NH-300SP 2Ethernet HPNA Modem USER’S MANUAL Ver. A.7
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A.2 Telephone wire
Standard telephone wire of any gauge or type-flat, twisted or quad is used to connect the Modem to the telephone network.
A telephone cable typically consists of three pairs of wires, one of which is used for transmission. The connector at the end
of the telephone cable is called an RJ-11 connector and it consists of six pins. POTS (plain old telephone services) use pins
3 and 4 for voice transmission. A telephone cable is shown below. (
Figure A-4
)
A
B
Figure A-4 Telephone cable
The A and B connectors on the rear of the Modem are RJ-11 connectors. These connectors are wired identically. The
RJ-11 connectors have six positions, two of which are wired. The Modem uses the center two pins. The pin out
assignment for these connectors is presented below. (
Table A-2
)
Table A-2 RJ-11 Pin out Assignments
Pin#
MNEMONIC
FUNCTION
1
NC
Unused
2
NC
Unused
3
TIP
POTS
4
RING
POTS
5
NC
Unused
6
NC
Unused_
