AT&T 206 and 410 - Manuals

● ● ● ● Check the items in your shipment against your copy of the order form. Become familiar with your MERLIN system. Make sure the items and quantities agree. Save the instructions packed Review the figure of a simple MERLIN system configuration, opposite with components; you may need to refer to ...

Installing the Control Unit Installation procedures are basically the same for both Model 206 and Model410. The instructions point out only those differences between the models thataffect installation. POSITION THE CONTROL UNIT If you plan to wall mount your control unit, follow the instructions in ...

CONNECT THE CONTROL UNIT TO THE AC OUTLET The outlet should not be switch-controlled. Plugging your control unit into aswitch-controlled outlet invites accidental disconnection of the system. 1 2 ● ● Find the power cord attached to the control unit and plug it into the acoutlet.The green power light...

PREPARE THE NETWORK INTERFACE Your local telephone company should have installed a network interface with1-line jacks (RJ11-type) or 2-line jacks (RJ14-type) for connecting your MERLIN system to your outside telephone lines. The drawing, right, shows the two typesof network interface and the 2-line ...

TEST THE OUTSIDE LINES This step is optional, but if you have a basic Touch-Tone or rotary telephone witha modular plug, you should test your outside line connections now. It can savetime and frustration later. NOTE: A MERLIN system voice terminal will not work for this test. 1 2 2 Network interface...

CONNECT THE CONTROL UNIT TO THE NETWORK INTERFACE When you are assigning outside lines to the outside line jacks on the controlunit, keep in mind that the MERLIN system automatically selects lines in alphabetical order for your outgoing calls unless you have a Feature Packageand have programmed a di...

Voice Terminal Wiring The intercom number for each voice terminal in your MERLIN system is the same as the number of the voice terminal jack on the control unit to which thatvoice terminal is connected. On a Model 206 control unit, the voice terminaljacks are numbered 0 through 5. On a Model 410 con...

DIRECT CONNECTION To connect your voice terminal locations directly to the control unit, do this: 1 4 2 3 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 In the system directory, fill in the voice terminal location you haveselected for each intercom number. Beginning with the pair of labels marked 0 for Model 206 or 10 for Model410...

Connecting the Voice Terminals ● ● ● ● ● Each voice terminal has the following components: Voice terminal bodyHandsetCoiled handset cordModular voice terminal cordDesk stand and/or wall mount Voice terminal Handset 3 L I N E PREPARE THE VOICE TERMINALS Prepare the voice terminals as follows: 1 2 3 4...

CONNECT EACH VOICE TERMINAL TO THE SYSTEM Place the voice terminal in its designated location. Plug the voice terminal into the system in one of the following ways: 1 2 1 2 If You Have A n d D o T h i s a direct connection the connection re- Go on to step 3. You from the voice ter- quires only a sin...

3 Slide the T/P switch to T and hold it there.All the red and green lights on the voice terminal begin to flash, and atone sounds.If the lights do not flash: D o T h i s If T h e n A. Check the green the green power light go to B. power light on the is on control unit. the green power light unplug t...

Installing Accessories Once you have installed your MERLIN system, you may want to add ac- cessories to enhance your system’s capabilities. CARTRIDGES Cartridges provide the software and interfaces that make it possible for you touse many of the MERLIN system features and accessories. Without any ca...

OTHER ACCESSORIES You can enhance your system by adding accessory equipment. Accessoriessuch as Extra Alert horns, Loudspeaker Paging, and Power Failure Transfertelephones require additional cartridges. General Purpose Adapters for yourvoice terminals allow you to connect modems, autodialers, cordle...

System Tests Now that your system equipment is in place, you need to test it to make sureit’s operating properly. The following tests will help you determine if you haveinstalled your system correctly and if all your system components are working.If these tests reveal any problems, see the Troublesh...

PLACE AN INTERCOM CALL Make this test call from one voice terminal to another voice terminal in yoursystem. Have someone available to answer the intercom call. 1 2 3 4 5 6 From a voice terminal, touch the fifth button down in the leftmost rowof buttons (Intercom-Ring) without lifting the handset.The...

System Changes Your MERLIN communications system is designed so that you can make system changes quickly and easily. You can increase your system’s capacitysimply by adding outside lines and voice terminals to a maximum of 2 lines and6 voice terminals for Model 206, and 4 lines and 10 voice terminal...

Troubleshooting Refer to the following table if you have trouble with your MERLIN system. Identify the symptom in the “Trouble” column of the table, and perform the recom- mended steps to isolate and correct the problem. If you are unable to identify a particular problem, perform the general test on...

TROUBLESHOOTING TABLE (CONTINUED) Trouble Possible Cause Do this If Then All voice terminals Faulty power outlet 3. Test the outlet by plugging in the appliance doesn’t work the outlet is faulty or controlled by a have no lights and an appliance such as a lamp wall switch. no dial tone. or a radio. ...

Index AC Outlet, 4, 5, 6, 7Accessories, 19, 20 Autodialer, 20 Extra Alert, 19, 20Hands-Free Unit, 20Headset, 20Voice Terminal Power Supply, 20 Administering the MERLIN System, 2, 6, 23, 24 Airborne Contamination, 4 Building Wiring, 3, 4, 5, 12, 25 Call Transfer, 19Cartridges, 4, 19, 24, 25Conference...