AT&T 518-600-016 manual MUSIC-ON-HOLD External Loudspeaker Paging

Requirements for Incoming Modem Pools

MUSIC-ON-HOLD

EXTERNAL LOUDSPEAKER PAGING

●Touch-Tone dialer that can pause and dial characters 0 through 9, #, and *

●Detection of dial tone

●Ability to take terminal dialing instructions

(compatible parity and character length with the MTDM)

●EIA (RS 232-C) lead DSR and RLS on before a call is placed (follows DTR)

In addition to meeting the basic requirements, a modem used for incoming calls must have the following characteristics:

●Auto-answer feature

●Compatible parity and character length with MTDM

Music-on-Hold provides background music for callers who have been placed on hold. It requires the use of a music coupler. You must reserve a line jack for a music source such as a radio, tape player, or stereo system. To make it easier to add outside lines in the future, use the last line jack(s) on the rightmost line module for the Music-on-Hold connection. Refer to the connectivity diagram in Figure 1-17.

Refer to the connectivity diagram in Figure 1-18.External loudspeaker paging allows you to connect a single or multizone paging system through a line jack on the MERLIN II system. Background music can also be provided by connecting a music coupler and a music source.

1-60 System Connectivity