may need to gently wiggle the unit as you push it into place. 7. Insert the two included screws through the RJ Connector Retrofit and into the mounting posts, as shown in the previous illustration, and tighten them until [...]

MIX 56 User Manual 2 Installation 122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. 2-19 C ONNECTING A M ODEM NOTE Connecting a modem has the effect of disconnecting the local serial CID interface. Serial CID c ontr ol comes fr om a r emote site thr ough the modem connection. A modem will not work with the MI X 56 until the “Modem Detect” field on the System Interface[...]

2 Installation MIX 56 User Manual 2-20 Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 Disconnecting a Modem St e p A c t i o n 1. Log out at the remote modem. 2. Break the communication link by hanging up at the remote modem. 3. Disconnect the MIX 56 modem from the serial port. 4. Connect the MIX 56 serial port to the local PC. 5. Press and hold the ACO switch unt il t[...]

122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. 3-1 3 User Functions T HE A LARM C UTOFF /L AMP B UTTON Each system has an Alarm Cutof f (ACO)/Lamp Button located on the LED panel that disables the external alarm contacts and tests the LEDs. Disabling Alarms T o disable the external alarm contacts , press and release the button marked ACO/LMP . The ACO LED lights and th[...]

3 User Functions MIX 56 User Manual 3-2 Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 St e p A c t i o n 1. T o test the LEDs, press and ho ld the button marked ACO/LMP for three seconds: • All LEDs on panel, except for Crt and Maj, change to yellow; • Crt and Maj change to red; • Active M13 card LEDs cycle betw een green and yellow at one cycle per second; and [...]

MIX 56 User Manual 3 User Functions 122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. 3-3 T o Patch with T wo Single Patch Cords St e p A c t i o n 1. Insert a single patch cord into the IN jack of the first jack. 2. Insert the other end into the OUT jack of the second jack. 3. Insert another single patch cord into the OUT jack of the first jack. 4. Insert the other end o[...]

3 User Functions MIX 56 User Manual 3-4 Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 When you insert a plug into the monitor jack, the jack’ s LED flashes for 30 seconds, and then lights steadily . If th e circuit is cross-connected, the cross- connected network element’ s LED flashes and lights, as well. M ODEM O PERATION Y ou can connect a modem to the MIX 56 s[...]

122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. 4-1 4 Sof tware Operation M ANAGING A S YSTEM Y ou can configure, test, and monito r a system using these interfaces: • V ia Ethernet Port located on re ar of chassis (one per system): ◊ SNMP (Simple Network Mana gement Protocol) Interface ◊ Craft Interface over T elnet connection (up to two T elnet sessions) ◊ TL1[...]

4 Software Operation MIX 56 User Manual 4-2 Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 Interfaces SNMP Interface T elect provides a private enterprise MIB (management information base) with which you can perform all MIX 56 functions. T elect’ s private enter- prise MIB also supports many features of the standard RFC 1213 MIB II. Y ou can download the latest MIB a[...]

MIX 56 User Manual 4 Software Operation 122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. 4-3 NOTE Befor e using the Ethernet port, you must connect over the Craft port and set the system’ s IP , Subnet Mask, and gat eway addr esses. This can be done fr om the Craft interface’ s Sy ste m In terfaces scr een or by the TL1 com- mands “set-ip-addr”, “set-subnet-mas[...]

4 Software Operation MIX 56 User Manual 4-4 Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 C RAF T I NTERFACE B ASICS Navigating Between Screens Y ou can move from the Di rectory screen to any ot her screen. The Directory screen lists every screen of the Cr aft interface, grouped by function. Just type the number of the screen you want to go to in the “Select Screen?[...]

MIX 56 User Manual 4 Software Operation 122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. 4-5 Navigating Within Screens Y ou can move between fields in the following ways: • Press T ab or the Down Arrow to move forward through the fields on a screen • Press the Up Arrow to move backward through the fields on a screen Adding and Selecting Field Information Y ou can add[...]

