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Black Box Lineshare Pro AC FX150A User Manual

Black Box Lineshare Pro AC FX150A User Manual

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NOVEMBER 1996
FX150A
Lineshare Pro AC
CUSTOMER
Order toll-free in the U.S. 24 hours, 7 A.M. Monday to midnight Friday: 877-877-BBOX
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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 PRO 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 PRO TRADEMARKS All applied-for and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    LINESHARE PRO CONTENTS 1. Specifications..................9 2. Introduction ..................10 2.1 Before You Begin ..............10 2.2 About the Lineshare Pro ............10 3. Installation..................12 3.1 Ports on the Lineshare Pro .............12 3.2 Installing the Lineshare Pro on a Single Phone Line with a Single Phone ..............14 3.3 Connecting Telephone Equipment to the Lineshare Pro ..16 3.4 Installing the Lineshare Pro on a Single Phone Line with Multiple Single-Line Phones ...........18...
  • Page 7 LINESHARE PRO [3] No Answer Cascade ............40 [4] Answer/Disconnect Cascade ...........41 [5] Pulse Transfer ..............41 [6] Open Line Notification............42 [7] Inbound Tone Transfer ...........42 [8] Ring Reduction..............43 [9] Outbound Tone Transfer ..........43 5.5 Changing Function Options ...........44 [2][1] Protocol Tone Access Signal Detection .....44 [2][2] Dual Tone Detection ..........45 [2][3] Protocol Tone Access Signal Assignment ....45 [3] Cascade Port Order ............47...

  • Page 8: Specifications

    LINESHARE PRO 1. Specifications Connectors — (1) RJ-11 line in, (4) RJ-11 device ports Ringer Equivalency — 1.0 B Operating Temperature — 5° to 113° F (-15° to 45° C) Maximum Relative Humidity — MTBF — 56,200 hours Power — 12 VAC, 830 mA external transformer Size —...

  • Page 9: Introduction

    LINESHARE PRO 2. Introduction 2.1 Before You Begin Phone Company Voice Mail: The phone company’s voice- This guide is designed to introduce mail service compatible with you to the operating and installation Lineshare Pro, but stand- procedures for using the Lineshare alone voice mail systems Pro.
  • Page 10 LINESHARE PRO Listed below are examples of • Order-processing system various telephone-activated devices • Point-of-sale terminal that can be connected to the Lineshare Pro: • Call diverter • Fax/modem • Fluid-storage system • Computer modem • Energy-management system • Facsimile machine •...

  • Page 11: Installation

    LINESHARE PRO 3. Installation The Lineshare Pro is a single-line For installation, you may need the device that can be installed on any following equipment: type of modular or non-modular phone system that consists of one or • one telephone cable—provided more lines, with one or more with the Lineshare Pro phones.
  • Page 12 LINESHARE PRO LINE PORT 1 PORT 2 PORT 3 PORT 4 12V AC Figure 3-1. Rear Panel of the Lineshare Pro. Connect the telephone equipment telephone device may PORT 2 connect to this port to the modular ports on the (such as a fax, Lineshare Pro as follows: answering machine,...

  • Page 13: Installing The Lineshare Pro On A Single Phone Line With A Single Phone

    LINESHARE PRO 3.2 Installing the Lineshare Pro on a Single Phone Line with a Single Phone Figure 3-2 shows a single-line/single- phone arrangement before installing the Lineshare Pro. If you have this type of arrangement, you can install the Lineshare Pro yourself using the instructions provided in this section.
  • Page 14 LINESHARE PRO To install the Lineshare Pro on a • Plug the small end of the AC single phone line, as shown in Figure power cord provided with the 3-3, follow these steps: Lineshare Pro into the power input port labeled 12 VAC on •...

