HICOM 100 RANGE
TECHNICAL INFORMATION


  • AXE 10 EXCHANGE WORKING
  • BACKUP BATTERY
  • CALL LOGGING PRINTER SETUP
  • CALL LOGGING PROBLEMS
  • CALL WAITING
  • FAX PROBLEMS ON 125/130 SYSTEMS
  • GC ALARM
  • INITIALISATION
  • LCR
  • PASSWORD
  • LCR
  • PCSAT & PCSATDIG
  • PRINTER PROBLEMS
  • PSU - Raspberry noises on POT phone handset lift off
  • TOOLS AND CABLES
  • TIMERS

  • BACKUP BATTERY

    This is coloured orange and on 110/120 systems is located on the lower left hand side of the front circuit board.

    The battery is a 3 volt lithium cell.  It is packaged in plastic and located by 4 pins.  Only two of the pins make an electrical connection.

    The pin to the upper left is positive and the lower right pin negative.

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    CIL WORKING

    GC IS HOTEL PACKAGE

    GEZ IS CIL TO A PRINTER

    SET s7*73 to 00

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    CIL OUTPUT

    Baud as required, 8 bits, 2 stop, parity none

    LX 800 printers need DIP switch 2/2 set to the off position. If not, the printer keeps performing page feeds.

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    CALL WAITING TONE

    TO REMOVE TONE THE PHONE WOULD NORMALLY BE MADE A DATA STATION.

    THIS CAN CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH UNANSWERED TRANSFERRED CALLS RETURNING TO A BUSY DATA TELEPHONE AND THEN BEING CUT OFF BECAUSE THE CALL IS UNABLE TO CAMP ON.

    INSTEAD, CHANGE THE CALL WAITING TONE TO A 0.1 SECOND BURST OF TONE EVERY 2 MINUTES.

    S12*05 to 01 99 02 99 80 FOR INTERNAL CALL WAITING TONE

    S12*09 to 01 99 02 99 80 FOR EXTERNAL CALL WAITING TONE

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    UK AXE10 EXCHANGES

    When using two wire DTMF pot phones on a AXE 10 to AXE 10 exchange call, the call will usually fail.

    SET S1*64 TO 3 SECONDS

    If CIL problems occur set POT phones to DTMF

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    PRINTER PROBLEMS

    IF THE PRINTER BUFFER APPEARS NOT TO COPE AND GIVES A PRINT OUT WITH BITS MISSING. THE PRINTER IS SET TO A FAST SETTING.

    REDUCE THE BAUD RATE AND CHECK THE PRINTER LEAD.

    PRINTER CABLE

    HICOM END PRINTER END
    1 1 2 3 5 20 7 7

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    PASSWORD

    The access password for the UK is SH746  (service - hold - 746)

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    PSU SWITCHES

    On HICOM 110/120 systems set PSU switch 3 to position 3-1 labelled -24v.

    This stops raspberry noises on pot phones on lift off.

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    TIMERS

    RECALL DURATION TIMER - SET S1*47 to 99

    DAILING ON AXE 10 EXCHANGES - SET S1*64 to 3 seconds

    FASTER DTMF CALLS - REDUCE FROM 240ms TO 80ms
    HICOM 110/120 - SET S1*63
    HICOM 125/130 - SET S13*GRP*09

    CALL CUT OFFS
    CHECK TELE TYPE - DEFAULT FOR EXTN TELES IS 07 (S1*11)
    SET TO 07 ONLY IF KEY & POT ON PORT
    SET TO 00 FOR KEYSTATIONS
    SET TO 03 FOR DTMF POT

    TURN OFF BT DIAL TONE DETECT - POSSIBLE SOURCE OF CUTTING OFF
    HICOM 110/120 SET S2*01-08 to 1
    HICOM 125/130 SET S13*GRP*13 to 1 AND ALSO WAIT FOR DAILING TIMER
    HICOM 110/120 SET S1*68 to 00
    HICOM 125/130 SET S13*GRP*44 to 00

    NO METER PULSE DETECTION ON DIRECTORY ENQUIRY CALLS
    HICOM 110/120 SET S1*138 to 01
    HICOM 120/130 SET S13*GRP*38 to 01

    PHANTOM CALLS
    RINGING DEBOUNCE TIMER - DEFAULT 300ms INCREASE AND SEE
    HICOM 110/120 SET S1*74
    HICOM 120/130 SET S13*GRP*30

    NO METERED CALLS UNLESS OVER 20 SECONDS DURATION
    SET S7*73 to 00 (DEFAULT 20)

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    GC ALARM

    The call records on the admin phones on hotel sites need to be cleared as they fill call record buffers, thus causing a GC ALARM.

