Different ring tones on different keys

[rdogg88]

I scoured the rests of the posts before i posted this, this seems like something not worth posting but I'm slamming my head into a wall with this one.

Yet anther interesting request, one of the directors secretaries has the her ext on her phone as a line appearance and wants it to have a different ring tone from when her phone is called directly. I have programmed already internal and external call ringing differently (or rings faster rather). Right now all calls no matter if its her line or the director's line ringing ring the same ring tone. But she wants to basically have two/multiple different ring tones on her phone is this possible? Thanks guys again for your help!!

 

[OzzieGeorge]

I would say no as you set the ring for the phone using feature 3, you don't set it for a line key! However if you have a spare analogue port you could cheat!

 

[rdogg88]

I do!! how would you cheat?

 

[OzzieGeorge]

Take the number off the director's phone by giving it a bogus number like F3*1 in command 10 don't delete it, or you will have to rebuild it from scratch. Create the new analogue using the directors old number, then put it on the director's Dterm on the key that was his prime line key. In command 93 make the number the prime for the bogus number used earlier!

Now fix up any pickup groups and the secretary's line appearance but set it not to ring. Finally wire in a tone ringer under the desk connected to the analogue and hey presto you have your distinctive ring!

 

[rdogg88]

whoa man I had to read that about 20 times forwards and backward to get haha. I give this a go on my station first, just to clear things up will i be swapping out the digital phone (we use dt300's) for an analog one? or just tapping off of the analog pair connecting the generator to that and placing the line appearance on the fake ext and setting it not to ring?

 

[OzzieGeorge]

Nobody changes handsets, this just uses an additional analogue circuit!
I use the term bogus number as it isn't a virtual and it isn't a phantom, it is simply a valid number that you wouldn't normally use for an extension (you could use a valid number if you want).

An example
Director's Dterm extn no 500 on Len 010 prime on key 01
Secretary's Dterm extn no 501 with line appearance of 500 on key 02
Spare analogue port on Len 016
Bogus no 5*0
Cmd 10 de 010 de 501-5*0 exe
Cmd 10 de 016 de NONE-500 exe
Cmd 9000 de 5*0,01 de 5A0-500 exe
Cmd 9000 de 501,02 de 5A0-500 exe
Cmd 9001 de 501,02 de 1-0 exe
Cmd 93 de 5*1 de 5A0-500 exe

Then wire your tone ringer back to the analogue port (016 in this example)

In the above I have shown what I would expect to see back from the system, you wouldn't enter the data preceding the "-" and I have used * for when you enter it and A for when the system displays it, both mean the same!

 

[OzzieGeorge]

Whoops an error in the above
First programming line should read

Cmd 10 de 010 de 500-5*0 exe

 

[OzzieGeorge]

Just a quick note, document this clearly as the Dterm in the above example will appear to be extn 500 but you have to program any changes on extn 5*0

I've also just realized that in my example I forgot to prefix Dterm extn numbers with F where needed!

So much for proof reading!