4 Software Operation MIX 56 User Manual 4-6 Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 St e p A c t i o n 1. From any screen, hold down the Shift key and press ? . The context-sensitive He lp screen appears. 2. T o return to the functional screen, press Esc. NOTE If you do not find your answer on the Help scr een, always check this manu- al befor e calling technica[...]

MIX 56 User Manual 4 Software Operation 122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. 4-7 Save Configuration and Resto re Configuration Screens * “Factory” only appears on the Rest ore screen and not the Save screen. System Settings Screen * Needs to be set on power up. High-S peed Configuration Screen Field Def ault Setting #1, Name “Working Config” #2, Name [...]

4 Software Operation MIX 56 User Manual 4-8 Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 Low-S peed Configuration Screen * T ype is an inactive fiel d when “Signal T ype” is “T1.” T o active this field “Signal T ype” must be changed to “Mixed, T1’ s and E1’ s.” Alarm Thresholds Screen These setting values are specified in Telcordia GR-820-CORE. * [...]

MIX 56 User Manual 4 Software Operation 122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. 4-9 A CCESSING T HE C RAF T I NTERFACE Each MIX 56 chassis houses two inde pendent systems. When you access the Craft interface, whether through an Ethernet port on the rear or a Craft port on the front, your actions af fect only the system on the same side of the chassis as the port[...]

4 Software Operation MIX 56 User Manual 4-10 Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 St e p A c t i o n 1. From the Directory screen, press 2 to select Security , then Enter . 2. In the Security field, press the spacebar to toggle between On and Off, and then press Enter . Managing Users In the Security screen, you can add, ed it, and delete user IDs and pass- w[...]

MIX 56 User Manual 4 Software Operation 122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. 4-11 2. T ab to the Slot # field, type the number of the slot you are adding to or editing, and then press Enter . If the slot already contains a user , the user ’ s ID appears in the corre- sponding field. 3. T ab to the Level field and press Space to toggle between “Admin Rd/W [...]

4 Software Operation MIX 56 User Manual 4-12 Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 T o Delete a User St e p A c t i o n 1. From the Directory screen, type 2 to select Security and press En- ter . The Security screen appears. 2. T ab to the Slot # field, type the number of the slot with the user you are deleting, and then press Enter . The user ’ s ID appears[...]

MIX 56 User Manual 4 Software Operation 122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. 4-13 St e p A c t i o n 1. In the User ID field, type your user ID and press Enter . 2. T ab to the Password field, type your password, then press Enter . The Directory or Date a nd T ime screen appears. NOTE The serial number in the bottom left corner of the Log In scr een is for us[...]

4 Software Operation MIX 56 User Manual 4-14 Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 2. T o log out, type y and press Enter . The screen displays your user ID (i f security is on) and the time you logged out. C ONFIGURING MIX 56 Each MIX 56 chassis houses two inde pendent systems. When you access the Craft interface, whether through an Ethernet port on the rear [...]

MIX 56 User Manual 4 Software Operation 122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. 4-15 2. In the System Name field, type a name for the system (up to 16 characters) and press Enter . This name appears at the top of each screen in the Craft in terface. 3. T ab to the System Location field, type the location of the system (up to 16 characters), and then press Enter [...]

4 Software Operation MIX 56 User Manual 4-16 Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 NOTE If the standby car d is in critical alarm when you switch, the system switches back immediately to the or iginal car d, unless: the original car d is also in critical alarm, or r edundancy switching is locked. 1 1. T ab to the Redundant M13 Cards fi eld, specify whether to [...]

MIX 56 User Manual 4 Software Operation 122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. 4-17 NOTE The r emote setting is contr olling th e MIX 56 at the other end of the DS3 link. For this to work, the DS3 mode must be set to C-Bit and a MIX 56 must be at the other end of the DS3 link. A r emote contr ol link will log the user out so the user will have to log into the r[...]

