EC-6
Installation and Operation Manual
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4.4. Fire Floor Phone
When the Fire Floor phone goes off hook, the
EC-6
will send a single beep. The user can then enter a touch-
tone 1 to 6 to call Emergency Phones 1 to 6, a touch-tone 0 to call all Emergency Phones, or an 8 to call the
Machine Room & Lobby phones. The Fire Floor phone can also dial
“9”
to access the telephone line to place
an outbound call. While in use, if any other phone goes off-hook, it will be instantly connected to the Fire
Floor phone. Because of this, it is imperative the Fire Floor phone is not left off-hook unattended.
4.5. Machine Room and Lobby Phones
The Machine Room and Lobby phones work together. Inside the EC-6 they are connected to the same circuit.
You can think of them as two phones in your house connected to the same phone line. An Emergency Phone
that is programmed to dial a single touch tone “8” will have the advantage of ringing both phones, thus
increasing the likelihood of being answered by local authorized personnel.
When the Machine Room or Lobby phone goes off hook, the
EC-6
will send a single beep. The user can then
enter a touch tone 1 to 6 to call Emergency Phones 1 to 6, a touch tone 0 to call all Emergency Phones, or a
7 to call the Fire Floor phone. The Machine Room & Lobby phones can also dial “9” to access the telephone
line to place an outbound call. While in use, if any other phone goes off hook, it will be instantly connected to
the Machine Room & Lobby phones. Because of this, it is imperative the Machine Room & Lobby phones are
not left off hook unattended.
4.6. Dial “9” Access
The Fire Floor, Machine Room, or Lobby phones can dial 9 to access the telephone line to place an outside
call. Alternatively, a single touch-tone “9” can be used as a toggle function to either access the telephone line
or disconnect from the telephone line (see
Section 3, Programming
). Here is an example of how dialing 9 can
be used to disconnect the telephone line. An Emergency Phone has placed a call through the
EC-6
’s telephone
line to a 911 operator. A fireman arrives on the scene and joins the conversation from the Fire Floor phone.
The fireman can then declare to the 911 operator that he is on-site and will take over. He can then dial a single
touch-tone 9 to drop the telephone line (hanging up on the 911 operator) and continue talking to the
Emergency Phone.
