OMNI & NTX30
TECHNICAL INFORMATION


  • BACKING UP
  • CIL SETUP
  • CLASS OF SERVICES
  • COMPARE PAGES - X120
  • CONSOLE CONNECTIONS
  • DO NOT DISTURB PROBLEMS
  • INTERDIGIT TIMER
  • DRIVE ACTIVATION
  • HOTLINES
  • HUNT GROUP INFO
  • KRONE STRIP PORT NUMBERING
  • LEVEL 3 PASSWORDS
  • MESSAGE WAITING
  • NSDC LEAD
  • SLUK INSTALLATION INFO
  • TRUNK HEADERS
  • TRUNK TYPES

  • OMNI BACKUP

    On an S3 with more than 4 PEMS you are unable to backup DB onto one disc.
    In these instances you must copy the relevant files by hand.

    To copy the relevant files use OM A C

    The files can be copied onto three discs using the following wildcards and names:-
    Disc 1 (CEM & PEM) - %V%EM* (4 files, 1 file fails)

    Disc 2 (ODDB) - GVP%ODDB (8 files)
    Disc 2 - P3ODDB (1 file)
    Disc 2 - GVCEMODDB (1 file)

    Disc 3 - TVSPEEDCL (1 file)
    Disc 3 - DVTMI0 (1 file) ONLY ON SITES WITH 30 CHANNEL LINKS

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    CIL SETUP

    1200 baud, parity even, 7 bits, 1 stop

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    CLASS OF SERVICES

    STANDARD

    0 = NO BARRING
    1, 0898 & 999 are only allowed in COR 0

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    X125 COMPARE PAGES

    Response = PAGE - ADDRESS - DISC - MEMORY

    MAKE MEMORY THE SAME AS THE DISC

    PAGE = MEMORY PAGE

    00 = Ci0

    01 = Ci1

    02 = CD0

    03 = CD1

    04 = Ci2

    05 = Ci3

    06 = CD2

    07 = CD3

    08 = P0i

    09 = P1i & P0D

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    CONSOLE CONNECTIONS

    
    CONSOLE WIRING CONNECTIONS FOR LEVEL 2/3 MODELS
    
    DESCRIPTION - TJF PAIR BOX CONN 201 D TYPE CONN
    TRR 2 BLDU 1A 1A 8
    TRAN 2 BLDU 1B 1B 15
    RCS 2 BLDU 3A 2A 14
    REC 2 BLDU 3B 2B 7
    TRR ATT 7A 3A 4
    TRAN ATT 7B 3B 12
    RCS ATT 9A 4A 11
    REC ATT 9B 4B 3
    SPEECH PAIR EXTN PORT - 6A 1
    PSEECH PAIR EXTN PORT - 6B 9
    GROUND - GREEN V24 5A 9A 13
    TX - ORANGE V24 5B 9B 6
    RX - BLUE V24 6A 10A 5
    CTS NOT USED 2

     

    MDF/TJF KRONE STRIP CONNECTIONS

    1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B 4A 4B 5A 5B 6A 6B 7A 7B 8A 8B 9A 9B 10A 10B
    TRR2 TRAN2 C1 M1 RCS2 REC2 C2 M2 GND TX RX CTS TRR1 TRAN1 C3 M3 RC1 REC1 C4 A4

     

    PRINTER PORT

    PRINTER   PORT
    3   1
    7   4
    20   5
    CIL - NSDC LEAD
    
    
    
    	ATT CARD			CON BOX 201
    
    
    	GRD		5A		9A
    	TX		5B		9B
    	RX		6A		10A
    
    CONSOLE CONNECTIONS
    
    
    
    	ATT CARD			CON BOX 201	DESCRIPTION
    
    
    	TRR 2	  	1A		1A		BLDU
    	TRAN 2		1B		1B
    	RCS 2		3A		2A		BLDU
    	REC 2		3B		2B
    	TRR		7A		3A		ATTENDANT
    	TRAN		7B		3B
    	RCS	  	9A		4A		ATTENDANT
    	REC	  	9B		4B
    	SPEECH				6A		EXTN No / PORT
    	SPEECH				6B
    
    V24 OUTPUT
    
    
    
    	GND		5A		9A
    	TX		5B		9B
    	RX		6A		10A
    	CTS		6B		UNAVAILABLE
    			10B		UNAVAILABLE FROM PBX
    
    PRINTER PORT
    
    	PRINTER		PORT
    
    
    	3		1
    	7		4
    	20		5

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    DO NOT DISTURB PROBLEMS

    AFTER POWER DOWN ON AN S3 DO NOT DISTURB AND MESSAGE WAITING TONE MAY ACTIVATE.

