NEC DSX Software Manual page 178

Door Box
Conditions
• Door Box P/N 922450 is a weather-tight unit, and can be mounted outside. It has an operating temper-
ature range of -20 to 60 degrees C (-4 to 140 degrees F) and a relative humidity of 10-95%, non-con-
densing.
Default Setting
• In DSX 80/160, no Door Boxes are enabled.
• In DSX-40, the built-in Door Box ports are enabled for extensions 326 (DOOR 1) and 327 (DOOR 2).
Programming
Basic Door Box Programming
1. Use Ring Group programming to set which extensions ring for calls from a Door Box.
In 2113-02: Ring Group (page 738), assign the Door Box extension and each telephone extension to the
1.
same Ring Group ( 1 - 8 ). (DSX-40 "built-in" Door Box extensions are 326 and 327.)
- For example, if extensions 301 and 302 should ring for calls from Door Box 309, be sure 301, 302,
- Multiple Door Boxes can be in the same Ring Group.
2. Set the chime pattern and review the operation of each Door Box.
In 2101-04: Door Chime Selection (page 722), set the chime pattern ( 0 - 3 ) for each Door Box extension.
1.
(DSX-40 "built-in" Door Box extensions are 326 and 327.)
- 0 for Normal Ring Group ringing
- 1 for Low pitch chime pattern
- 2 for Mid range chime pattern
- 3 for High pitch chime pattern
2. More on Chime 0 Operation:
- Chime 0 rings for 60 seconds and then cancels.
- An extension user can answer the Door Box any time while it is ringing.
- The Door Box user can press the call button again any time after ringing stops, or if an extension
- The Door Box user cannot hang up (disconnect) their call.
3. More on Chime 1-3 Operation:
- Chimes 1-3 ring for 5 seconds and then stop.
- An extension user can answer the Door Box any time within 30 seconds after the chime starts.
- After 30 seconds, the Door Box call automatically cancels.
- The Door Box user can press the call button again any time after the chime stops, or if an extension
- The Door Box user cannot hang up (disconnect) their call.
148 ◆ Features
and 309 are in the same Ring Group.
user answers their call and then hangs up.
user answers their call and then hangs up.
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