Merlin Magix & Partner Sets

[econotel]

Any issues using A Merlin Magix with Partner Telephone sets?

 

[Dexman]

My system has a 016 ETR and a few phones. Haven't seen anything unusual.

What specifically are you seeing?

 

[ttech]

The speaker phone function of ETR sets on a magix is awful.

 

[Dexman]

Generally speaking, I've found the speaker phones on the 4400 series to have less background hiss than do the Partner telephones. That would apply to Partner phones connected to a Partner ACS as well as to a 016 ETR.

The 4400 telephones are 100% digital while the Partner phones are analog voice with digital signaling.

 

[econotel]

HOw about Message waiting light? I wanted to be able to provide more lines and extensions than the Partner can provide.

 

[Dexman]

Do you mean that you want to load up a Partner phone (say an 18D) with more extensions and lines than the number of buttons with status LEDs?

 

[dagwoodsystems]

I think he meant that he wants to replace his existing Partner ACS with a switch that can support a higher line and station count.

Since phones are often half the cost of the upgrade, a logical solution would be to reuse the phones he's got and upgrade to a Magix. I suspect that this is why he was asking about Partner phone compatibility with Magix in the first place.

I have at least two customers who use Partner sets almost exclusively with Magix, and several that have adopted the digital sets as well, creating an interesting mix of telephones.

It takes some effort, but you can even set the line assignments on the phones the way Partner does (across rows, instead of the bottom-to-top columnar method that Magix uses by default).

 

[Dexman]

That makes sense.

 

[dagwoodsystems]

And it makes cents! OK, I'll go away now....

 

[Dexman]