Direct Inward Dialing (Did) Requirements; Requirements; Additional Precautions - Panasonic DBS 576HD Technical Manual

DIRECT INWARD DIALING (DID) REQUIREMENTS

Operating this equipment in a manner that does not provide for proper answer supervision is a violation of Part 68 of the FCC
Rules. Proper answer supervision occurs when:
(A) this equipment returns answer supervision to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) when DID calls are:
• answered by the called station
• answered by the attendant
• routed to a recorded announcement that can be administered by the Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) user
• routed to a dial prompt.
(B) this equipment provides answer supervision on all DID calls forwarded to the PSTN.
Permissible exceptions are:
• A call is unanswered.
• A busy tone is received.
• A reorder tone is received.
T-1 REQUIREMENTS
This device must only be attached to the T-1 network connected behind an FCC Part 68 registered Channel Service Unit
(CSU). Direct connection is not allowed.

ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONS

• This equipment may not be used on coin service provided by the telephone company. This equipment should not be used on
party lines.
• If the unit appears to be malfunctioning, it should be disconnected from the telephone lines until you determine if either your
equipment or the telephone line is the source of the problem. If your equipment needs repair, it should not be reconnected
until it is repaired.
• If the telephone company finds that this equipment is exceeding tolerable parameters, the telephone company may
temporarily disconnect service, although they will attempt to give you advance notice if possible.
• Under the FCC Rules, no customer is authorized to repair this equipment. This restriction applies regardless of whether the
equipment is in or out of warranty.
• The goal of the telephone company is to provide the best service it can. In order to do this, it may occasionally be necessary
for them to make changes to their equipment, operations, or procedures. If these changes might affect your service or the
operation of your equipment, the telephone company will give you notice, in writing, to allow you to make any changes
necessary to maintain uninterrupted service.
• This equipment is capable of providing users access to interstate provider of operator services through the use of access
codes. Modification of this equipment by call aggregators to block access dialing codes is a violation of the Telephone
Operator Consumers Act of 1990.
• If you experience trouble with the DBS 576 HD, please contact your Panasonic DBS authorized service provider for repair/
warranty information. The telephone company may ask you to disconnect this equipment from the network until the problem
has been corrected.
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