Spirit Communications System ConnecT/R - Manual (Page 18)

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Using the Telephone Device
Note that the ConnecT/R may feel warm
under normal operation.
Telephone devices attached to the ConnecT/R
will operate similarly to the way they would if
they were installed directly into a normal tele-
phone line, but they will be affected by the way
the station port was administered and the way
you set MODE and ADMIN. If you experience
difficulties or if the device behaves in unex-
pected ways, consult the Troubleshooting
section of this guide. If difficulties persist, call
the AT&T Helpline at 1-800-628-2888.
Answering Calls
If the attached telephone device has ringing
capability, it will ring according to the way the
port was customized to ring for available lines.
That is, if an intercom or external call would
cause a SPIRIT Telephone attached to the port
to ring, the telephone device will also ring under
the same circumstances.
The following SPIRIT features are exceptions
(they will make the SPIRIT Telephone ring, but
not the telephone device): HFAI (intercom calls
will not ring), Busy Station Ringing and Manual
Signalling.
NOTE: The SPIRIT Telephone and the
telephone device share a connection.
Therefore, if the SPIRIT Telephone is being
used for an intercom or telephone conver-
sation, the telephone device cannot answer
other calls that may be ringing.
Placing Calls
To place an outside call from the telephone
device, pick up the receiver or its equivalent and
dial the number. In general, the telephone
device will gain access to an outside line
according to the way the port was customized
for the Automatic Line Selection feature. That
is, the device will be connected to whatever line
the SPIRIT Telephone would connect to, if its
receiver had been picked up instead. (If the port
does not have Automatic Line Selection, there
will not be a dial tone on the telephone device,
and it will not be possible to originate an
outside call.)