Connecting Qt PRO’s
TM
An
overview of telephony interfaces
Introduction
It does not matter whether your
PBX supports analog or digital telephones, or whether you
have replaced the PBX with a VoIP gateway -
connection to a paging amplifier and/or
controller provides interworking between a tel
include such functions. A paging controller
controllers offer several additional features
alert tones, etc.
This paper explains how to connect
either directly utilizing a paging port of a
connected to a telephony port of a
The primary mission of a sound-
masking system is to deliver masking sound uniformly throughout an office space. But
Sound Management’s ceiling-mounted
(paging). To accommodate paging, every Qt
described as “U.S pro line-level, dry, always-on
U.S. PRO Line Level
The meaning of the term “line level”
varies depending on whether the equipment is designed for use in a professional application or
a consumer application, and whether the equipment is designed for use in the United States, Germany, or elsewhere. Qt PRO’s
paging inputs are designed to handle
U.S professional line level signals. The specification for a
signal
1
is: +4 dBu, 1.228 (Vrms), 1.737 (Vpk).
paging inputs, Qt PRO is also tolerant of
signals that run “stronger”
amplifier that is capable of amplifying
incoming signal by 6 dB, or more,
U.S. pro audio line levels
. Qt PRO’s input sensitivity controls are used to set the
Dry
“Dry” emphasizes that Qt PRO’s paging
inputs are not telephone interfaces and must never see dial tone, ringing voltage, battery
current, etc.
Always On
It is best to think of Qt PRO’s paging inputs as the Aux Audio inputs of an audio amplifier because Qt PRO
amplifier. On most audio amplifiers
, only one input is active at a time
paging inputs are always active
and play out on all masking zones
In a paging application, Qt PRO is always the called party but it is not capable of participating in the connection
its audio inputs are “always on”,
there is no need to establish a connection to QT
To understand what is meant by “establish a
picks up
a telephone’s handset, a circuit is closed causing current to flow (loop start) in the wire loop between the telephone and th
serving switch or PBX. The switch
senses this flow of current and responds by placing a dial tone on the line and listening for d
digits. The calling party enters a
remainder of the telephone number.
Once it has received the telephone number it initiates
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Paging A and Paging B i
nput impedance is 40,000 ohms, minimum.
Paging Inp
uts to the Corporate Telephone S
overview of telephony interfaces
may be found at
http://www.patton.com/technotes/fxs_fxo.pdf
PBX supports analog or digital telephones, or whether you
typically offer one or more
ports that can be used to connect to
a paging controller. A paging
and a paging amplifier
for use with telephony systems that do not
needed even when
the telephony system provides a paging port as
: multiple individually addressable paging ports, all
This paper explains how to connect
a paging input of a
QT PRO control module to the corporate telephone
VoIP gateway, or indirectly utilizing a paging port
. It also explains several ways to implement all-
masking system is to deliver masking sound uniformly throughout an office space. But
emitters (speakers) are also effective at
comes with
two paging inputs. These pagi
audio inputs”.
varies depending on whether the equipment is designed for use in a professional application or
a consumer application, and whether the equipment is designed for use in the United States, Germany, or elsewhere. Qt PRO’s
U.S professional line level signals. The specification for a
Nominal U.S. pro audio line level
spotty adherence to this standard in
systems that drive QT PRO’s
signals that run “stronger”
and
“weaker” than this standard. Qt PRO contains a
6 dB, or more, for signals running “too
“too strong”.
This allows Qt PRO to handle signals that are
. Qt PRO’s input sensitivity controls are used to set the
paging pre-amplifier.
inputs are not telephone interfaces and must never see dial tone, ringing voltage, battery
It is best to think of Qt PRO’s paging inputs as the Aux Audio inputs of an audio amplifier because Qt PRO
, only one input is active at a time
(Aux A, Aux B, Tape, CD, Phono).
Qt PRO is a bit different. Both
and play out on all masking zones
where their respective levels
are set to a value other the MUTE
In a paging application, Qt PRO is always the called party but it is not capable of participating in the connection
there is no need to establish a connection to QT
PRO to affect a page.
” let us take a simplified look
a telephone’s handset, a circuit is closed causing current to flow (loop start) in the wire loop between the telephone and th
senses this flow of current and responds by placing a dial tone on the line and listening for d
The switch removes dial tone once it sees
Once it has received the telephone number it initiates
a series of complex operations
nput impedance is 40,000 ohms, minimum.
uts to the Corporate Telephone S
ystem
http://www.patton.com/technotes/fxs_fxo.pdf
Voice over IP (VoIP) and
ports for direct
a paging controller. A paging
for use with telephony systems that do not
the telephony system provides a paging port as
paging
call, paging groups, music,
QT PRO control module to the corporate telephone
network,
r that is
ll paging.
masking system is to deliver masking sound uniformly throughout an office space. But
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two paging inputs. These pagi
ng inputs are best
varies depending on whether the equipment is designed for use in a professional application or
a consumer application, and whether the equipment is designed for use in the United States, Germany, or elsewhere. Qt PRO’s
Nominal U.S. pro audio line level
systems that drive QT PRO’s
“weaker” than this standard. Qt PRO contains a
paging pre-
” and attenuating an
This allows Qt PRO to handle signals that are
from ½ to 2 times
inputs are not telephone interfaces and must never see dial tone, ringing voltage, battery
It is best to think of Qt PRO’s paging inputs as the Aux Audio inputs of an audio amplifier because Qt PRO
is an audio processor and
Qt PRO is a bit different. Both
are set to a value other the MUTE
.
In a paging application, Qt PRO is always the called party but it is not capable of participating in the connection
procedure. But since
connection. When one
a telephone’s handset, a circuit is closed causing current to flow (loop start) in the wire loop between the telephone and th
e
senses this flow of current and responds by placing a dial tone on the line and listening for d
ialed
and listens for the
a series of complex operations
to
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