Testing Tie Lines - AT&T Merlin II Installation And Maintenance Manual

Placing Outside Calls

TESTING TIE LINES

Testing Outgoing and
Two-way Automatic
Ringdown Tie Lines
2-104 Testing the System
Use any voice terminal in the system to test the ability to
place outside calls on each outside line as follows:
1 Lift the handset.
The green light goes on next to the red light.
2
Dial the outside number of someone you know will
answer the call.
3 Verify two-way communication and then hang up.
4
Repeat the procedure for each of your outside line
telephone numbers.
Before making these tests, make sure that the tie lines for
the system are connected and properly configured.
Refer to "Tie Line Troubleshooting" on page
NOTE:
4-11 if you have any problems with tie line
installation or testing.
Before testing Outgoing or Two-way Automatic
Ringdown tie lines, or automatic start tie lines, arrange to
have someone waiting at the automatic ringdown console
to receive your call. The automatic ringdown console is
the voice terminal on which automatic ringdown tie line
calls are received. Follow these steps:
1
At any voice terminal that has a tie line appearance,
press the first tie line button.
The red light jumps to the tie line button just pressed.
2
Lift the handset.
The green light goes on next to the red light and you hear ringing.
Verify two-way communication and then hang up.
3
4
Repeat this procedure for each tie line administered.