Talkaphone EC-8 Emergency Phone Consolidator - Manual (Page 10)

Frequently Asked Questions
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5. Does the EC-8 remember its programming if I unplug it? Yes. All memory is
non-volatile and does not require a back-up battery.
6. My EC-8 is not at my desk where the calls come in. Is there a way to make
the LED’s remote so I can see who is calling? Although the LED’s cannot be
made remote, Emergency/Information phones can be purchased with the "V"
option which allows a location identifying message to be recorded into the
phone. This message is then played as soon as the call is answered. This
ensures that no matter what phone answers the call (local or remote) the
location will be immediately announced.
Another option is to purchase an EB-100 or EB-200 Base Station. These devices
will display a 6 digit code (e.g. 122806 for 1228 Main St. 6
th floor) as soon as the
call has been answered.
7. Are the Emergency Phones powered by the EC-8? Yes. For this reason it is
imperative that you use some method to provide back-up power for your EC-8.
Talk-A-Phone offers a Model ETP-UPS for this purpose. There are many other
UPS's commercially available. If you are going to use an alternative UPS to
Talk-A-Phone Model ETP-UPS, be sure that it has a wave form type of stepped
approximation to a sine wave.