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Black Box FX155A Manual

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NOVEMBER 1996
FX155A
Lineshare Master
CUSTOMER
Order toll-free in the U.S. 24 hours, 7 A.M. Monday to midnight Friday: 877-877-BBOX
FREE technical support, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: Call 724-746-5500 or fax 724-746-0746
SUPPORT
Mail order: Black Box Corporation, 1000 Park Drive, Lawrence, PA 15055-1018
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Web site: www.blackbox.com • E-mail: info@blackbox.com

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  • Page 1 Order toll-free in the U.S. 24 hours, 7 A.M. Monday to midnight Friday: 877-877-BBOX FREE technical support, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: Call 724-746-5500 or fax 724-746-0746 SUPPORT Mail order: Black Box Corporation, 1000 Park Drive, Lawrence, PA 15055-1018 INFORMATION Web site: www.blackbox.com • E-mail: info@blackbox.com...
  • Page 2 FCC STATEMENT FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT Class B Digital Device. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B computing device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
  • Page 3 LINESHARE MASTER NORMAS OFICIALES MEXICANAS (NOM) ELECTRICAL SAFETY STATEMENT INSTRUCCIONES DE SEGURIDAD 1. Todas las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser leídas antes de que el aparato eléctrico sea operado. 2. Las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser guardadas para referencia futura.
  • Page 4 NOM STATEMENT 11. El aparato eléctrico deberá ser connectado a una fuente de poder sólo del tipo descrito en el instructivo de operación, o como se indique en el aparato. 12. Precaución debe ser tomada de tal manera que la tierra fisica y la polarización del equipo no sea eliminada.
  • Page 5 LINESHARE MASTER TRADEMARKS All applied-for and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS CONTENTS 1. Specifications ...................8 2. Introduction..................9 2.1 Before You Begin..............9 2.2 About the Lineshare Master ...........9 3. Installation ..................11 3.1 Ports on the Lineshare Master..........11 3.2 Installing the Lineshare Master ..........12 3.2.1 Installing the Lineshare Master on a Dedicated Phone Line ..............13 3.2.2 Installing the Lineshare Master with a Line Sharing Device ..............15...

  • Page 7: Specifications

    LINESHARE MASTER 1. Specifications MTBF — 56,200 hrs. Operating Temperature — 5° to 113° F (-15° to 45° C) Relative Humidity — 85% noncondensing Ringer Equivalency — 1.0 B, DOC load=30 Size — 1.8"H x 5"W x 5.5"D (4.5 x 12.7 x 13.9 cm) Weight —...

  • Page 8: Introduction

    LINESHARE MASTER 2. Introduction 2.1 Before You Begin 2.2 About the Lineshare Master This guide is designed to introduce The Lineshare Master is a state-of- you to the various installation and the-art device that produces a variety operational procedures for using the of routing tones on outbound phone Lineshare Master.
  • Page 9 LINESHARE MASTER NOTE The Lineshare Pro is a four- port line sharing device designed to identify and route any specified tone produced by the Lineshare Master. Please read through the rest of this guide to learn how to properly operate the Lineshare Master.

  • Page 10: Installation

    LINESHARE MASTER 3. Installation CAUTION NOTE Before installing connect telephones in a home or Lineshare Master, office through the Lineshare recommend that you install the fax or modem and Master. During power failure, connect it to the telephone the unit will not pass the telephone line through to the line.
  • Page 11 LINESHARE MASTER LINE IN PRIMARY AUX 1 AUX 2 12V AC Figure 3-1. Modular Ports and Power Input Port on the Lineshare Master. Connect the telephone equipment NOTE to the modular ports on the The AUX 1 and AUX 2 ports Lineshare Master as follows: are reserved for future use, and are currently inactive.

  • Page 12: Installing The Lineshare Master

    LINESHARE MASTER 3.2 Installing the Lineshare Master 3.2.1 I NSTALLING THE INESHARE ASTER ON A EDICATED HONE This section explains how to install Figure 3-2 shows the Lineshare the Lineshare Master in most home Master on a dedicated phone line. or office phone configurations.
  • Page 13 LINESHARE MASTER Telephone 110 Volt Wall Jack Outlet LINE IN PRIMARY AUX 1 AUX 2 12V AC Figure 3-2. The Lineshare Master Installed on a Dedicated Phone Line.

