Zoom Dialer 27 - Manual (Page 5)

Getting Started 1
Getting Started
Thank you for purchasing the Dialer 27, which can be used as a hotline
dialer, a toll restrictor, or both. The Dialer 27 plugs into a standard phone
jack, and works for all the phones on the same phone line. Before you begin
installing the dialer, you should read the section below.
How Dialer 27 Works
When Dialer 27 is used for a hotline application, it dials a phone number
whenever something triggers the dialer. You can program the number dialed
by the dialer, and the trigger that causes the dialer to dial. You can program
the dialer from any tone phone connected to the same phone line as the
dialer.
You can also use the dialer to restrict access to toll numbers.
Setting up and using the dialer involves these easy steps:
1. Install the dialer.
2. Once the dialer is installed, program it as a hotline dialer, a toll
restrictor, or both.
3. Use the dialer.
Installing the Dialer
First, find a suitable location for the dialer. This location needs two things:
• A standard phone jack connected to the phone line you want to use for
your dialer.
It's okay if there's something plugged into that jack, since the dialer has
an extra jack for that situation. (Some toll restriction features may not
work on a phone line that has ADSL service for high-speed Internet
access.)
• An electrical outlet near the phone jack for plugging in the dialer's power
cube.
This power outlet should be powered up all the time, and not turned on or off
by a light switch.
The dialer's location should be as close as possible to where the phone line
enters your premises. See if you can tell where the phone line comes into
your premises, and locate the dialer at the nearest phone jack if possible. If
you can't tell and you have an apartment, pick a jack toward the center of the
building. If you can't tell and you have a home, pick a jack on or near the
first floor if possible.
See the picture following. Plug the power cube into the power outlet, and plug
its other end into the dialer power jack. The dialer's light will blink rapidly ON
and OFF. If there's something plugged into the phone jack you've chosen,
unplug it and plug it into the dialer phone jack 1 as shown. Now plug the
short dialer phone cord into the dialer phone jack 2, with the other end of the