Appendix H: Home/Office Wiring Guide - Talkswitch CT.TS005.003902 User Manual

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A pp e n di x H : Ho me /O ffi ce W i r i ng Gu i de
HOME/OFF ICE WIRING GUIDE
This appendix describes phone wiring for North America, and is provided as
reference information for other countries and regions.
Basic residential phone wiring
Looped wiring
Loop wiring is common in most residential houses. The demarcation point
(see next page) breaks the incoming phone lines into 'loops' that can run the
length of the entire house, but are often broken into smaller loops that serve
different areas of the house.
All houses have at least one telephone line, however it is also common to
have two or more incoming phone lines. Whether you are wiring single, dual
or multiple lines, you will still be using phone cord with four wires. How each
phone jack is wired to the loops will determine if the phone jack is on Line 1
or Line 2.
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