  • Page 14: Installing The Lineshare Master With A Line Sharing Device

    LINESHARE MASTER 3.2.2 I To connect the Lineshare Master NSTALLING THE INESHARE to a line-sharing device, follow these ASTER WITH A HARING EVICE steps: If you are using other telephone equipment (multiple phones, fax, 1. Unplug the telephone cable modem, or answering device) that from the line-sharing device connects to the same telephone line connected to the fax or modem...
  • Page 15 LINESHARE MASTER Telephone To telephones 110 Volt Wall Jack Outlet Line-Sharing Device LINE IN PRIMARY AUX 1 AUX 2 12V AC 110 Volt Outlet Lineshare Master LINE IN PRIMARY AUX 1 AUX 2 12V AC Figure 3-3. The Lineshare Master Installed with a Line Sharing Device.

  • Page 16: Installing The Lineshare Master Without A Line Sharing Device

    LINESHARE MASTER 3.3.3 I If this happens, press # # on the NSTALLING THE INESHARE keypad of the phone to trigger the ASTER WITHOUT A HARING Lineshare Master to stop EVICE transmitting its tones. If you install the Lineshare Master on a phone line with other NOTE telephone devices and do not use a...

  • Page 17: Using The Lineshare Master

    LINESHARE MASTER 4. Using the Lineshare Master When a device dials a tone phone Setting the Calling Tones number through the Lineshare By dialing the * key and one of the Master, the unit starts a two second eight (8) allowable digits at the end timer each time it detects a tone.
  • Page 18 LINESHARE MASTER In the same way, pressing * 9 at the end of a phone number will send NOTE a series of 2225hz reverse modem All of the other tones tones. This allows the Lineshare supplied with the Lineshare Master to produce reverse modem Master can also be used on tones for modems that cannot an outbound call for routing...
  • Page 19 LINESHARE MASTER The calling modem then accesses When the Line Sharing Device the phone line through the answers the call, it detects the Lineshare Master and dials the Reverse Modem Tone from the number of the receiving modem. Lineshare Master and routes the call The Lineshare Master detects the * 9 to the receiving modem.

  • Page 20: Using The Lineshare Master Custom Functions

    LINESHARE MASTER 5. Using the Lineshare Master’s Custom Functions The Lineshare Master includes many To change the features and options that enable you to customize functions, we recommend using its operation to meet specific the following steps: application needs. The programmable functions offered by •...

  • Page 21: Tone Time

    LINESHARE MASTER Upon entering the programming After completing your changes, mode, you will hear a busy tone or a press the # key. The Lineshare repeating message from the Master will produce three quick intercept operator. Ignore the beeps and exit the programming activity on the phone line and mode.
  • Page 22 LINESHARE MASTER The following sections contain (3 beeps indicate correct entry) specific information about each (optional entries for additional function and how to change the changes) setting. # Save changes and exit programming 5.2 Changing Functions In the previous section, Table 5-1 [2] Silence Time lists the functions that can be altered to customize the operation of the...
  • Page 23 LINESHARE MASTER [3] Time Before First Tone [4] Number of Tones This function sets the amount This function sets the Number of of time (waiting period) that the Tones that the Lineshare Master Lineshare Master waits before transmits. The Number of Tones transmitting the first tone.
  • Page 24 LINESHARE MASTER [6] Call Hold Function If the Call Hold Function is turned OFF, the device connected to the This function is an ON/OFF setting, PRIMARY port is able to detect the and it affects the PRIMARY port activity on line. In this mode, the only.

  • Page 25: Call Hold Function

    LINESHARE MASTER The Call Hold Function is factory [9] [9] [9] Reset to Factory Settings preset ON. If you want to turn this function OFF, enter the To reset all functions to their programming mode and press the original factory settings, enter the following on your tone phone: programming mode and press the following on your tone phone:...

  • Page 26: Calculating The Timing Parameters

    LINESHARE MASTER 6. Calculating the Timing Parameters For the best performance from the The total of these calculations is system, set the Lineshare Master to equal to the length of time that the stop sending tones and drop the line Lineshare Master stays on line after five seconds before the fax or a phone number is dialed.
  • Page 27 © Copyright 1996. Black Box Corporation. All rights reserved. 1000 Park Drive • Lawrence, PA 15055-1018 • 724-746-5500 • Fax 724-746-0746...

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