Telco Line
Wiring Multiple Units to Telco Line
Up to 7 units can share the same phone line. The bypass boards allow the units to be disconnected without interrupting normal telephone operation.
NOTE: Installation where fiber optic phone lines are present may require additional modifications from your telephone provider. Contact your provider for more information.
•When the units are in use, the bypass switches must be set to the operate position.
•When the units are disconnected, the bypass switches must be set to the bypass position.
Bypass Board for Unit 1 | Bypass Board for Unit 2 | Last Bypass Board |
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OPERATE |
| BYPASS | OPERATE |
| BYPASS | BYPASS |
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Home Phone |
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Ring Tip 4 | 3 2 | 1 Ring Tip | Ring Tip 4 | 3 2 | 1 Ring Tip | Ring Tip | Telco Entrance Box | |
Demarcation Point | ||||||||
HOME | SYSTEM | TELCO | HOME | SYSTEM | TELCO | TELCO | ||
Ring |
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Tip |
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| Ring | Ring |
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Multiple Units to
Never run Telco wires and High Voltage wires in the same conduit. The high voltage wires may interfere with the Telco wires, possibly causing the system to malfunction.
IMPORTANT: The Bypass Boards (located inside the property) allow access to the phone in case any of the units fail.
Use
IMPORTANT: You must program the unit ID's for each unit wired in the series. See Keypad Programming Manual.
Wiring
DO NOT overload the removable terminal block connectors. One wire per hole.
| RES |
| RES |
3 | Ring | 1 | Ring |
4 | Tip | 2 | Tip |
| TELCO |
| TELCO |
1 | Ring | 3 | Ring |
2 | Tip | 4 | Tip |
Unit ID 1 | Unit ID 2 |
Output Board | Output Board |
(See page 6) | (See page 6) |
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