4 Software Operation MIX 56 User Manual 4-18 Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 2. T o make the screen readable agai n, change the baud rate setting for the terminal (or PC running termin al emulation software) connect- ed to the system so that it matches the new b aud rate. T o Set Modem De tect T ab to Modem Detect, press the spaceb ar to toggle between ?[...]

MIX 56 User Manual 4 Software Operation 122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. 4-19 3. T ab to the Duplex field, press the space bar to toggle between “Half” and “Full”, and then press Enter . 4. T ab to the [Apply] button and press Enter . A prompt appears asking you to confirm the change. 5. T ype y and press Enter . T o Ping Other Systems on the Netw[...]

4 Software Operation MIX 56 User Manual 4-20 Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 St e p A c t i o n 1. From the Directory screen, press 6 to select High Speed Configura- tion, then Enter . The High Speed Configuration screen appears. 2. In the Name field, type a name for the DS3 circuit (up to 16 charac- ters) and press Enter . 3. T ab to the Clock Source fi[...]

MIX 56 User Manual 4 Software Operation 122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. 4-21 5. T ab to the Local Optional C-bit LA PD Information fields, type the appropriate information in each fiel d as described below , then press Enter and tab to the next field: a. Equipment ID: type up to 10 characters that describe the spe- cific piece of equipment. b. Location I[...]

4 Software Operation MIX 56 User Manual 4-22 Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 nel, or you can specify the settings for one channel and apply them to all re- maining channels from the Lo w Speed Configuration screen.. T o Select a Signal T ype St e p A c t i o n 1. From the Directory screen, press 5 to select System Configuration, then Enter . The System C[...]

MIX 56 User Manual 4 Software Operation 122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. 4-23 This illustration shows the E1 signa l type (lines 22–28 unavailable): This illustration shows the E1 signal type (every fourth line unavailable): M IX 56 b y T el ect MIX 5 6 Dir ec tor y (C TRL +D ) Lo w S pe ed Co nfi gu rat io n H elp ( ?) -- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- - [...]

4 Software Operation MIX 56 User Manual 4-24 Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 This illustration shows mixed T1 and E1 signal types: T o Configure One or More Channels St e p A c t i o n 1. From the Directory screen, type 7 to select Low Speed Configura- tion and press Enter . The Low Speed Configuration screen appears. 2. In the Channel # field, select a [...]

MIX 56 User Manual 4 Software Operation 122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. 4-25 5. T ab to the State field, select whet her the channel is active or inac- tive by pressing the spacebar to toggle between “Enabled,” “En- abled No Alarms,” and “Disabled,” and then press Enter . NOTE The “Enabled No Alarms” state me ans that the DS1 line is acti[...]

4 Software Operation MIX 56 User Manual 4-26 Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 9. T o apply the configuration to th e selected channel, tab to the [Apply] button and press Enter . T o apply the configuration to all channels, tab to the [Apply All] button and press Enter . NOTE When you apply the configuration to all channels, the name is not applied to eac[...]

MIX 56 User Manual 4 Software Operation 122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. 4-27 St e p A c t i o n 1. From the Directory screen, type 3 to select Save Configuration and press Enter . 2. In the Select Number field, type the number of the desired option. The first three options are the save d configurations in NVRam. Op- tions 5 and 6 saves the entire NVR am?[...]

4 Software Operation MIX 56 User Manual 4-28 Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 b. On pressing y and Enter the prompt appears: Ready to save the configuration to a fil e. Setup for receiving a raw ascii file and select the "Receive File..." data option. If you decide not to save to a file pres s the Escape Key. After the data transfer is complete,[...]

MIX 56 User Manual 4 Software Operation 122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. 4-29 Restoring to the Factory c onfiguration also disables security and resets the System Interfaces screen. Restoring to the Factory configuration does not change any of the three NVRam saved configurations. Restoring the entire NVRam configurati on from a file restores all three of[...]

