Components Of The Merlin Ii System - AT&T Merlin II Feature Module 2 Data Communications Manual

Components of the MERLIN II System

FIGURE 2-1 Basic MERLIN II System Components.
Analog station
(voice terminal)
Control unit
Power
jacks
Line
Station jacks
1 !
Digital station
(voice terminal)
To network interface
If you aren't familiar with the MERLIN II system, study Figure 2-1. Then
read the definitions of basic terms that follow,
When the system is installed, modules containing a power
• Control Unit:
source; a processor; and jack connection for outside lines, MERLIN II
system telephones, and other devices are mounted on a carrier. The
resulting assembly is called the control unit.
line jacks on the control unit modules connect outside lines
• Line Jacks: The
or optional or music equipment to the system. The system can
paging
accommodate up to 56 outside lines.
A voice terminal is a programmable MERLIN II system
• Voice Terminal:
telephone.
Power
failure
telephone
Basic
telephone
Components of the MERLIN II System 2-3