User guide

4 TALKSSWITCH USER GUIDE • NORTH AMERICA
Jacks/Ports What to plug in
MUSIC Plug in a radio, CD player, PC soundcard or any other
device that emits an audio signal if you wish to use the
TalkSwitch Music-on-Hold feature. This is a 1/8" (3.5
mm) phono jack. Mono cables are recommended. If you
have multiple TalkSwitch units on a LAN, you will need to
provide a music source to each TalkSwitch. If loading a
music file, no external source is required.
PA Connect to a P.A. system if you wish to use the external
paging feature. This is a 1/8" (3.5 mm) phono jack. Mono
cables are recommended. If you have multiple TalkSwitch
units on a LAN, you will need to provide a connection
from each TalkSwitch to the PA Amplifier. As an
alternative, the new TS-200, TS-400 and TS-600 sets
support paging and intercom over the speakers of the
sets.
LAN PORT
(TalkSwitch
48-CA/CVA
models only)
You can connect to an Ethernet hub using a Category 5
cable with RJ-45 connectors. This will support
configuration across the LAN and Internet and support
VoIP calls. If you have 2 or more TalkSwitch units (max. 4
units), you can ‘network’ them. If they are on the TS
network on the same subnet, they will function as a
single system. There are 3 LEDs next to the LAN port. The
top LED is on when the ethernet link is synchronized
with a switch or hub. The middle LED is on when data is
being received and the bottom LED is on when data is
being transmitted.
E1-E4
(all TalkSwitch
models);
E5-E8
(TalkSwitch
48 models only)
Plug in any analog device that uses a standard (RJ-11)
telephone jack, such as telephones, fax machines,
internal or external PC modems, etc. TalkSwitch identifies
the extensions as 1x1 to 1x8. (x represents the unit ID
number assigned to that TalkSwitch unit). By default, all
TalkSwitch units are shipped with a unit ID of 1. This
means the extensions are 111 to 118. A TalkSwitch with
unit ID 2 would have extensions 121 to 128. For details
on setting up 2 or more units on a LAN to operate as
‘networked’ units, please see section 2.5.