[UCIMC-Tech] [RFU] Phone Ringer Flasher Cross-Wired

mister garza mistergarza at gmail.com
Sun Aug 5 14:48:18 UTC 2012


Thanks Chris. I can test the phone line during my show tomorrow night
if no one else gets to it first.

On Sun, Aug 5, 2012 at 9:12 AM, Chris Ritzo <chris.ritzo at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks. My pleasure. I'm eager to hear if the phone line works through the
> board.
>
> -Chris
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 5, 2012 at 8:56 AM, Stewart Dickson <mathartspd at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> Thanks, Chris,
>>
>> That sounds like an improvement.
>>
>> -Stewart
>>
>>
>> On 8/4/12 9:05 PM, Chris Ritzo wrote:
>>
>> Today some work was done on the WRFU phone line, and most issues should be
>> resolved, with the exception of the phone flasher.
>>
>> The existing phone flasher and splitter was configured using a DSL
>> splitter of some sort, I believe intended to handle both lines. When the
>> WRFU line was called, the phone itself rang. When the IMC line was dialed,
>> the flasher flashed.
>>
>> To alleviate this issue, we have ordered a more in-line phone flasher
>> which I'll install early next week. The phone is currently patched into the
>> board as well, so if someone can confirm that the WRFU line feeds properly
>> into the board as currently connected, that would be awesome.
>>
>> Additionally, I've removed some extra phone cables under the desk and
>> cleaned things up a bit. Please also note that we will also be removing the
>> openWRFU access point soon, after ensuring that wifi access in the lobby and
>> studio area are covered by the now building-wide standard openUCIMC network.
>>
>> CR
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 12:28 PM, Stewart Dickson <mathartspd at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I'm not there right now, but as I recall, the RJ-45 line splitter looked
>>> funny.   Maybe you've got 2 lines on the cable going into the splitter, and
>>> so a different line is going to the ringer flasher than is going to the
>>> phone?  That would make sense to me.   You actually want the same line going
>>> to the flasher as the phone.  A different kind of RJ-45 line splitter which
>>> does this is probably what it needs.
>>>
>>> -Stewart
>>>
>>> On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 11:07 AM, Chris Ritzo <chris.ritzo at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Um, then someone must have changed the configuration that Barry Todd and
>>>> I installed.
>>>>
>>>> I'll look at it again. Or maybe you want to.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 10:44 AM, Stewart Dickson <mathartspd at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Um, I sat in the WRFU studio and called 344-8820 on the studio phone
>>>>> and watched the ringer light flash.
>>>>> Then I dialed the FAX number (WRFU) 344.2536 and got a busy signal on
>>>>> that line.
>>>>>
>>>>> -Stewart
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ...
>>
>>
>>
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