    The following must be done from the reception phone:-

    TO PRINT CALL RECORDS
    Press: COST - DSS BUTTON - PROGRAM

    To clear reception phone substitute DSS BUTTON with a *

    TO CLEAR CALL RECORDS
    Press: COST - DSS BUTTON - CLEAR
    To clear reception phone substitute DSS BUTTON with a *

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    110/120/125/130 INITIALISATION

    INITIALISATION PROCEDURE - FOR UK

    POWER UP SYSTEM AND WAIT FOR CLOCK TO SHOW. WAIT ANOTHER 60 SECONDS
    THE CB CARD MAY CLICK!

    ENTER THE UK COUNTRY CODE SH54721445 ON FIRST STATION (S and H are the Service & Hold buttons)

    WAIT FOR "PROGRAMMING" TO APPEAR ON DISPLAY

    ENTER DEFAULT CODE S0*00*

    WAIT FOR PROMPT S0* COULD TAKE 5 MINUTES ON LARGE SYSTEMS

    SYSTEM SHOULD NOW BE UP AND RUNNING

    IT IS ADVISABLE TO REMOVE ALL TJF CABLES EXCEPT THOSE FROM THE FIRST
    EXTENSION CARD OR CONTROL CARD IF NO KIB BOARD IS FITTED

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    LCR

    TO ALLOW MERCURY OVERIDE THE FOLLOWING MUST BE SET ON HICOM 110/120

    S15*03*1-64 SET TO 1 IF LCR OVERIDE ALLOWED
    S11*150*50 - MERCURY
    S11*151*54 - BT
    WHEN ALLOWED TOO, EXTENSIONS CAN TOGGLE BETWEEN MERCURY AND BT BY USING - S50 OR S54

    PROGRAMMING AS FOLLOWS:-
    Carrier access code
    y
    y y n n n
    n
    n
    add to exception table
    999,112,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 plus listed exceptions
    then switch on

    IF A PIN NUMBER HAS BEEN USED ALREADY - YOU MUST USE ONE EVEN IF THE CARRIER DOES NOT WANT ONE.

    IN THIS INSTANCE USE PART OF THE ACCESS CODE AS THE PIN NUMBER I.E. ACC CODE 166 USE 16 AS ACCESS CODE AND 6 AS PIN.


    MERCURY DIAL TONE TIMER
    S1*76* 1=200ms min

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    TOOLS and CABLES

    TOOLS
    Torx Screwdriver TX20
    Siemens IDC wiring tool C39407-A139-A9

    CABLES
    9 way - 25 way programming cable for PCSAT & PCSATDIG

    9 way Female - PC end 25 Way Male - System end
    2 - 2
    3 - 3
    5 - 7
    7 - 5
    8 - 4
    4 linked to 6

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    PCSAT & PCSATDIG PROBLEMS

    This is the programming software for the analogue range of Hicom switches.  PCSAT is used with Hicom 110 & 120 whilst PCSATDIG is used with Hicom 125 & 130.  They must be installed on a PC.  Data is downloaded from the telephone system and then reloaded after modification.  The data can also be saved to disc.

    Password = sysupdate

    Common Problems
    The software fails when trying to download data.

    This is normally due to the speed being incorrectly set.  The software is set to 9600 on default.  If the system has been changed to a lower baud rate then this will either have to match and PC or visa versa.  If the site has no call logger printer attached then the system baud rate should be made 9600.

    A baud rate of 9600 can be programmed from the lowest numbered extension (handset left on hook) by dialling:

    1. Service - Hold - 746
    2. Service - 7 - 80 - 05
    3. Release

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    Last revised: December 18, 2011

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