The following procedure explains how to create a custom peer-to-peer program and dial another Tieline codec over POTS using the front panel keypad and navigation buttons.

 

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Important Notes:

•See POTS Connection Tips and Precautions for valuable information about setting up and maintaining reliable POTS connections.

•See POTS Module Settings for details on module settings.

•See POTS Answering Configuration for details on POTS answering settings (required for answering calls from non-Tieline POTS codecs)

•See Configuring POTS for details on configuring codec connections via a computer.

•The Local and Remote line quality displayed for POTS Codec connections is related to the actual POTS line quality at either end of the link. This reading affects the maximum allowable bit rate when the codec is training and negotiating a connection.

 

1.Press F1 buttons and press and release the right right arrow button arrow button to open the Input Audio Level adjustment screen.

•Press the number on the keypad corresponding to the channel you want to toggle on or off. E.g. press numero 1 on the numeric keypad to toggle channel 1 on and off.

•Use the up up arrow button and down down arrow button navigation buttons to select the gang function and press the Ok button button to toggle ganging on/off.

•Use the up up arrow button and down down arrow button navigation buttons to select a single channel, or ganged channels. Note: A channel is highlighted when selected.

•Use the left left arrow button and right right arrow button navigation buttons to adjust the input levels up or down.

 

2.Press the HOME home button button to return to the Home screen, select Connect > POTS and press the Ok button button.

 

Connect screen POTS hilighted

 

3.Use the RETURN Back button button to delete any numbers if already entered, then use the numeric KEYPAD to enter the number you want to dial. Note: When POTS (Ready) is displayed throughout POTS menus it means the POTS module has initialized and is ready to accept or make a call.

 

POTS - enter number

 

4.Navigate to Setup and press the Ok button button.

 

POTS - select Setup

 

5.Select Via to nominate the module used when dialing a connection, or select Any to use any available module in the codec, then press the Ok button button.

 

POTS - select Via

 

6.Navigate to the connection Mode and press the Ok button button to toggle between selecting either POTS Codec or Analog Phone. Note: Redundant settings in the menu will disappear If you select Analog Phone.

 

POTS - select POTS Codec

 

7.Select an algorithm, then press the Ok button button.

 

POTS - select Alg

 

8.Select Tieline Codecs session data when connecting to another Tieline codec or Sessionless when dialing to non-Tieline POTS codecs.

 

POTS - select Session

 

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Important Notes: To dial a Comrex® Vector, Matrix® or BlueBox® codec over POTS select the Other algorithm and Sessionless. Please note that 9.6kbps connections are not supported by Comrex codecs.

 

9.Select the Dial Route to use for this audio stream if one is required, then press the Ok button button. Note: See Configuring POTS Answering for more information on Dial Route and Answer Route tags. These can be useful when routing multiple audio streams.

 

POTS - select Dial Route

 

10.Navigate to Auto Reconnect and press the Ok button button to Enable or Disable this setting as required.

 

POTS - Auto Reconnect Enabled

 

11. Select Module Configuration to adjust other settings specific to how you want POTS modules to dial and answer, e.g. Maximum connection bit rate and dial tone settings etc.

 

POTS - select Module Config

 

12.When configuration is complete press the RETURN Back button button to navigate back to the Connect POTS screen.

 

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Important Note: At this point you can navigate to Save on the Connect POTS screen and press Ok button to use the numeric KEYPAD to name the program. Then press Ok button to save the program.

 

13. Press the CONNECT connect button button to make a connection. The Wait Connecting screen appears during the connection process.

 

POTS - Wait Connecting

 

Note: To load a saved program and dial press the HOME home button button, navigate to Programs, select the program you want to dial and press the CONNECT connect button button to load the program and dial.

 

14.To negotiate higher bit rates press F2 button then 3 on the numeric KEYPAD; for lower bit rates press F2 button then 9.

 

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Important Note: To load a saved program and dial press the HOME home button button, navigate to Programs, select the program you want to dial and press the CONNECT connect button button to load the program and dial.

 

See Monitoring POTS Connections for more details on monitoring the different POTS connection states.