User`s guide

10VAC
serial i/o
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FIGURE 1-3 Back view of the MERLIN Attendant.
Refer to Figure 1-3 for a diagram of the back of the MERLIN Attendant unit
and to the following paragraphs for its description.
● reset
This recessed button resets the MERLIN Attendant. See ‘Troubleshooting”
for details.
● setup switches
There are four setup switches. Switches 1, 2, and 3 control the
MERLIN Attendant’s response to a power outage; switch 4 is not used.
TABLE 1-2 Setup Switches
Switch
1
2
3
4
On (Down)
Recorded announcements
are retained up to three
hours during a power
outage
Routes and other
progr
amming parameters
are retained during a
power outage
The MERLIN Attendant
continues to answer calls
during a power outage
Not Used
Off (Up)
Recorded announcements
are erased when a power
outage occurs
Routes and other
progra
mming parameters
are reset to defaults when
a power outage occurs
The MERLIN Attendant
does not answer calls
during a power outage
Not Used
CAUTION: Before disconnecting ac power from the MERLIN Attendant, be
sure that switches 1 and 2 are
on (down). With this setting, the
MERLIN Attendant is placed on battery power so that your
recorded announcements are saved up to three hours during a
power outage (assuming the battery is fully charged) and routing
plans and programming parameters are retained up to eight
weeks.
1-8 The MERLIN Attendant