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From: chaney@ms.uky.edu (Daniel Chaney)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Phone busy with Modem signalling
Message-ID: <11746@s.ms.uky.edu>
Date: 23 May 89 18:00:25 GMT
References: <8905090741.AA18208@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> <1242@jato.Jpl.Nasa.Gov>
Reply-To: chaney@ms.uky.edu (Daniel Chaney)
Organization: U of Kentucky, Mathematical Sciences
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In article <1242@jato.Jpl.Nasa.Gov> morris@jade.Jpl.Nasa.Gov (Mike Morris) writes:
>Jeff Sicherman,CSU Long Beach writes:
>>
>>
>>   Specifically, we have a 1200 baud, Racal-Vadic VA 3451 modem and a
>>multiline, button controlled, 1A2-type phone system. The modem is used
>>infrequently and shares one of the voice lines. (It is kept in manual
>>answer mode.) When it is in use, we would like it to light the button
>>on the phone system for that line - which it currently does not do, so
>>people occasionally interrupt the modem call and file transfers.

An alternative solution is offered from DAK, as I recall.  They have a
modular phone plug that will prevent those accidental pickups by
disabling the other phones on that line.  I am not familar with your
multiline system but I have installed such a device on a multiline system
before and it worked fine.  Note : I did have to place this plug on
the specific line (read: not the specific phone as it killed the intercom
from that phone on down)

DAK sells these at something like 9.95 each.

-- Disclaimer : I do not work for DAK not have any interest other than
 		some of their toys are downright fun, if not handy.

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