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System Changes
Your MERLIN communications system is designed so that you can make
system changes quickly and easily. You can increase your system’s capacity
simply by adding outside lines and voice terminals to a maximum of 2 lines and
6 voice terminals for Model 206, and 4 lines and 10 voice terminals for Model
410. You can increase the system’s capabilities by adding cartridges and ac-
cessories. Modular plugs on much of the system wiring and the labels on key
components make it easy for you to reorganize the system in the event of of-
fice rearrangements. If your needs increase so much that you need a larger
system, you should be able to use many of the components from your present
system in your new MERLIN system, which should mean considerable
savings.
The following are the most common system changes.
ADDING AN OUTSIDE LINE
If your
MERLIN
system becomes so busy that people frequently must wait to
make calls, you may want to add an outside line to your system. If you have
a Model 206, it can support two outside lines. If you have a Model 410, it can
support up to four.
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Have your local telephone company add the outside line(s) and network
interface jack(s) to those you already have in place.
Obtain a modular line cord for each outside line you are adding.
Unplug the control unit power cord from the ac outlet.
Follow the instructions for “Prepare the Network Interface,” page 8 and,
“Connect the Control Unit to the Network Interface,” page 10.
Label a new line button on each voice terminal that will have access
to the new line. See your administration manual for more detailed in-
formation on how to assign an outside line to a voice terminal and which
button to label.
Record the change in your system directory.
ADDING A VOICE TERMINAL
You can easily add more voice terminals to your MERLIN system as your
business and communication demands increase. A Model 206 can support up
to six voice terminals; a Model 410 can support up to ten.
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See that the necessary wiring, jacks,and modular voice terminal cords
are installed between the control unit and the new voice terminal loca-
tion. (See “Getting Started,” page 3, and “Voice Terminal Wiring,” page
12.)
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Assemble each new voice terminal, and connect it to the system ac-
cording to the instructions in “Connecting the Voice Terminals,” page 15.
Record the addition in your system directory.
MOVING A VOICE TERMINAL
You can easily move a voice terminal from one location to another without hav-
ing to reprogram the voice terminal.
To move a voice terminal:
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Make sure the necessary wiring is in place (see “Getting Started,” page
3, and “Voice Terminal Wiring,” page 12).
Unplug the voice terminal at its old location, and plug it in at the new
location.
Change the connection at the control unit location:
If you have a jack field, unplug the jumper cord labeled with the
voice terminal’s intercom number from the jack in the jack field for
the voice terminal’s old location, and plug it into the jack for its new
location. You do not have to change any labels in the system. Simp-
ly record the change of location in the system directory.
If you have a direct connection from the new location to the con-
trol unit, find the modular cord that terminates the wiring run from
the voice terminal’s new location to the control unit, and plug that
cord into the voice terminal jack in the control unit with the voice
terminal’s intercom number. This procedure for a direct connec-
tion requires you to relabel both ends of the wiring run between
the new location and the control unit with the voice terminal’s in-
tercom number and record the change in the system directory. But
you do not have to reprogram the voice terminal.
CHANGING TOUCH-TONE/ROTARY SERVICE
If you are changing your telephone service from rotary (pulse) to Touch-Tone:
Set the Tone/Pulse switch on the control unit to Tone (left).
If you are changing your telephone service from Touch-Tone to rotary (pulse):
Set the Tone/Pulse switch on the control unit to Pulse (right).
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