User guide
M349 Announcer version 01.02 revised 4 August 2005 page 4
Introduction to your announcer
Read this section to get an overview of how your Multimessage announcer works. This section also
contains some important information about conditions for installing and connecting the unit.
The Model 349 is fitted in a one-unit-high case, equipped with 5 ports (analogue telephone lines) in
addition to 1 local control telephone handset port. All ports are analogue 2-wire type.
Ports may be connected to:
♦ An analogue PSTN lines or
♦ A PBX extension lines
The announcements and settings can be modified while the system continues to function with calls
in progress and answering incoming calls on other ports.
Announcement recording and set-up selection requires one of the following:
1. An ordinary tone-dialling telephone handset connected to the local handset port on the rear
panel,
2. When remote control is enabled, a tone-dialling telephone handset calling any of the 5 ports
via the public/private telephone system.
Announcements
Each port of the M349 announcer is assigned an announcemnent.
Up to 99 different announcements are available.
Each caller hears the relevant announcement from the beginning.
Facilities
♦ Solid-state (digital) storage of announcements
♦ 24 hour battery back-up for when mains power fails
♦ Up to 99 announcements may be recorded
♦ Announcements may be of any duration, only limited by total storage capacity
♦ Any announcement may be assigned to any port.
♦ Announcements can be modified while the system continues to answer calls.
♦ Any port can have auto-answering enabled, disabled or forced to drop the call in progress
♦ Auto-answering
♦ Auto-clearing
♦ Individual call counts for each port and total count for all the ports, allowing the monitoring of
the calls received
♦ Complete system set-up using MF telephone handset.
♦ Connection, both input and output via 3.5mm jack sockets for external equipment such as a
tape recorder / CD player. Outputs = 0 dbm 8 ohms and –10 dbm 600 Ohms. Input = -10 dBm
peak maximum 600 Ohm.
♦ Remote control may be obtained while the annoucement is heard, via the PSTN, for
recording, playing or assining announcements to ports. Access is guarded using a 4 MF digit
security code. Individual ports can have remote control enabled.