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Expansion Consoles connection

60-Key Expansion Console connection

Notes:

Your Installer or System Administrator must enable Expansion Console support for your extension before you can use one or both Expansion Consoles.
 
The 60-Key Expansion Console can be connected to only a 48-Key Feature Phone.
 
If connecting both a 60-Key Expansion Console and a Second Expansion Console to a 48-Key Feature Phone, see “Second Expansion Console connection,” below.

  1. Expansion Console
    Unplug the line cord or Ethernet cable from your 48-Key Feature Phone.
    If it’s an IP Feature Phone II with a power supply plugged into it, unplug the power supply, too.
  2. The 60-Key Expansion Console (right) includes an expansion cable. Connect one end of the expansion cable to the appropriate connector on the bottom of the Feature Phone (below).
    Then, connect the other end of the expansion cable to the 60-Key Expansion Console.
    48-Key Digital Phone connections
  3. To keep cabling out of the way, thread the expansion cable into the slots on the bottom of the phone and 60-Key Expansion Console.
  4. Program the keys on the 60-Key Expansion Console using the same procedure as with the Digital Feature Phone (press PROGRAM 2).
  5. If necessary, remove the clear plastic overlay from the keys on the Expansion Console.
  6. For maximum convenience, label the paper overlay to show how the keys are programmed (your Installer or System Administrator can do this with ESI software).
  7. Install the labeled paper overlay on the 60-Key Expansion Console.
  8. Install the clear plastic overlay over the paper overlay, to protect it.
  9. Use the provided Velcro® tape to attach the left side of the 60-Key Expansion Console to the right side of the 48-Key Feature Phone.
  10. Plug the line cord or Ethernet cable back into your 48-Key Feature Phone.
    If you unplugged a power supply in step 1, plug it back in, as well.

Second Expansion Console connection

Notes:

Applicable to only ESI Communications Servers and IVX X-Class.
 
The Second Expansion Console is physically identical to a 60-Key Expansion Console; consult your Installer if you have trouble determining which one it is.
 
Your Installer or System Administrator must enable Expansion Console support for your extension before you can use one or both Expansion Consoles.
 
If connecting only one 60-Key Expansion Console to a 48-Key Feature Phone, see “60-Key Expansion Console connection,” above.
 
The Second Expansion Console connects to the 60-Key Expansion Console and cannot connect directly to the 48-Key Feature Phone (which is the only phone to which you can connect a 60-Key Expansion Console).

  1. Unplug the line cord or Ethernet cable from your 48-Key Feature Phone.
    If it’s an IP Feature Phone II with a power supply plugged into it, unplug the power supply, too.

  2. “Y” cable
    (This diagram shows the backs
    of the Expansion Consoles.)

    The Second Expansion Console includes an expansion “Y” cable (right). Lay out the cable across the back of the equipment so that the AC adapter is on left and the end of the cable is on the right.
  3. Connect the right end of the expansion “Y” cable to the appropriate connector on the bottom of the 48-Key Feature Phone (below).
    48-Key Digital Phone connections
  4. Then, connect the expansion “Y” cable’s middle plug to the 60-Key Expansion Console, the left plug to the Second Expansion Console, and the AC adapter to an appropriate 110 VAC outlet to provide power to the Second Expansion Console (above).
  5. To keep cabling out of the way, thread the expansion “Y” cable into the slots on the bottom of the phone and the two Expansion Consoles.
  6. Program the keys on the two Expansion Consoles using the same procedure as with the Digital Feature Phone (press PROGRAM 2).
  7. If necessary, remove the clear plastic overlay from the keys on the two Expansion Consoles.
  8. For maximum convenience, label the paper overlay to show how the keys are programmed (your Installer or System Administrator can do this with ESI software).
  9. Install the labeled paper overlays on the two Expansion Consoles.
  10. Install the clear plastic overlay over the paper overlay, to protect it.
  11. Use the provided Velcro® tape to attach the left side of the 60-Key Expansion Console to the right side of the 48-Key Feature Phone.
  12. Plug the line cord or Ethernet cable back into your 48-Key Feature Phone.
    If you unplugged a power supply in step 1, plug it back in, as well.