  • Page 15: Connecting Telephone Equipment To The Lineshare Pro

    LINESHARE PRO 3.3 Connecting Telephone Equipment To connect telephone equipment as shown in Figure 3-4 to the to the Lineshare Pro Lineshare Pro, follow these steps: Figure 3-4 shows a complete 1. To connect a phone, TAD, or installation for a single phone line/single phone arrangement.
  • Page 16 LINESHARE PRO Telephone 110 Volt Wall Jack Outlet LINE PORT 1 PORT 2 PORT 3 PORT 4 12V AC Figure 3-4. Telephone Equipment Connected to the Lineshare Pro in a Single-Phone-Line/Single-Phone Arrangement.

  • Page 17: Installing The Lineshare Pro On A Single Phone Line With Multiple Single-Line Phones

    LINESHARE PRO 3.4 Installing the Lineshare Pro on a extension, choose the extension where it will be located and follow Single Phone Line with Multiple the procedure provided in Section Single-Line Phones 3.2. Refer to Figure 3-5 to see how to install the Lineshare Pro as an You can install the Lineshare Pro in extension.

  • Page 18: Installing The Lineshare Pro On A Single Phone Line With Multiple Phones To Maintain Exclusion

    LINESHARE PRO NOTE CAUTION To fully use this application, You should be familiar with you must turn the Extension telephone wiring to complete Detection feature ON (see this installation. If you have Chapter more any questions or are not information). confident that you can complete this installation You should also set the time...
  • Page 19 LINESHARE PRO NOTE 6. Connect the cut wires that feed all the phones in the location to The RJ-11 jacks have four (4) jack “Number 2” by attaching posts: The red post is the red wire to the red post and marked [R], the green post is the green wire to the green post.
  • Page 20 LINESHARE PRO Phone Company Junction Box Green Green LINE PORT 1 PORT 2 PORT 3 PORT 4 12V AC Figure 3-6. The Lineshare Pro Installed on a Single Line with Multiple Phones while Maintaining Exclusion.

  • Page 21: Installing The Lineshare Pro On A Ksu Or Pbx System

    LINESHARE PRO 3.6 Installing the Lineshare Pro CAUTION on a KSU or PBX System You should be familiar with telephone wiring to complete A KSU or PBX phone system is this installation. If you have common in a medium or large any questions or are not office arrangement in which calls confident that you can...
  • Page 22 LINESHARE PRO KSU/PBX Connect the Lineshare Pro to the last line in rollover. LINE PORT 1 PORT 2 PORT 3 PORT 4 12V AC Figure 3-7. The Lineshare Pro Installed on a KSU or PBX Phone System.

  • Page 23: Using The Lineshare Pro

    LINESHARE PRO 4. Using the Lineshare Pro 4.1 Special Operating Notes Computer modems: Unlike fax calls, inbound computer calls do not Before operating the Lineshare Pro, produce any tones; they remain be sure that you understand the silent until another modem answers following information about the the call.

  • Page 24: Lineshare Pro Call Routing

    LINESHARE PRO The Lineshare Pro has two basic If the Lineshare Pro does not modes of operation: detect a signal, it routes the call to the first port in the Cascade Port • In the secured mode, when a call Order (primary default port).

  • Page 25: Answering Incoming Calls

    LINESHARE PRO You can reset the ring count for • From a tone phone, enter 22 for the Ring Reduction feature to six Port 2, 33 for Port 3, or 44 for rings by performing any of the Port 4 (if you answer a call from following steps: another port, you can press 11 for Port 1).

  • Page 26: Retrieving Tad Messages From A Remote Location

    LINESHARE PRO “Hello, this is ________ . If you want 4.6 Retrieving TAD Messages from to send a fax, press # 2 2 on your a Remote Location tone phone, or leave a message at the tone.” To disable the Lineshare Pro and (In this application, your fax should retrieve your TAD messages, follow be connected to Port 2.)

  • Page 27: Emergency Call Override

    LINESHARE PRO During an outbound call, you • In the Automatic mode of can also receive a data or fax operation, the Lineshare Pro transmission from someone that will interrupt a call already in is ready to transmit. To route this process on Port 2, Port 3, or Port transmission from a tone phone to 4 if a phone device goes off-hook...