4 Software Operation MIX 56 User Manual 4-30 Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 St e p A c t i o n 1. From the Directory screen, type 4 to select Restore Configuration and press Enter . 2. In the Select Number field, type the number of the desired option. The first three options are the save d configurations in NVRam. Op- tion 4 is the restore to Factory c [...]

MIX 56 User Manual 4 Software Operation 122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. 4-31 click the Open button. On clicking the Open button Pr oComm will send the file to the Mix56. NOTE, this file m ust have been previously saved with the save to a file options of screen 3. WARNING: This sets up your baud rate and network settings which if are changed from your cur[...]

4 Software Operation MIX 56 User Manual 4-32 Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 c. On pressing y and Enter the file with the base name as spec- ified on screen 10 and with the extension of “.nvr” is re- trieved from the TFTP file server . NOTES - The file must have been pr eviously saved via one of the save file options of the Save Configuration scr een[...]

MIX 56 User Manual 4 Software Operation 122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. 4-33 T o V iew High-Speed Errors in 15-Minute Histories The High Speed Errors-15 min. screen displays DS3 error counts in indi- vidual 15-minute increments for the last 24 hours (96 total increments). When you specify a time for which you want to view errors, the High Speed Errors-15[...]

4 Software Operation MIX 56 User Manual 4-34 Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 3. T o clear the error counts for all 96 periods, tab to the [Clear] button and press Enter . This also clears the High Speed 24-hour counts. A prompt appears asking you to confirm the clear . 4. T ype y and press Enter . T o V iew High-Speed Errors in 24-Hour Histories The High[...]

MIX 56 User Manual 4 Software Operation 122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. 4-35 A prompt appears asking you to confirm the clear . 3. T ype y and press Enter . The error counts clear . V iewing Low-Speed Errors Y ou can view low-speed error counts in either of the following ways: • 15-Minute Histories—Error -count to tals are displayed for every 15- min[...]

4 Software Operation MIX 56 User Manual 4-36 Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 The middle portion of the screen disp lays Errored Seconds (ES), Errored Seconds Ratio (ESR), Severely Errored Seconds (SES), and Severely Er- rored Seconds Ratio (SESR) for all channels. By typing a channel number in the Channel # field, you can view the CV , LOSS, and AISS err[...]

MIX 56 User Manual 4 Software Operation 122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. 4-37 enter an invalid time, the display wi ll go back to the previous valid time.) The Span field displays the 15-minute span that the time you speci- fied is within, and the error fields display counts of the errors that occurred during that 15-minute time span. 3. T o view counts f[...]

4 Software Operation MIX 56 User Manual 4-38 Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 St e p A c t i o n 1. From the Directory screen, type 14 to select Low Speed Errors-24 hr . and press Enter . The Low Spee d Errors-24 hr . screen appears: NOTE If a Channel is unavailable, disabl ed, or enable with no alarms (ei- ther T1 or E1) then the middle portion of the sc[...]

MIX 56 User Manual 4 Software Operation 122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. 4-39 4. T o clear Current and Previous pe riods for the channel you are view- ing, tab to the [Clear] button and press Enter . This also clears the 15-minute counts for the channel. T o clear Current and Previous peri ods for all channels, tab to the [Clear All] button and press Ente[...]

4 Software Operation MIX 56 User Manual 4-40 Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 Major: service-af fecting conditions that cause the loss of a single low speed line or cause performance issues on the high-speed line. Minor: conditions that do not affect service. While some conditions trigger alarms automatically , you can set thresholds for other conditions [...]

MIX 56 User Manual 4 Software Operation 122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. 4-41 St e p A c t i o n 1. From the Directory screen, press 16 to select Current Alarms, then Enter . The Current Alarms screen appears: 2. T ab to “Card Select” and press the spacebar to toggle between “Ac- tive” and “S tandby”. Press Enter . 3. T o view the next 14 entr[...]

