Lucent Technologies MERLIN LEGEND System Manager's Manual page 102

MERLIN LEGEND Communications System Release 5.0
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3 System Components
Adjuncts
A qualified service technician sets up your MFMs to work with either an adjunct or
a supplemental alert.
General Purpose Adapter
A General Purpose Adapter (GPA) enables you to connect a tip/ring (T/R)
device—such as a single-line telephone, modem, or answering machine—to an
analog multiline telephone. The device must be touch-tone, not rotary, and you
must make calls from the analog multiline telephone, because the GPA has no
pulse or touch-tone detectors.
The switch on the back of the GPA lets you choose one of the following services:
Basic. Use this setting to dial and answer calls on an analog multiline
telephone or to attach a T/R device such as a single-line telephone or a fax
machine. Incoming calls ring only on the analog multiline telephone.
Join. Use this setting to add a recording device or a single-line telephone
to a call that is in progress on the analog multiline telephone. You cannot
originate or answer calls on this setting.
Automatic. When using a GPA set to Automatic, you must lift the handset
before using any feature that automatically turns on the speakerphone.
These features include Authorization Codes, Auto Dial, Last Number Dial,
and Saved Number Dial. You can use this setting in two ways:
— For devices that answer calls, for example, an answering machine or a
— For voice and data, which enables you to make and receive calls on the
A GPA is not recommended for use with a fax machine. See
page 3-37.
Adjuncts
This section describes the adjuncts that you can use with the system. System
adjuncts connect directly to the control unit and serve the whole system.
Telephone adjuncts attach to telephones and serve particular extensions.
System Adjuncts
The system adjuncts described in this section connect directly to the control unit
and serve the whole system.
modem (you need a programmed Auto Answer All button to allow the
device to answer calls automatically).
telephone when the modem attached to the GPA is busy. You cannot
make or receive a data call while on a voice call.
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