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Line Select Keys
This row of keys only exists on the Model 284, Multi-line Tone Remote. One of these
keys would be programmed for each one of the base station control lines interfaced to the
remote. Each of these keys has two LEDs associated with it, a green and a red. The green
LED indicates the currently selected line for this remote. The red LED is used to indicate
activity on the other, unselected base station lines. A flashing red LED indicates VOX
activity on the associated line, and a solid red light indicates that base station currently
being held in transmit. If the Call Decoder feature is enabled, a rapidly flashing red LED
indicates that and incoming call has been decoded.
The Model 284 keeps track of the control tones used on each line interfaced to it.
Whenever a new line is selected, the remote will automatically update its LCD display to
show the current status for that base station.
Programmable Keys
The Digital Tone Remotes have eight programmable buttons arranged in two horizontal
rows of four, just below the LCD display. The first row of four are dual function buttons.
These buttons are normally used for channel selection and can have either one or two
frequencies assigned to each button. The buttons in the top row can also be used for any of
the other programmable functions (except Monitor and Page Select).
The second row of programmable buttons are single function buttons. The second row of
buttons can be used for channel selection (single channel only), or for such functions as
intercom, privacy, mute alert tones, etc.
There is a ninth programmable button just above the TRANSMIT button. This is usually
programmed to be the MONITOR button, however, if the end user does not need the
monitor function, then this button can be programmed for any other function except
channel select.
Aside from the first button in the top row, the rest of the programmable buttons on the
deskset can be disabled if they are not going to be assigned a function.
Paging Keypad
The Model 280 and 284 remotes have a 16 button keypad to support paging entries. Pages
can be entered in two ways. The operator can enter the capcode of the pager directly on the
keypad, or the list of programmed pagers can be stepped through by using the “*” and “#”
keys as up/down scrolling keys. Once the desired capcode is displayed, the operator
presses a button to send the page. This Page Send function can be programmed for either
the TRANSMIT button or the button just above it.
When the operator enters a digit, the deskset looks in its database to see which paging
format, if any has been assigned to that leading digit. As the operator continues to enter
digits, the deskset will look in the user portion of the database to see if the entire entry
matches any of the 50 paging users. If it does, then the name of that user appears in the
display. If no match is found, then the entry is tested to ensure that it at least conforms to
the capcode rules for the paging format selected. If the leading digit has no paging format
