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Using the Telephone Device
Note that the ConnecT/R may feel warm under normal operation.
Telephone devices attached to the ConnecT/R will operate similarly to the way they would if they were installed directly into a normal tele- phone line, but they will be affected by the way the station port was administered and the way you set MODE and ADMIN. If you experience difficulties or if the device behaves in unex- pected ways, consult the Troubleshooting section of this guide. If difficulties persist, call the AT&T Helpline at
Answering Calls
If the attached telephone device has ringing capability, it will ring according to the way the port was customized to ring for available lines. That is, if an intercom or external call would cause a SPIRIT Telephone attached to the port to ring, the telephone device will also ring under the same circumstances.
The following SPIRIT features are exceptions (they will make the SPIRIT Telephone ring, but
not the telephone device): HFAI (intercom calls will not ring), Busy Station Ringing and Manual Signalling.
NOTE: The SPIRIT Telephone and the telephone device share a connection. Therefore, if the SPIRIT Telephone is being used for an intercom or telephone conver- sation, the telephone device cannot answer other calls that may be ringing.
Placing Calls
To place an outside call from the telephone device, pick up the receiver or its equivalent and dial the number. In general, the telephone device will gain access to an outside line according to the way the port was customized for the Automatic Line Selection feature. That is, the device will be connected to whatever line the SPIRIT Telephone would connect to, if its receiver had been picked up instead. (If the port does not have Automatic Line Selection, there will not be a dial tone on the telephone device, and it will not be possible to originate an outside call.)