4 Software Operation MIX 56 User Manual 4-42 Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 St e p A c t i o n 1. From the Directory screen, press 17 to select Alarm Log, then En- ter . The Alarm Log screen appears. 2. T ab to “Card Select” and press the space bar to toggle between “Active” and “S ta ndby”. Press Enter . 3. T o view the next 1 1 entries, ta[...]

MIX 56 User Manual 4 Software Operation 122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. 4-43 For example: to set an alarm to tri gger when the High Speed circuit experi- ences more than 3 seconds of Loss of Signal (LOS), set the Alarm On threshold to 003. Then set the Alarm Of f threshold to the amount of time the condition must be absent before the alarm clears (ex. 01[...]

4 Software Operation MIX 56 User Manual 4-44 Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 St e p A c t i o n 1. From the Directory screen, type 8 to select Alarm Thresholds and press Enter . The Alarm Thresholds screen appears. 2. T o set an alarm threshold, tab to the threshold field (ex. Low Speed AIS Alarm On), type the number of seconds the condition must ex- ist[...]

MIX 56 User Manual 4 Software Operation 122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. 4-45 Each page in the Event Log contains up to 1 1 entries that show the date and time each event occurred, as well as a detailed explanation of the event. Y ou can move forward or backward through the pages, and when finished viewing events, you can clear the entire log. St e p A c [...]

4 Software Operation MIX 56 User Manual 4-46 Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 P ERFORMING D IAGNOSTICS Running Loopbacks ALERT ! ALERT! When a loopback is runn ing, the low-speed channel or high-speed circuit on which it is running is out of service. The following loopbacks can be set from the Loopbacks screen: Low Speed “Line”: The signal is sent thr[...]

MIX 56 User Manual 4 Software Operation 122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. 4-47 The following remote loopbacks can be requested from the Loopbacks screen: Low Speed “Remote Tx LpUp”: T ransmits a DS1 Loop Up code for 6 seconds. The MIX 56 uses CSU loop codes. Low Speed “Remote Tx LpDn”: T ransmits a DS1 Loop Down code for 6 seconds. The MIX 56 uses [...]

4 Software Operation MIX 56 User Manual 4-48 Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 Settings scr een is set to Y e s. If loop back permission is set to Y es then the MIX 56 will — ◊ Go into loopback when the loop-up code is no longer r eceived and it had r eceived the loop-up code fo r at least 5 seconds. A loopback is not established until the loop- up cod[...]

MIX 56 User Manual 4 Software Operation 122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. 4-49 2. In the LS Chan # field, type the number of the low speed channel you want to run a loopback on, and then press Enter . If the selected channel is disable d, “Chan Disabled” will appear in the Low Speed field. If the selected channel is unavailable, “Chan Unavail.” wil[...]

4 Software Operation MIX 56 User Manual 4-50 Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 6. T ype y and press Enter . The High Sp eed field in the upper frame displays the loopback running on th e High Speed circuit. The lower frame displays the status of the Low Speed channels. NOTES • The Rx fields on the Loopback scr eeen is to display the status of the MIX 56 [...]

MIX 56 User Manual 4 Software Operation 122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. 4-51 When test mode “T1/E1 T est on High Speed Line” is sele cted then you also specify: 1. Which channel of the muxed DS3 si gnal to insert the test pattern on. 2. Whether to use a framed test signal or not. 3. What frame format to use if using a framed test signal. 4. What remo[...]

4 Software Operation MIX 56 User Manual 4-52 Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 NOTE The DS3 test on the high speed li ne is a C-Bit DS3 signal. This is due to the capabilities of the DS3 framer chip we used not being able to r ecognize a r eceived test pattern unless the framer chip is set for C-Bit. 3. T ab to the “Pattern” field and se lect the desir[...]

MIX 56 User Manual 4 Software Operation 122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. 4-53 7. T ab to the “RAI” field and toggl e between the available options by pressing the spacebar and then pres sing Enter . This field only ap- plies to a T1 signal and selects the remote alarm format (remote alarm indication, RAI). The availabl e options are bit2 equals zero i[...]

