ANSWERING & RECORDING MACHINE No. 201A (Tern)

Sales Brochure - CP/MS025

The Answer and Recording Machine No. 201A, sales name Tern, is a low profile telephone answering and recording machine which uses standard size mini-cassettes to store both incoming and outgoing messages. Tern may be used as an "answering only" machine by omitting the incoming message cassette. The machine is housed in a mock teak finish plastic cabinet and the control functions are written on a matt black finish finger plate. Access to the mini-cassettes is obtained by sliding off a panel situated on the top surface using the thumb or finger. The facilities of the machine are listed below:-

• Outgoing Announcement 5 to 180 secs
• Incoming message capacity up to 80 mins
• Two way Recording
• Call Monitoring
• Answering Only
• Remote Interrogation
• Built in microphone
• Switch (VOX) release
• Line break release
• Fast Tape Erase
• Tape full detection
• Dictation Conference
• Message facility
• Aux socket for mic and headphone
• Call Counter
• Telephone Line Test
• Pay Tone Detection
• Volume Control
Voice Operated
• Fast Tape Forward and Rewind
• Ring trip Adjuster (2 or 4 cycles)
• Auto paging

The machine is mains Powered and can be interrogated locally, or remotely using the portable "bleeper" supplied with each machine. The "bleeper" will work on one of a number of different frequencies and should always be associated with the machine with which it was supplied.

Made by Answercall Ltd.
Kangley Bridge Road, LONDON, SE26 5AH
Telephone: 01 59 1188

The Answering and Recording Machine 201B must be used on PBXs with C wire signalling.

On answering an incoming call the machine presents a loop resistance to line of approximately l30 Ohms. When recording a two way conversation the machine presents an impedance of approximately 10k Ohms across the line ensuring speech is unaffected.

Last revised: April 28, 2023