1.4.2 Attaching phones and other analog devices to TalkSwitch
extension jacks
You can connect any analog device to TalkSwitch's extension jacks. Multiple devices
can be connected to each extension jack by 'chaining' them together or using a line
splitter. In total, TalkSwitch is capable of managing a total of 20 electronic ringing
devices without overpowering the telephone lines.
Use TalkSwitch's extension jacks to connect your:
• Analog Telephones (single or multi-lined, corded or cordless)
• Fax Machine
• Answering Machine
• Internal or External PC Modem
To Attach a Single Line Corded or Cordless Telephone and/or a
F a x M a c h i n e:
Connect your single line analog telephone or fax machines to one of TalkSwitch's
extension jacks (E1 to E4 for the TalkSwitch 24 and E1 to E8 for the TalkSwitch
48LS) just as you would if you were plugging them into a standard telephone wall
jack.
To Attach a
Two-line Telephone:
Option # 1 (Use it as one TalkSwitch extension.)
Disregard the telephone's Line 2 jack (plug-in). Connect the telephone's Line 1
plug-in to any one of TalkSwitch's extension jacks. You will still be able to access
both telephone lines in the same manner as if you were using a single line
telephone attached to TalkSwitch.
Option # 2 (Use it as two TalkSwitch extensions.)
You could use your two-line telephone as two separate TalkSwitch extensions.
Connect the telephone's Line 1 and Line 2 plug-ins to two separate extension
jacks.
Most two-line phones have separate plug-ins for two incoming telephone lines (Line 1
and Line 2). If your two-line telephone does not have separate plug-ins, you can use
a "Line 1/Line 2" line splitter to separate the two lines.
To
Attach an Answering Machine:
Connect your answering machine to TalkSwitch's extension jacks just as you
would if you were plugging it into a standard telephone wall jack. You can also
plug a telephone into the answering machine, which allows you to use the
extension for both messaging and telephone calls.
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