Installing the AT&T Digital Announcer
Materials Required
To install the Digital Announcer properly for tip/ring, System 25
CMS, System 75 CMS, and contact activated start applications,
you need the following items:
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modular jack (RJ11-type jack for tip/ring applications; RJ25-
type jack for contact activated start applications)
#1 Phillips
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screwdriver
cross-connect wire (if connecting to a jack)
screw (if mounting the unit on a wall). You will not wall-
mount the unit if you are using it with a CMS application.
To install the Digital Announcer properly for MERLIN, MERLIN II,
or MERLIN LEGEND CMS, you need the following items:
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the Announcement interface cord provided with the CMS
interface board
#1 Phillips screwdriver
Gathering Information
Before installing the Digital Announcer, you must determine the
following information on the planning form in Appendix A.
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whether the user wants the unit to answer calls and store
the announcements for up to one-half hour during a power
failure. If the user wants the Power Failure Answer option
set to “off ,” the unit will store the recorded announcements
for up to three hours during a power failure, but will not
answer any calls during that time. When the
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