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122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. 5-1 5 Owner Maintenance CAUTION ! CAUTION! This product must be inst alled and maint ained only by qualified technicians. VORSICHT! Nur von qualifizierten T echnikern installiert werden und inst and gehalten werden. PRECAUCIÓN! Ser inst alado y ser mantenido solamente por los técnicos autorizados. A TTENTION! Ce produit [...]

5 Owner Maintenance MIX 56 User Manual 5-2 Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 R EPLACING DSX J ACK T RACER L AMP S T o replace a DSX jack tracer lam p, you must remove the LED panel face- plate, which is held in place by a pin on one side and a screw on the other side. Y ou must pull the faceplate out at an angle in order to remove it with- out breaking the[...]

MIX 56 User Manual 5 Owner Maintenance 122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. 5-3 6. Gently insert the LED into the socket. If you encounter resistance, do not force the LED into position. Move it until it slides easily into place. When the LED snaps into place, the installation is complete. 7. T o test the new LED, insert a plug into the “M” (monitor) jack[...]

5 Owner Maintenance MIX 56 User Manual 5-4 Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 3. Remove the faceplate, as described on Page 5-2. 4. Loosen the six screws holding the upper and lower jack retainers in place and remove the retainers, as shown below . Press down on the wire-wrap door clip while removing the lower jack retainer .[...]

MIX 56 User Manual 5 Owner Maintenance 122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. 5-5 5. Insert a bantam plug into the jack and pull the jack straight out, as shown below . Y ou may need to wiggle the jack slightly to unseat it from the connectors. 6. Insert the new jack into its slot a nd gently press it in to place so that the jack connectors insert into the chas[...]

5 Owner Maintenance MIX 56 User Manual 5-6 Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 R EPLACING M13 C ARDS ALERT ! ALERT! T o avoid electr ost atic discharge, always wear a grounding strap pl ugged into the ESD jack when handling any MIX 56 component s. ALERT ALERT! Do not remove an M13 card that is carrying traffic. Switch traffic to the St andby ca rd by setting[...]

MIX 56 User Manual 5 Owner Maintenance 122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. 5-7 2. Using the M13 card ejector handle, gently pull the card straight out of the chassis, as shown below . 3. Align the new card with the card guides and gently insert it into the chassis by pressing the ejector handl e against the card and pushing the card back. 4. Again, touching [...]

5 Owner Maintenance MIX 56 User Manual 5-8 Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 R EPLACING A LARM C ARDS ALERT ! ALERT! T o avoid electr ost atic discharge, always wear a grounding strap pl ugged into the ESD jack when handling any MIX 56 component s. T o replace an alarm card, you must remove the LED panel faceplate, which is held in place by a pin on one si[...]

MIX 56 User Manual 5 Owner Maintenance 122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. 5-9 4. Using a 3/16 nut driver or a wren ch, remove the two Craft port hex nuts shown below . 5. Using pliers, grasp the alarm card by the Craft port and pull the card straight out of its holder . 6. While holding the new alarm card by the Craft port, align the card with the guides an[...]

5 Owner Maintenance MIX 56 User Manual 5-10 Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 program. Nonredundant systems are updated directly through the Craft port. Regardless of which method you use, you must first download the update from T elect’ s website and ensure th e files can be accessed by the system during the update process. W arning — Do not use Hyper[...]

MIX 56 User Manual 5 Owner Maintenance 122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. 5-11 2. In the Filename field, type the base name of the update file (without extension) and press Enter . The system will update from two files, “baseName.EXT” and “baseName.INT . 3. T ab to the TFTP Host Address fi eld, type the address of the TFTP server the file resides on, [...]

5 Owner Maintenance MIX 56 User Manual 5-12 Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 A warning message appears, stating the standby card’ s flash pro- gram has been updated, and you must now switch to the standby card to activate a flash update to the currently active card. 6. As the warning message instructs, pr ess Esc to exit this screen. The Update Flash sc[...]