  • Page 28: Sending A Fax Or Modem Transmission

    LINESHARE PRO 4.9 Sending a Fax NOTE or Modem Transmission ports become UNSECURED when To send a fax or modem Answer/Disconnect Cascade transmission, you must either dial and No Answer Cascade from the phone connected to the features are set to transfer fax machine or modem, or use the calls to a port.

  • Page 29: Dialing The Destination Computer Through The Calling Computer

    LINESHARE PRO 4.12 Dialing the Destination NOTE Computer through the Calling The comma (,) command Computer does not always delay dialing for a two-second To have the calling modem interval. See your modem’s automatically “over dial” a port operator’s guide. access code and access the modem connected to the Lineshare Pro, the For long-distance remote access to...

  • Page 30: Using Single-Frequency Tone Detection

    LINESHARE PRO ATDP (phone number) T 4.13 Using Single-Frequency Tone ,#22,#22,#22,#22 Detection Again, you should consider When the Lineshare Pro answers a whether the call is local or long call, it listens for specific pre- distance, and what the appropriate programmed tones and access code is for the desired port.
  • Page 31 LINESHARE PRO NOTE One device that identifies a modem-type device with a single- You must turn Protocol Tone frequency tone is called the Access Signal Detection ON Lineshare Master (FX155A). The to route calls to Port 1 and Lineshare Master can produce eight Port 2 using this application.

  • Page 32: Using The Lineshare Pro's Custom Features And Functions

    LINESHARE PRO 5. Using the Lineshare Pro’s Custom Features and Functions The following sections explain The Lineshare Pro includes many how to enter the programming options that enable you to customize mode and change the features and its operation to meet specific functions.

  • Page 33: Lineshare Pro Features

    LINESHARE PRO If the Lineshare Pro does not 5.2 Lineshare Pro Features enter the programming mode (the Tables 5-1 and 5-2 list the Lineshare green LED continues flashing), try Pro’s capabilities, factory settings, again with a different phone. and available options. The sections that follow Tables 5-1 and 5-2 When you are in the programming explain the features and functions...
  • Page 34 LINESHARE PRO Table 5-1. Lineshare Pro Custom Features. Feature Feature Factory Setting Options Number Available Extension Detection 0 OFF/1 ON Home Routing 0 OFF/1 ON Secured Operation 0 OFF/1 ON NOTE: Turning the secured operation feature ON affects the operation of other features.

  • Page 35: Lineshare Pro Functions

    LINESHARE PRO 5.3 Lineshare Pro Functions Change function settings by entering the function number, Enter the programming mode by followed by a valid entry from the pressing # *. options available column. Exit the programming mode by pressing * *. Table 5-2.
  • Page 36 LINESHARE PRO Table 5-2 (continued). Lineshare Pro Custom Functions. Function Function Factory Setting Options Number Available Extension Detection to Timer 1.5 1 to 3 0 Rings Available to the Ports See Description 0 to 99 for each port Rings to Answer Call 0 to 9 9 9 9 9 Reset to Factory Settings...

  • Page 37: Changing On/Off Features

    LINESHARE PRO The following sections contain NOTE specific information about each You have 5 seconds between feature and function and how to each tone entry to enter change the setting. another command. If you do not enter a command within 5 seconds, the Lineshare Pro 5.4 Changing ON/OFF features exits the programming mode...

  • Page 38: Home Routing

    LINESHARE PRO factory-preset OFF, 0 0 *. To turn Turn this feature ON if you want to the Extension Detection feature ON, allow access of multiple ports during enter the programming mode and a single call in the secured mode. press the following on your tone phone: To turn Home Routing ON, enter...

  • Page 39: No Answer Cascade

    LINESHARE PRO (For more information about the The No Answer Cascade feature is secured mode, see Section 4.2) factory-preset ON, 1 3 *. The Secured Operation feature is To turn No Answer Cascade OFF, factory-preset OFF, 0 2 *. Turn this enter the programming mode and feature ON if you want to limit press the following on your tone...

