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| PXML No. 125 APPROVAL No. NS/2164/23/G/452433 (NTX30M) and NS/2164/23/G/452431 
Made by Atea of Belgian and distributed in the UK by Ferranti GTE Ltd, then Ferranti
Business Communications, then Siemens, then GPT, then Siemens Gec Communication Systems Ltd and now Siemens. The system is known as the Omni S1 and S1S and was sold by Norton Telecom/GPT/Siemens
as the NTX30 (pictured at the back) and NTX30M (pictured to the right with the telephone on top). The NTX30, NTX30M and S3 systems have now
been superseded by the Omni 200
range.The PABX's (Private Automatic Branch Exchange) are Electronic, Digital, Stored Program Controlled (SPC) employing Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) to establish connections and Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) for local voice transmission. The standard attendant equipment comprises an attendant (operator's) console, an attendant interface card (ATTI2) and an extension line card (SLUK). These cards are located in the Peripheral Equipment Modules (PEM's). The Omni supported numerous type of attendant consoles. Early systems used a Pacet (looked like a slug with a red LCD - shown to the lower left in the picture to the right). Norton Telecoms marketed a screen based console called the Level 1. This was simple and was later developed into a directory and call logging screen based console called the Level 2. Level 2 consoles used a smart card for backing up directory and call logging set-up. The Level 3 console appeared in the early nineties and this was an enhanced Level 2 with a Disc Operating System and greater on board memory. The Level 3 console used floppy discs as a backup media for set-up, directory and call logging records. A Busy Lamp Display Unit (BLDU) can also be provided on the Pacet only, as a separate unit, which fits on top of the console. The PABX is designed such that a data option (D2) can be integrated into the system, to provide voice and data processing which are separated completely by using individual buses. In the event of a power or major equipment failure predetermined extensions are connected to the Public Network. Since the extension instruments normally use time break recall and the exchange lines are normally earth calling these extensions will not be able to make outgoing public exchange calls in the by-pass emergency switching mode unless they are provided with earth recall telephones. In the case of systems fitted with DDI lines these can be connected to a call answering machine in the by-pass emergency mode. OMNI S1/NTX30  Introduced mid 1985 on an interim basis. The system was approved late 1996 under PXML No
109 (now PXML No 125) and approval number NS/2164/23/G/452431. The system comprises a
single cabinet, operator's console(s) and test jack frame (TJF), to which the cables from
the PABX are terminated.The picture to the right shows a Omni S1. This
is an early version with a cartridge tape drive (lower centre). This
was replaced later with a 5.25" floppy disk device. The maximum (PEM 0 + PEM 1) capacity for each item listed is:- 328 extensions 92 trunks (exchange lines, DDI and private circuits) in 32 trunk groups. 1 - Private digital link (32 channel CEPT span) 4 - Operator's consoles 16 - DTMF receivers 2 - 8 party conference circuits 2 - serial data circuits (TTY, VDU, Call logger etc)* 16 - MFC receivers 8 - Dial Tone Detectors 64 - Data lines For systems with only the GET STARTED (PEM0) configuration, the maximum number of
extensions is 144 and 36 trunks.
8 MFC Receivers 4 Dial Tone Detectors 44 Data Lines
By connecting a V24 Splitter, then more than 2 devices can be connected up to a maximum of 4, to any of the systems. |
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Last revised: April 12, 2011FM |
