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Re: [ECS] Zoom Modem Don Stephens Thu, 2 Dec 1999 16:40:34 -0800

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This brings up the old thread of using a Dialogic board or something
similar. I too would like to see the functions similar to the old BigmOuth
board.
Don
----- Original Message -----
From: Martin Terry <Martin.Terry@mail.tribnet.com>
To: <ecs-list@netbloc.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 02, 1999 8:02 AM
Subject: RE: [ECS] Zoom Modem


> Scott, if you have digital IO capabilities with ECS, you can wire a radio
> shack relay in-line with the phone to indicate with a contact closure
> whether it is currently off hook. This was recently described in "Nuts and
> Volts" magazine. The relay is about 2 bucks from radio shack and if you
put
> it close to where the line comes in your house it will indicate when any
> down stream phones are picked up.
>
> I do wish a device could be supported within ECS that was as capable as
the
> bigmouth, however. I for one miss it!
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Danks [mailto:sdanks@ci.tulsa.ok.us]
> Sent: Thursday, December 02, 1999 7:13 AM
> To: ecs-list@netbloc.com
> Subject: Re: [ECS] Zoom Modem
>
>
> Well, I finally got a modem to hook up with ECS.  It is the Zoom 14.4
voice
> modem.  But in looking at the ecs.htm file last night, I am confused about
> some things.  I searched for information by words that I thought might
give
> me insight, but alas!  I still spent several hours trying figure things
out.
> I'm not sure how to detect when the phone is taken off the hook, so it can
> play a message and ask for information.  I thought I would have the system
> maybe talk to a person when they pickup the phone and have to dial a 9 to
> get an outside line, etc.  I remember that Mark said he removed some
things,
> (maybe I can find the old archives) and one of the guys said he used that
> function for his kids to pickup the phone and leave a message before going
> out.  Did this really get removed, or was it just a thought?  Also, I
tried
> using the local-phone-button to let me know someone picked up the phone
with
> the status messages and it did not work.  Is this because I have not run
the
> outside phone line to it and it needs the voltage from the phone company?
I
> figured out how to record the outgoing message and it recorded as a wav
> sound.  So I know that part is working.  Any advice is welcome.
>
> Scott.
>

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