Page Control Unit Testing

[delos1111]

Customer has an older AT&T age Pack with three zones. Nothing is working and has not been working for a few years.

I found cables cut at the block to the speakers so that is one problem. The page Pac unit has a red light on so power seems ok.

The speakers are mounted very high so I am trying to avoid trying to get up to them.

The Page Pac has a station cable plugged into it and then to the Prop. Unit which is an older Partner II.

What is the best way to first make sure the page is hitting the Partner Page Port and then to see if the Page Pac control unit is ok.

I am afraid to connect a test set to it for fear the amplified voltage will kill my butt set.

Also, will an "ALL PAGE" be the one that will be sent to the Page Pac outgoing port?

 

[TouchToneTommy]

It won't hurt your butt set at all.

Use your modular "banjo", plugged into the page port of the Partner II processor, put it on monitor, and dial Intercom 70 from a phone. You should hear it in the butt set on the two center pins (3&4 if it is a 6-position banjo). Then put your toner on continuity, look at pins 2&4 during the page. If that's good, use a 4 or more conductor line cord to the input of the PagePac, put your butt set on the output, and check that there is audio coming out of the amp. Perhaps hook a radio or mp3 player to the BGM input of the amp while testing and adjusting the speakers.

It's all basic troubleshooting, just be logical in your steps.