ClearOne comm MAXTM EX Telephone - Manual (Page 4)

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Getting Started 5
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Getting Started 4
Connecting your conferencing phone
1. Connect the Cat. 5 cable from the Link Out jack on the base unit to the Link In
jack on the conferencing pod.
2. Connect the base unit to the telephone jack using the RJ-11 telephone cable.
3. Connect the power cord to the base unit and plug it directly into an electrical out-
let.
Connecting additional MAX EX phones
1. Connect the 12' Cat. 5 cable to the Link Out jack on the first phone and the Link
In jack on the second phone.
2. Continue linking up to three additional MAX EX phones in the same fashion. A
total of four units may be connected.
Getting Started
25' Cat. 5 cable
RJ-11
telephone
cable
To Link In
To Link Out
Rear of conferencing pod
Rear of base unit
Figure 2. Connecting MAX EX
12' Cat. 5 cable
From Link Out
To Link In To Link In
To Link Out on Base Unit
25' Cat. 5 cable
Connecting to a digital phone line
WARNING! Do not connect the conference phone directly to a digital (PBX) line, PER-
MANENT DAMAGE MAY RESULT.
If you have digital (PBX) telephone service, you need to run an analog extension from the
PBX (recommended for best performance) or use a digital-to-analog telephone line con-
verter. For more information, contact ClearOne Technical Support.
1. Connect one end of the telephone cable into the phone jack on the back of the
base unit and the other end into the digital-to-analog converter.
2. Connect the converter's power adapter into an electrical outlet.
3. Connect a second telephone cable from the converter to a digital or PBX phone.
Consult the converter user manual for more information.
4. Plug the base unit into an electrical outlet and connect to the pod.
Digital-to-Analog
Converter
AC Adapter
KONEXX KONFERENCE
Phone Jack
Digital, PBX,
or Multi-line phone
Base Unit Handset
Electrical
Outlet
Figure 4. Connecting the base unit to digital-to-analog converter
Figure 3. Connecting additional units