Paging through a phone speaker? 1

[RookieHHS]

I have a Meridian 1 switch with an existing paging system. Can anyone tell me if it is possible to route paging through a speaker on a 2616 phone?

 

[Reusser]

no - can not be done

 

[RookieHHS]

Is this possible on any other phone on a Meridian 1 switch?

 

[johnpoole]

any phone set to auto answer will act as a single paging speaker, analog does not do auto answer. set the dig to voice without any other features. i have used the spk leads for a page input with a impenence matching transforner but not a great work around. you can try group call to auto answer stations but not sure if those two features work together. in an sl1 never believe anyone who answers with a NO. most of the time there is a work around.

john poole
bellsouth business
columbia,sc

 

[RookieHHS]

That is a good idea, unfortunately I am looking for a solution that will make the phone act more like an overhead speaker (not two-way communication). The phone is located in a fairly noisy enviornment and I do not want the entire building to hear that when the attendant uses the overhead paging system.

Craig Varner
Heartland Healthcare Services.

 

[johnpoole]

i have taken the spk leads to a self powered valcom spkr but that can be a problem also. my switch room phone pages through my pc spks but most users would find that hard to control, ringing, hands free etc. give the att a voice call to the person. i would add a page zone for the area with one spkr. a cleaner way

john poole
bellsouth business
columbia,sc

 

[hawks]

Handsfree Voice Call provides the option of configuring VCC/DIG (with voice option) to be answered in either Handsfree mode or loudspeaker only mode. Calls answered in loudspeaker only (HVD) mode establish a oneway voice path from the calling telephone to the destination telephone.

 

[coniglio]

If RookieHHS wants the paging to come through the phone's speaker I don't think this is going to help. This would work if the attendant calls this set directly, but I don't think this is what RookieHHS wants.

 

[johnpoole]

yep i believe you have found the answer. maybe he needs a northstar.

john poole
bellsouth business
columbia,sc

 

[RookieHHS]

Right. If this feature could be used only when the incoming call is from the paging trunk it could work.

 

[johnpoole]

do a auto term, to a station or give the user a separate zone, if you want to page one person with a voice call, either use dig's or a singe zone for the operator access. o must have missed your question completely.

john poole
bellsouth business
columbia,sc