ENHANCED FEATURE ADAPTER User Guide Venture Multiline Communications System
Unpacking the EFA ...........................................2 EFA ports .........................................................3 Connecting your EFA to your Venture System ...4 Verify that the EFA is connected to your system.................. 5 Adding a music source .....................................5 Connecting a music source.................................................... 5 Activating Music on hold...................................................... 5 Activating Background music...............
Contents Adding a fax machine or modem .................... 8 Connecting your fax machine or modem to your EFA..........9 Activating Fax switch ............................................................9 Adding a Call Detail Recording ........................ 9 Connecting a computer ..........................................................9 Connecting a printer.............................................................10 Activating CDR ..................................................................
Appendix.......................................................15 Running cable to the jacks .................................................. 15 Terminating two lines on the EFA ...................................... 16 EFA connection requirements ............................................ 17 Canadian regulatory information ...................19 U.S. regulatory information............................20 Index .............................................................
Contents iv Enhanced Feature Adapter User Guide
Congratulations! Adding the Enhanced Feature Adapter (EFA) to your Venture system enables you to connect seven devices: a music source, an external page amplifier, a door phone, a door locking/ unlocking device, a fax machine or modem, and a printer or a PC.
Installing and using the Unpacking the EFA When you unpack the EFA you should have: one EFA, one telephone cord and one AC power adapter.
There are eight ports on the EFA: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Each port connects a different device to your Venture system: 1. a music source 2. an external paging amplifier 3. a door phone 4. a door locking/unlocking device 5. the phone line used as line 1 on your Venture phone or system, and if a fax or modem is attached, a second phone line to be used for the fax 6. a fax machine or modem 7. a serial printer or a PC used as a Call Detail Recording output device 8.
Installing and using the Connecting your EFA to your Venture System 1. Plug one end of the 6-wire cord provided with your EFA into a phone jack on which the telephone line, used as line 1 on your Venture system, is terminated. line 1 AC outlet ☞ Note: If the EFA will be used with a fax machine or modem, a second line to be used for the fax or modem line must also be terminated on this jack. See “Terminating two lines on the EFA” on page 16. 2.
2. Press £. 3. Press ’ until your display shows EFA options. If your display does not show EFA options, see “Troubleshooting” on page 14. license be obtained for the right to reproduce or transmit the music source through the music on hold or background music features of this telecommunications system. Venture purchasers are solely responsible for obtaining any such license(s); in no event will Northern Telecom or any of its subsidiaries be liable for a failure to obtain the required licenses.
Installing and using the 5. Press ’ until your display shows Music on hold. 6. Press ¥ to turn on Music on hold. Activating Background music Activating background music at any Venture phone makes music available to all Venture phones on the system. Background music is then turned ON or OFF at each phone. 1. Go to any Venture phone. 2. Press £. 3. Press ’ until your display shows EFA options. 4. Press —. 5. Press ’ until your display shows Music at idle. 6.
Adding the Venture Door Phone (Aastra part number: A0665958) enables you to answer a door from one or all the phones in your Venture system. 3. 4. ☞ Note: Only the Venture Door 1. 2. Follow the instructions included in your Venture Door phone for connecting the wires to it. Strip approximately 1/4 inch of insulation from the other end of the wires. 5. Press ’ until your display shows Door phone. 6. Press ¥ to turn on door phone answering capabilities. Insert the wires into the two terminals.
Installing and using the system. (Door calls all is the default setting.) ☞ Note: When Door calls phone is selected, but the call is not answered by the selected phone (after the programmed number of rings), the door phone call will ring on all Venture phones. Phone ID to call—when you select Door calls phone, Phone ID to call selects one phone to which all door phone calls will go. 1. Go to any Venture phone. 2. Press £. 3. Press ’ until your display shows EFA options. 4. Press —. 5.
3. ☞ Note: On line 2 the distinctive 1. Go to any Venture phone. 2. Press £. 3. Press ’ until your display shows EFA options. ring phone number must be assigned to the fax machine or modem. ☞ Note: Distinctive Ringing may also be called Ident-a-call, Ident-aring, Teen Service, Smart Ring, Signal Ring or Custom Ringing. Connecting your fax machine or modem to your EFA 1. Plug one end of the phone wire that comes with your fax or modem into your fax or modem. 2.
Installing and using the Connecting a computer You will need a 9-pin serial cable. In addition, if your computer uses a 25pin connector for its serial port, you need a 9-pin to 25-pin adapter. These are available at any computer store. 1. Plug one end of the serial cable into your computer. 2. Plug the other end of the serial cable into your EFA. 3.
CDR as SL-1 data—a computer format used by call detail accounting software 1. Go to any Venture phone. 2. Press £. 3. Press ’ until your display shows EFA options. 4. Press —. 5. Press ’ until your display shows CDR OFF. 6. Press ¥ to turn CDR on. 7. Press ’ until your display shows Account code OFF. 8. Press ¥ to turn Account code on. 9. Press ’ until your display shows CDR in English ’=next *=change. 10.
