Tele-Q Telephone Ringer Generator

Tele-Q is a hand held, battery operated, telephone ringing voltage generator. It will ring any telephone fitted with a modular plug from a set of two 9-volt batteries or optional AC adapter. Tele-Q is shipped in its standard configuration where it produces a ringing voltage simulating the current ITT standard. This means it will ring any telephone that works on a standard telephone line. It is completely ready to use and should provide hours of service with the set of batteries that are already installed.

**The AC Adapter is available seperately.**

The Ringing Voltage Generator (RVG) measures roughly 3" x 5" x 1 3/4". It is totally self-contained and generates ringing voltage when the button is pressed. Ringing stops when the button is released or the phone is picked up (answered). This means that the operator determines the ringing pattern (series of rings and silence), but cannot, intentionally or unintentionally, ring the phone once the receiver is picked up.

There is a frequency control that determines how fast the bell clapper strikes the bells. The current standard is 20 Hz; however, this adjustment can be used to operate older or foreign phones designed to ring at different frequencies. The frequency control can also be used to optimize the bell's sound or change its character. For example, a higher frequency can make a standard telephone sound British. The frequency control does not change the sound of electronic ringers.

All connections (except AC Adapter) are made through a single 6-6 modular jack (RJ-11) on the front of the unit. Standard telephones are fitted with a 6-4 modular plug, which will mate with the 6-6 jack. By using a 6-6 modular plug, you have access to the unit's primary power and remote control lines. This feature offers a number of control options such as automated cueing or wireless control.

Battery life is good enough to get most productions from tech through the final performance. In any event, Tele-Q will let you know when batteries are getting low. Power from the optional AC Adapter is applied through an electronic switch that always chooses the best power source. This means that if AC power fails, the unit automatically switches to battery operation, offering you a back-up source of power.

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

The operating instructions are simple: connect any telephone to the modular jack and press the button. Telephones not fitted with a modular plug can easily be adapted to one. All the parts you need, and probably some helpful advice, are available at your local retail telephone store.

The red light (LED) on top of the Tele-Q tells you that it is producing ringing voltage and if batteries need replacement. When batteries are about two thirds depleted, the LED will only flicker briefly when the button is pressed. There is still plenty of operating time left once this begins to happen, however at this point new batteries should be installed if dependable operations is to be insured.

MAINTENANCE AND INTERNAL ADJUSTMENTS

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250 VOLTS DC AND 120 VOLTS AC ARE EXPOSED IF TELE-Q IS OPERATED OUT OF ITS PLASTIC CASE. THESE VOLTAGES ARE PRESENT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CIRCUIT BOARD WHEN VIEW WITH THE MODULAR JACK POINTING AWAY FROM YOU. NEVER TOUCH CIRCUIT BOARD COMPONENTS WHILE TELE-Q IS ACTIVATED!

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The only tool required to maintain and adjust Tele-Q is a 1/8" blade screwdriver; most any pocketsize screwdriver will do.

• Remove the three 4-40 screws around the perimeter of Tele-Q's top.
• While holding the plastic case in one hand, grasp the top with your thumb next to the button shroud and index finger over the modular jack, and pull apart.

Changing batteries:

• High quality alkaline batteries are recommended.
• Always replace both batteries at the same time.
• With your thumb over the battery clip, swing the bottom end of the battery out from under the circuit board. When the battery is free, remove the clip and install the fresh battery.
• New batteries should be positioned so they are entirely beneath the circuit board, with their ends against the center post.