Specifications

Accessory Equipment
Once you have set up your MERLIN Plus system, you may decide to
purchase additional hardware such as a headset that the system attendant can
use for easier call-handling or a basic telephone that is connected to the
MERLIN Plus system but which you can use off-premises. The information
included in “Accessory Equipment” will help you decide what optional
equipment you want to add to your system and how to use these accessories.
The information in the entry for each accessory is divided into five parts:
Basic Telephmea
Description
The description of the accessory tells what it does and its advantages for
the user.
Drawings and Diagrams
Drawings of the accessory and its parts are included for each piece of
equipment, along with, if applicable, diagrams showing how the
equipment is connected to other MERLIN Plus system accessories.
Considerations
Special considerations include any qualifications the user should know
about the hardware, ways in which the equipment can or cannot be used,
or other hardware or features it can or cannot be used with.
Administration
If applicable, administration procedures are given for setting options at the
administrator/attendant console so that people in the MERLIN Plus system
can use the accessory equipment.
How to Use
If applicable, procedures describe how to use the equipment or voice
terminal.
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DESCRIPTION
Basic Touch-Tone telephones can provide regular phone service and can use
many of the features of your communication system using dial codes and
switchhook flashes. The table below shows the telephones that are compatible
with the MERLIN Plus system and the possible connections:
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