TELEPHONE No. 290
Telephone No. 290
Modern test telephone used by engineers.

Key features:

  • Pulse and Tone dialling
  • Earth and Time break recall
  • Last number redial
  • Polarity indication
  • Water resistant
  • Mute
  • High impedance ringer
  • 10 memory store
  • Line disconnect
  • Monitor facility

Colour: Yellow

Made by Hosiden Beeson Ltd
St. Josephs Close
Hove
East Sussex
BN3 7EZ

Connecting cords for the Tele 290

User Guide

To store number

  1. Connect the phone to the line and switch to transmit.
  2. Press P and then a digit representing the digit that the number will be stored under i.e. 2.
  3. Enter the number required.
  4. Press P.
  5. Switch to Mon.

To send number

  1. Connect the phone to the line and switch to transmit.
  2. Press M and the store number - in this example 2.
  3. The number dials to line.
     

 
 
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Last revised: February 05, 2023

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