Testing Telephones for Outside Dial Tone

MERLIN LEGEND Communications System Release 6.1	Issue 1
Installation 555-661-140	August 1998
Initializing and Testing the System	Page 7-7
Testing the System	Page 7-7

To test for outside line dial tone, follow the steps below:

! Without lifting the handset, press one of the outside line buttons. The red LED next to this button should turn on.

! Pick up the handset or press the Speaker button.

The green LED next to the line button should turn on and you should hear a dial tone.

! Hang up and repeat Steps 1 and 2 for each line button on the telephone.

Testing Analog Multiline and

To test the basic operation of analog multiline and single-line telephones, follow the steps below:

! If you are testing a multiline telephone, press an ICOM or SA button.

! Pick up the handset and wait for dial tone.

! Dial the extension number of another working telephone.

You should hear ringback on your telephone and ringing at the called telephone.

! At the called telephone, have someone pick up the handset; verify that you have good two-way communication.

! At both telephones, hang up.

If you are testing a single-line telephone, this is the end of the procedure.

! If you are testing a multiline telephone, press an outside line or SA button.

In Hybrid/PBX mode, make sure that the destination telephone has a personal line or is a DLC operator.