MIX 56 User Manual 5 Owner Maintenance 122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. 5-13 4. Follow the procedure for your te rminal (or PC running terminal emulation software) to browse for the file and download it. The file must already reside on the terminal or PC. Ensure the file transfer protocol is Raw ASCII or T ext. When the file finishes downloa ding, the scr[...]

5 Owner Maintenance MIX 56 User Manual 5-14 Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 5. V erify that the Checks um is zero and press Y . The external flash is overwritten with the new file, after which, the screen asks you to downloa d the internal flash file. 6. Follow the procedure for your te rminal (or PC running terminal emulation software) to browse for the[...]

MIX 56 User Manual 5 Owner Maintenance 122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. 5-15 St e p A c t i o n 1. From the Directory screen, type 10 to select Update Flash and press Enter . The Update Flash screen appears. 2. T ab to the [Program Tran sfer] button and press Enter . A warning screen appears as king you to confirm updating the standby card flash. NOTE If [...]

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122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. 6-1 6 Service I N C ASE O F D IFFICULTY Recheck your installation and your soft ware settings. If you want help, contact T elect technical support: By e-mail: getinfo@telect.com By phone: 888-821-4856 or 509-921-6161 I N -W ARRANTY S ERVICE Contact your T elect equipm ent distributor , or call a T elect Customer Ser- vice [...]

6 Service MIX 56 User Manual 6-2 Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 returning equipment. Call a Customer Service Representative for help get- ting these forms. The processing fee guarantees a repair estimate and is credited against ac- tual material and labor costs. R EP ACKING F OR S HIPMENT 1. T ag the equipment showing owne r ’ s name, address, and tel[...]

122188-10 A0 Telect Inc. A-1 Appendix A: Connector Pinout s 64-P IN C ONNECTOR DS1 In Tip connections are on pins 33–60; Ri ng connections are on pins 1–28. Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 DSX-1 RX Ring 9 DSX-9 RX Ring 17 DSX-17 RX Ring 25 DSX-25 RX Ring 2 DSX-2 RX Ring 10 DSX-10 RX Ring 18 DSX-18 RX Ring 26 DSX-2 6 RX Ring 3 DSX-[...]

MIX 28 User Manual A-2 Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 DS1 Out RJ C ONNECTOR C IRCUIT A SSIGNMENT S Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 DSX-1 TX Ring 17 DSX-17 TX R ing 33 DSX-1 TX T ip 49 DSX-17 TX Ti p 2 DSX-2 TX Ring 18 DSX-18 TX Ring 34 DSX-2 TX T ip 50 DSX-18 TX T ip 3 DSX-3 TX Ring 19 DSX-19 TX Ring 35 DSX-3 TX T ip 51 DSX-19 TX T ip 4 DS[...]

Appendix A: Connector Pinouts 122188-10 A0 Telect, Inc. A-3 E THERNET C ONNECTOR E XTERNAL A LARM C ONNECTOR Pin Signal 1T X + 2T X - 3R X + 4 Not Used 5 Not Used 6R X - 7 Not Used 8 Not Used Green LED LAN Li nk Y ellow LED LAN Activity Pin Label Definition 1 MNR NC Minor Alarm Relay Normally Closed Contact 2 MNR COM Minor Alarm Relay Common Contac[...]

MIX 28 User Manual A-4 Telect, Inc. 122188-10 A0 P OWER C ONNECTOR C RAF T P ORT G ROUND S WITCH Pin Signal 1 Not Used 2T X D 3R X D 4 Not Used 5 Ground 6 Not Used 7C T S 8R T S 9 Not Used +B –B +A –A 1 5 6 9 DS3 COAX SHIEL D ON 1 2 3 LOGIC IN OUT ON = Directly connected to chassis ground Default is all ON.[...]

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