SmarTalk User Guide
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Safety, Regulations, Warranty
together. This precaution may be
particularly important in rural areas.
CAUTION
: Users should not attempt to
make such connections themselves, but
should contact the appropriate electric
inspection authority, or electrician, as
appropriate.
New Zealand
The SmarTalk telephone system (max. of
10 stations) has a Ringer Approximate
Loading number, or RAL, of 1. When other
devices are connected to a SmarTalk
system the total sum of the RAL
connected to the PSTN should be less
than 5.
United Kingdom: OFTEL/BABT
The telephone has been approved for use
under the following conditions:
1 For connection to the Public Switched
Telephone Network (PSTN) and
Compatible PBXs (Private Branch
Exchange), which use multi-frequency
signalling. Please consult your
supplier for an up-to-date list of
compatible PBXs.
2 SmarTalk phones have been
approved for use on the following
facilities:
••••
Two- or three-line simple
telephone facility.
••••
Storage of telephone numbers for
retrieval by a predetermined code.
••••
Automatic dialing.
••••
Automatic dialing of last number
dialed.
••••
Loud speaking full hands free
operation.
••••
PBX timed break register recall.
••••
Call Barring. (Toll Restriction)
3 Any other usage will invalidate the
approval of the apparatus if, as a
result, it then ceases to conform to the
standards against which approval was
granted.
4 The telephone must not be connected
in the following manner:
••••
As an extension to a pay phone.
••••
As a party line with shared
service.
••••
To a 1 + 1 carrier system.
NOTE
: It cannot be guaranteed that the
apparatus will operate correctly under all
possible conditions or connections to
compatible PBXs. In case of any difficulty,
please consult your supplier.
5 This telephone may be used for the
purpose of making outgoing calls to
the emergency service.
The ringer equivalence number, or REN,
determines the number of apparatus that
may be connected to the exchange line.
The exchange line has a maximum REN
capacity of 4. The total REN value
assigned to a SmarTalk system is 1.
To determine the REN value of the
complete system, add together the REN
values of every apparatus. The total value
should not exceed 4, otherwise the
volume of the ringer in any phone will
decrease and one telephone or more may
not ring at all.
NOTE
: Operation cannot be guaranteed in
installations with mixed types of
apparatus.
United States: FCC Part 68
The FCC Part 68 label identifies certified
equipment. This certification means that
the equipment meets certain
telecommunications network protective,
operational and safety requirements. The
Department does not guarantee the
equipment will operate to the user’s
satisfactions.
Before installing this equipment, users
should ensure that it is permissible to be
connected to the facilities of the local
telecommunications company. The
equipment must also be installed using an
acceptable method of connection. In some
cases, the company’s inside wiring
associated with a single line individual
service must be extended by means of a
certified connector assembly (telephone
extension cord). The customer should be
aware that compliance with the above
