Installing Optional Telephony Equipment; To Install An Auxiliary Ringer; Installing An Auxiliary Ringer - Nortel BCM200 Installation And Maintenance Manual

Chapter 12

Installing optional telephony equipment

Use the procedures described in this chapter to connect the optional ringer, page, and music
telephony equipment to the media services card (MSC) connectors. Locate and use the MSC
connectors on the front of the BCM base function tray.
This section describes the following main topics:
• "Installing an auxiliary ringer" on page 175
• "Activating auxiliary ringer programming" on page 176
• "Connecting the external paging system" on page 176
• "Connecting an external music source" on page 177

Installing an auxiliary ringer

An auxiliary ringer is a customer-supplied piece of hardware that provides external ringing
capability to telephones on the BCM system.

To install an auxiliary ringer

1 Use the installation instructions that came with the ringer hardware to install the auxiliary
ringer.
2
Connect the ringer generator miniature jack to the auxiliary ringer output on the MSC. Refer to
Figure 87.
3 Select the appropriate option for your system:
• If you are adding more auxiliary equipment, proceed to
system" on page 176
• If you are finished adding auxiliary equipment, proceed to
Figure 87 Auxiliary ringer jack
Warning: The auxiliary ringer must not be connected to exposed plant.
The ringer must not draw more than 50 mA from a 40 V DC source.
or "Connecting an external music source" on page
Ring - Auxiliary relay output
Tip - Auxiliary relay output
Sleeve - Ground
"Connecting the external paging
"Next step" on page
MSC faceplate
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177.
178.
Auxiliary ringer