AT&T 518-600-016 manual Administering Basic Telephones

Administering Basic Telephones

The MERLIN II system may include basic telephones installed in the office or at remote locations. A basic telephone is any single line telephone set (a zero button set such as the 7102A), any rotary telephone (a 500 set), or any Touch-Tone telephone (a 2500 set). A basic telephone can be connected to the system through one of these devices:

A Basic Telephone Module in the control unit An Off-Premises Telephone Interface (OPTI)

NOTE: The OPTI is limited in use to stations with 2-digit intercom numbers.

An Off-Premises Range Extender (OPRE)

NOTE: As this document went to press, the OPRE was not yet available.

A Basic Telephone and Modem Interface (BTMI)

A Basic Telephone and Modem Interface 2 (BTMI-2)

	These devices are described in Section 1, “System
	Description.”
	NOTE: Basic telephones at remote locations must be
	connected through an OPTI. An OPTI is
	compatible with Touch-Tone basic telephones
	only.
BASIC TELEPHONES	Users with basic telephones connected to Basic Telephone
CONNECTED TO	Modules use dialing codes and switchhook signals to
BASIC TELEPHONE	access most system features. A few operations, such as
MODULES	using a Night Service password, aren’t available to them.
	To administer a basic telephone connected to a Basic
	Telephone Module, you perform the same general
	procedures that you use to administer the MERLIN II
	system voice terminals. However, because basic
	telephones are used somewhat differently than voice
	terminals, keep these points in mind:

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