Black Box TL500A, phone line sharing device manual Already in use will hear a busy

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Chapter 4: TL500A Program Registers

Register 01 — Mode Flags (Continued from previous page)

Flag

Function

Value

Description

 

 

 

 

 

Flag 6 (Bit 2)

Busy Signal

1

(on)

Determines if a device trying to

 

 

 

 

access the line when the line is

 

 

 

 

already in use will hear a busy

 

 

 

 

tone or dead air.

 

 

 

 

 

Flag 7 (Bit 1)

Enable Multi-Port

0

(off)

Allows transfer to another

 

Polling

 

 

device when communication

 

 

 

 

with the first device addressed

 

 

 

 

is complete.

Flag 8 (Bit 0)

Night Watch Mode

0

(off)

Determines if night watch

 

to Device 3

 

 

transfers are transferred to

 

 

 

 

device 3. (Default night watch

 

 

 

 

port is device 2.)

 

 

 

 

 

The operation modes (flags) can be programmed to meet the specifications that your system requires to function optimally.

REGISTER 02 — Cadence On Time

This register can range from 1 to 6 in one-half seconds and controls the amount of “ring” time in the ring cadence. Factory preset to 4 (2 seconds).

REGISTER 03 — Cadence Off Time

This register can range from 1 to 15 in one-half seconds and controls the length of silent time between each ring. Factory preset to 8 (4 seconds).

REGISTER 04 — Maximum Number of Rings to a Device

This register can range from 1 to 99 and controls the amount of rings sent to a device port. Factory preset to 8 rings.

REGISTER 05 — Night Watch Mode Trip Rings

This register contains the number of rings that are required to trip the Night Watch Mode function. After an incoming call has been screened, the number of rings to the phone port are counted, and if the phone is not answered in “X” rings, this call and all future calls will be diverted to the Device port 2. This register can range from 1 to 15. Factory preset is 5 rings.

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TL500A, phone line sharing device specifications

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