Installing and using the Answering a door phone call When you have activated the door phone option on your Venture phone and the door phone rings, your display shows Door phone calling. phone). To answer the door, go to the door. 1. Pick up the handset or press handsfree/mute key. ☞ Note: If you are using your 2. Press Û. OR If you have saved Background music to a memory key, press the memory key twice. 3. Press ’ until your display shows Door phone. ☞ Note: 4. Press —. 5.
2. Press £. 3. Press ’ until your display shows Account code. 4. Press —. 5. Enter a 1 to 4-digit account code. OR ☞ Note: When more than one phone is included in a call, the account code record lists only the phone that made or answered the call. ☞ Note: When an account code is entered during a conference call, it overrides any previously entered account code. 1. If you have saved account code to a memory key, make or answer a call.
Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Troubleshooting is required when you install your EFA and EFA options does not appear in the Services list or when you forget your password. 5. Pick up the handset. You should hear dial tone. 6. Check on a Venture phone to ensure that the „ indicator light is lit. 7. If there is no dial tone, or the phone’s „ indicator light is not lit, verify that the phone jack is wired correctly, see “Terminating two lines on the EFA” on page 16.
This appendix provides in-depth information required to complete the wiring of a Venture EFA, from the connecting blocks to a Venture EFA. It is intended for use by installers or individuals with system wiring experience. and the telephones (a home run configuration) is recommended. ☞ Note: In a home run configuration a separate cable is run from the connecting block to each telephone and from the connecting block to the EFA.
Appendix Terminating two lines on the EFA This is required when a fax machine or a modem will be sharing a telephone line with a phone in your system. 1. Connect phone line 1 to the red and green pins of the phone jack 2. Connect phone line 2 to the black and yellow pins of the first phone jack. 3. Plug one end of the telephone cord provided with the EFA into the phone jack. 4.
Device Music source (CD player, radio etc.) Port ICON Type of connector required and acceptable levels of input or output and device impedance 3.5 mm mini jack connector (output appears on left channel of a stereo jack only) Input level of -20dBVrms to +6dBVrms Input impedance is 5 Kohms External page amplifier 3.5 mm mini jack connector, (output appears on both the left and right channels) Output impedance is 600 ohms. Output level is -14 dbVrms open circuit (-20 dbVrms into 600 ohms).
Appendix The telephone line used as line 1 on the Venture phone(s) and a second telephone line used for the fax machine. RJ12 jack. (This cord is provided with the EFA.) Fax machine or modem RJ12 jack. (The Venture EFA is configured so the fax or modem line appears on pins 3 and 4 of jack number 2.) Printer or computer DB9 connector. To connect a printer a null modem is also required. To connect a computer with a 25-pin serial port connector a 9-pin to 25-pin adapter is also required.
be connected to customer provided jacks except where specified by individual telecommunications company tariffs. Industry Canada Notice The Industry Canada 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 satisfaction.
Regulator y infor mation this product, and the AC transformer must be CSA/UL or CSA-NRTL/C approved Class 2, level C, rated as follows: For North American Markets mains nominal AC voltage 110-117V: For Venture EFA- Input: 117/120VAC, 50/ 60Hz, 12W and Output: 16VAC 500 mA. For International Markets mains nominal AC voltage 220-240V: For Venture EFA- Input: 220/240VAC, 50/ 60Hz, 12W and Output: 16VAC 500 mA. Substitution of non approved equipment will void the Aastra warranty.
The telephone company may make changes in its facilities, equipment, operations or procedures that could affect the operation of the equipment. If this happens the telephone company will provide advance notice in order for you to make necessary modification to maintain uninterrupted service. Do not attempt to repair this equipment yourself.
Regulator y infor mation aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning. (A) When the power supply cord or plug is damaged or frayed. 4. Do not use this product near water, for example, near a bath tub, wash bowl, kitchen sink, or laundry tub, in a wet basement, or near a swimming pool. (B) If the product has been exposed to rain, water or liquid has been spilled on the product, disconnect and allow the product to dry out to see if it still operates; but do not open up the product. 5.
Warranty and repair If you have several telephones and you are having problems with all of them, or if your telephone works in some outlets and not in others, your problem may originate with the local telephone lines or with central office equipment. Contact your telephone company repair service listed in the front of your phone book.
Regulator y infor mation State law provisions: This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may have other rights which vary from state to state. Some states do not allow the exclusion of incidental or consequential damages or allow limitation on implied warranties or their duration, so that above exclusions or limitations may not apply.
B background music 6 at each Venture phone 12 C Call Detail Recording activating CDR 10 adding 9 connecting a printer 10 Canadian regulatory information 19 CDR (see Call Detail Recording) 10 CDR printer location 9 connecting computer 10 EFA to your system 4 electronic door latch 8 fax machine or modem 8 loudspeaker page amplifier 6 music source 5 D Distinctive Ringing 8 Door phone 7 E EFA connection requirements 17 EFA options not in Services list 14 EFA ports 3 electronic door latch 8 F fax machine conne
Index printers, compatible 10 R regulatory information Canadian 19 U.S. 20 running cable to the jacks 15 EFA functions 11 V Venture Door Phone 6 connecting 7 S saving to a memory key Account code 13 Background music 13 Door phone 13 setting Door phone options 7 T Troubleshooting 14 twisted-pair cable 15 U U.S.