  • Page 40: Answer/Disconnect Cascade

    LINESHARE PRO The Answer/Disconnect Cascade The Pulse Transfer codes for the feature is factory preset OFF, 0 4 *. ports are as follows: To turn the Answer/Disconnect PORT 1 - dial 2 Cascade ON, enter the PORT 2 - dial 3 programming mode and press the following on your tone phone: PORT 3 - dial 4...

  • Page 41: Open Line Notification

    LINESHARE PRO When ON, this feature is typically This feature enables you to used when all the phones are wired manually transfer an inbound call directly to the primary default port from the primary default port to of the Lineshare Pro. If you pick up another port using your tone-type a phone connected to the primary phone.

  • Page 42: Ring Reduction

    LINESHARE PRO The Outbound Tone Transfer is If you do not want the Ring factory preset OFF, 0 9 *. Reduction feature to reduce the ring count on the primary default port, To turn the Outbound Tone you can turn the feature OFF. Transfer ON, enter the programming mode and press the The feature is factory-preset ON,...

  • Page 43: Changing Function Options

    LINESHARE PRO [2] [1] Protocol Tone Access Signal 1 Turn ON Detection * End programming sequence (3 beeps indicate correct entry) Protocol Tone Access Signal Detection allows you to turn ON or (Optional entries for additional OFF each port’s ability to detect changes) single-frequency routing tones.

  • Page 44: Dual Tone Detection

    LINESHARE PRO NOTE To change all ports to ignore dual tones, enter the programming mode Settings in this function do and press the following on your tone not affect the settings in the phone: Dual Tone Assignments function. 2 2 Dual Tone Detection Dual Tone Detection is factory- 0 Select all ports 1 through 4 preset as follows (the first number is...
  • Page 45 LINESHARE PRO Table 5-3. Protocol Tone Access Signal Options. Keypad # Protocol Tone Access Signal 1000 Hz 1100 Hz (typically fax CNG tone) 1200 Hz 1300 Hz 1400 Hz 1500 Hz 1600 Hz 2225 Hz (typically reverse modem tone) 2 3 Protocol Tone Access Signal The Protocol Tone Access Signal is factory-preset to 0 6 1 9 *.

  • Page 46: Cascade Port Order

    LINESHARE PRO To select different protocol tones [3] Cascade Port Order for all ports, press the following on Cascade Port Order operates only your tone phone: when the Lineshare Pro is 2 3 Protocol Tone Access Signal configured in the non-secured mode.

  • Page 47: Phantom Ring Style

    LINESHARE PRO NOTE 7 U.S. style 3: 2-second ring, 4- second silence, single-frequency You can enter one, two, high tone three, or all four port numbers in this function. The factory-preset Phantom Ring Lineshare Pro will Style is U.S. style 1, 4 1 *. release a call after it reaches last port...

  • Page 48: Dual Tone Assignments

    LINESHARE PRO To turn Emergency Call Override NOTE ON (automatic mode), enter the You can set only one port’s programming mode and press the assignment per program- following on your tone phone: ming sequence. 5 Emergency Call Override To select a new Dual Tone Assignment for a port, press the 1 Automatic following on your tone phone:...

  • Page 49: Time At Home

    LINESHARE PRO [7][5] Time at Home [7][6] Extension Detection Timer The Time at Home function The Extension Detection Timer controls the amount of time that the operates only when the Lineshare Lineshare Pro holds the phone line Pro is configured in the non-secured open and listens for a routing mode.

  • Page 50: Rings To Answer Call

    LINESHARE PRO • Port 1 6 rings This function has a range of 0 to 99 rings to answer a call. The Rings • Port 2 4 rings to Answer Call is factory-preset to one ring, 8 5 1 *. •...
  • Page 51 © 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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