22 Installing a stand-alone AEM553-3201-200 Standard 1.0 April 1993Alarm connectionsWhen you add a stand-alone AEM to a Meridian 1, you must extend alarmcables from the AEM pedestal to the existing system as described in thefollowing procedures.Alarm connections with Meridian 1 systemsUse this procedure to configure and connect the NT8D22 system monitor inan AEM column that is connected to other Meridian 1 columns.Procedure 3xxxAlarm connections1 Loosen the two retaining screws on the system monitor in the pedestalof the AEM column and remove it from the PDU.2 Configure the system monitor as a slave as shown in Table 2.See Circuit card installation and testing(553-3001-211) for a detaileddescription of the option switch settings.3 Reinstall the system monitor in the PDU.Table 2xxxNT8D22 switch settings (set as slave) for operation with Meridian 1Switch 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8SW1 off off * off off off off offSW2 off off (to set positions 3 - 8, see Table 3)SW3 off off off off* Set to off for ac power. Set to on for dc power.4 Connect the system monitor to the Meridian 1 columns.Use an NT8D46AL cable when columns are adjacent. Use anNT8D46AP cable if columns are not adjacent.Cable the system monitor in series (slave 1-to-slave 2, slave 2-to-slave3, and so on) with the other columns:a. Run cables from connector J6 on one system monitor to J5 on thenext.b. Terminate at J5 on the last column in the series.