    THIS IS RETAINED ON THE SYSTEM AND CANNOT BE CLEARED BY RESTART OR RELOAD.

    MESSAGE WAITING CAN BE REMOVED BY WRITING TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS:-

    CD3 86D 00 00
    SAVE IN EDB

    IF A PROBLEM THEN THE ADDRESS WOULD HAVE BEEN 1E 1F

    THE DO NOT DISTURB (SHOWING AS NO DISTN ON CONSOLES) MUST BE DEACTIVATED FROM TELEPHONE OR CONSOLE.
    FROM CONSOLE (FERRANTI SITES) TYPE #5 XTN 0

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    INTERDIGIT PAUSE

    INTERDIGIT TIMER ON NTX 30

    5 seconds is a good setting for this timer.

    X120 - CD1 8D08

    X150 - CD3 1437 suggested minimum is 03

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    CHANGING DRIVES

    NTX30 HD & FLOPPY ADDRESSES

    FOR X125 SYSTEMS
    CD0 FC65

    02 = FLOPPY 00 = HARD DRIVE

    FOR X150 SYSTEMS
    X15X CD3 216E
    X16X CD3 21F3

    02 = FLOPPY 00 = HARD DRIVE

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    HOT LINE

    PUT EXTN INTO HOTLINE COS
    ALLOW EXTN ACCESS TO COMMON SPEED DIAL BLOCK
    GO TO DIVERSION IN RC A I
    AND SET AS NO DIVERT TO A SPEED DIAL NUMBER

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    HUNT GROUPS

    TO OPT IN OR OUT

    *41 - TO OPT OUT

    *40 - TO OPT BACK IN

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    KRONE STRIP LAYOUTS

    FERRANTI KRONE STRIPS
    SLUK CARD (CCTS 0-7)
    
    
    
    	KRONE STRIP PAIR	1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10
    
    	PORT			4  0  5  1  6  2  7  3  -  - 
    
    16 CIRCUIT SLUK (CCTS 8-16)
    
    
    
    	KRONE STRIP PAIR	1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10
    
    	PORT			8  12 9  13 10 14 11 15 -  - 
    
    TRUNK CARD
    
    
    
    	KRONE STRIP PAIR	1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10
    
    	PORT			0  -  1  -  2  -  3  -  -  - 
    
    
    
    NORTON KRONE STRIPS
    SLUK CARD (CCTS 0-7)
    
    
    
    	KRONE STRIP PAIR	1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10
    
    	PORT			0  1  2  3  -  -  4  5  6  7 
                   
    16 CIRCUIT SLUK (CCTS 8-16)
    
    
    
    	KRONE STRIP PAIR	1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10
    
    	PORT			8  9  10 11 -  -  12 13 14 15
    
    TRUNK CARD
    
    
    
    	KRONE STRIP PAIR	1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10
    
    	PORT			-  -  -  -  -  -  0  1  2  3 
    

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    LEVEL 3 PASSWORDS

    Go to console setup menu and select password option

    make level 3 password - MTCE

    This will ensure that the console archives ok

    HIGH LEVEL PASSWORDS ARE - NOTRON and 160995

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    MESSAGE WAITING

    X163 ADDRESSES FOR MESSAGE WAITING TONE

    CD3 86D 1E

    CD3 86E 1F

    1F = MACHINE GUN TONE
    1E = BROKEN DIAL TONE

    #70 + EXTN No REMOVES

    #71 + EXTN No ACTIVATES

    #72 + EXTN No MESSAGE

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    NSDC LEAD

    THE 25 WAY D TYPE CONNECTOR SHOULD HAVE THE FOLLOWING PINS STRAPPED

    4-5-6
    7-20

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    16 CIRCUIT SLUK

    16 CCT SLUK INFO

    The PCMFS card in the shelf in which the 16 cct SLUK is fitted must be BOA revision or better.

    Check for double outriggers and additional krone strips on Ferranti OMNI's.

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    TRUNK HEADER NUMBERS

    BLDU WITHOUT THE TRUNK BUSY FIELD WORKING

    On VDU 3 if the extn bldu is working but the trunk bldu is not then check the following addresses:-

    x153 CD3 08f2 08f3

    x163 CD3 08f4 08f5

    If a vdu 1, vdu2 or ATEA console then the data should be:-

    90 80

    if a vdu 3 then the data should be:-

    80 90

    The only reason to change these addresses is to match them up with the consoles header numbers. This can be changed on a vdu 3 and is found in the secondary menu of the engineering functions using the high level password.

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    TRUNK TYPES

    LOOP = 8

    EARTH = 16

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