External Alert Bells on a Merlin Legend...

[NyghtTech]

Here is the problem we switched phone systems from a Partner ACS to a Merlin Legend.Our current system is a legend R7 V14.2.Our bells worked before on our partner system.i understand that system is analog/digital to where our new system is solid digital other than the 2 analog cards we have installed in it.We have some SAA's and i have tried them but when i get them hooked up and i turn the switch to the on position it sucks all the power out of the phone.Throughout our main plant we still have the mls telephones but we have them plugged into our ETR card so they work.Thos phones are the ones that the bells are hooked to.What can i do to make these bells work without running more wires.

 

[1043]

What are the bells used for? Outside calls or certain extensions? Are you calling your ETR cards your analog ports?
List all of the cards in your switch and someone here will be able to help you.

 

[NyghtTech]

they are bells for say if someone transfers a call to that extension and it is loud there the bell will let them know the phone is ringing. and here are the cards i got installed

SLOT1. 408 GS/LS-MLX
SLOT2. 408 GS/LS-MLX
SLOT3. 408 GS/LS-MLX
SLOT4. 400 GS/LS/TTR
SLOT5. 012
SLOT6. 008-MLX
SLOT7. 016 ETR
SLOT8. 016 ETR
SLOT9. 016 ETR
SLOT10.012

 

[1043]

You will have to connect the bell to an open analog port on one of the 012 cards and program a primary cover button on it for the extension that is receiving the call.

 

[NyghtTech]

can you give me some descritpive directions on how to do that please.

 

[1043]

First hook the bell to the analog port and call it to make sure it works.(you will need to know the extension number of the analog port)

then from the program console
menu,system program,exit,more,cntr-program,program ext, then enter extension number of bell and hit enter, pick an unused button, list features,coverage,primary enter,extension number of telephone enter,

then hit home

call extension number of phone and the bell should ring.

 

[tdaugirdas]

Or - you could get rid of the MLS phones and get some MLX phones in the plant with MFM adjunct modules plugged into the bottom of the phone. The MFM gives you an analog line port right off the MLX phone - kind of like what the SAA's did. You would still have to program a primary cover button on the adjunct MFM - as described above - to get the bell to ring when a call comes in to that specific phone. The advantage to you is that you would not need to run extra cabling for each bell back to the 012 module.

Tom Daugirdas,
President
STCG, Inc.
stcg.com

 

[merlinman]

If these bells were working on the PARTNER Before, then you certaninly DO NOT need to fool around with MFM's.

As 1043 suggests, connect them to ANALOG Ports.

To determine the extension number of the Analog Port, just connect to it with your Butt Set (or a single line telephone) and dial the operater, and let her tell you the extension number.

Then you can go to 1043's "then at the program console"....

 

[SYQUEST]

I agree with Merlinman, since you already have the 012 Analogue Modules. Those will ring the Loud Bells no problem!

MFMs cost TOO much and who wants the wiring kludge!

....JIM....

 

[tdaugirdas]

Yea, yea - but then he needs to run an extra wiring run from EACH bell back to the 012 module - which he said he did not want to do.

Tom Daugirdas,
President
STCG, Inc.
stcg.com

 

[SYQUEST]

Don't have to run exrta wire, as long as the station wire is 3/4-pair type, that is what the unused pair is for!

Planning ahead pays!

....JIM....