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| Volume Two, Issue 18, Phile #8 of 11 |
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| The Tribunal of Knowledge presents... |
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| LMOS (Loop Maintenance Operation System) |
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| -A List of Commands- |
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| This file contains what to our knowledge are the best things to do on |
| LMOS. We were really vague due to the great power of the information provided |
| in this file. You now know the commands so we will not go into (either in |
| this file or when talking to us) how to use this information, it is up to you |
| to figure out how to use it. |
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| +: Increase the voice volume on a line |
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| + lets you increase the volume when you are talking on or monitoring a |
| sub-scriber's line over a callback path. The volume is increased because MLT |
| adds amplifier to the line. + may be used after a mon, talk, rev, talkin or |
| call request. Sometimes MLT adds an amplifier automatically to a long line. |
| You will not know it is there so if you try to add amplification, a + will |
| appear in the status sections but the voices will not get any louder because |
| they are already loud as possible. |
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| -: Decrease the voice volume on a line |
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| - lets you decrease the volume when you are talking on or monitoring a |
| subscriber's line over a callback path. The volume is decreased because MLT |
| removes amplifier from the line. - may be used to remove amplifier that you |
| have placed on the line with the + request, or amplifier that MLT has |
| automatically places on a long line. The main reason to remove the amplifier |
| is because it can sometimes cause a shrill or howl. |
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| Call: Make a call on a subscriber's line |
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| Call lets you use your touch-tone pad to dial any number you want using the |
| customer's line circuit. It does this by simulating an off-hook condition in |
| order to draw dial tone. A callback number is a required entry on the tv mask |
| and an mdf access is required for calling out (except in SXS and panel |
| offices). You can use a call when: 1) You want to know the TN for a known CA |
| & PR - you would call TSPS or ANI. 2) Calls cannot be completed to a TN - you |
| would call that TN. 3) To monitor dial tone on a customer's line. |
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| Callrd: Make a call on a dial pulse line circuit |
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| Callrd lets you use your touch-tone pad to dial using the customer's rotary |
| dial line circuit. MLT does this by translating tones on a customer's line. |
| mdf access is required for calling out (except in SXS, DMS10, DMS100, and |
| DMS100AC offices). Use a callrd if you want to know the TN for a known CA & |
| PR - you would call TSPS or ANI. |
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| Ccol: Collect coins using coin relay |
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| Ccol attempts to collect any coins that are in the hopper of a coin telephone |
| set by operating the coin relay. Ccol does not check the totalizer or check |
| the rest of the line. The results tell you only about relay operation, speed, |
| and the current that is necessary to operate it. A ver code is not returned |
| by ccol. You must have access to the line before your request ccol. You will |
| use ccol most often when you are talking to a repair person who is trying to |
| fix a coin phone. |
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| Channel: Run enhanced channel tests on DLC lines |
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| Chan or channel runs channel isolation tests and tells you if you have a bad |
| COT or RT channel unit. Use this request to run enhanced channel tests on |
| lines served by digital loop carriers such as SLC Series 5. Chan can only be |
| run if there is special equipment in the co you're testing in. If you are |
| testing a non-locally switched line with the SSA request, channel tests must |
| be run separately with this request. Chan may also be used to run channel |
| isolation tests on switched lines from the tv or stv mask, but these tests are |
| included when you do a full or loop on a switched line. |
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| Change: Change status information |
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| Change allows you to change cable, pair or comment information that is |
| displayed without having to request a test or any other type of information. |
| the permanent line record information is not changed. To request a change, |
| enter "change" in the req field of the tv and enter the change of information. |
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| Chome: Home totalizer on a coin telephone |
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| Chome attempts to return a totalizer to the starting position (home) for |
| counting coins. The totalizer counts the coins and sends a tone back to the |
| co for every 5 cents deposited. If it is not homed, coins can't be deposited. |
| A chome request tells you whether the totalizer was homed, how many tones were |
| sent to the co, and the current that was used to home the totalizer. A line |
| must already be accessed to request a chome. Chome is often used when a |
| repair person is trying to fix a coin telephone. |
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| Co: Test the central office equipment |
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| Co initiates a series of tests on the subscriber's line circuit. Co can be |
| requested using either a no-test or an MDF trunk. A no-test access connects |
| you to the entire loop but a co request tests only the inside portion. An MDF |
| access is only connected to the inside portion of the loop. The outside |
| portion is physically disconnected. Use a no-test access when you are fairly |
| sure the trouble is inside the central office. Use a co on an MDF access when |
| you are not sure where the trouble is. |
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| Coin: Test a coin telephone set |
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| Coin initiates a full series of tests on a telephone line. The station set, |
| the totalizer, the coin relay, the loop and the co equipment are checked. If |
| the coin request finds something wrong with either the totalizer or the relay, |
| it stops testing and tells you the trouble is in the set. If it finds nothing |
| wrong, it runs the full entries of tests. Coin may be used when a repair |
| person is trying to fix a coin telephone. If a coin phone is newly installed, |
| coin will check the set even though there is no line record. |
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| Cret: Operate coin relay to return coins |
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| Cret attempts to return any coins that may be lodged in the hopper of a coin |
| telephone set. It operates the coin relay so that it will return the coins. |
| It tries to return them 3 times before giving up. If it is successful, it |
| also checks the speed of the relay. It does not check the totalizer or the |
| rest of the line. You should have access to the line before you request a |
| cret. You will use cret primarily when you are talking to a repair person who |
| is trying to repair coin telephone. |
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| Cset: Check totalizer and relay in coinset |
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| Cset checks the totalizer and the coin relay in a coin telephone set. The |
| totalizer is the mechanism in the phone that counts deposited coins and sends |
| a tone back to the co for every 5 cents that is deposited. The relay is the |
| mechanism that either returns or collects the coins that are deposited. Cset |
| does not check the co or loop parts of the line. Cset can be used when you |
| are talking to a repair person who is fixing a coin telephone. |
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| Dial: Test a subscriber's rotary dial |
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| Dial checks the subscriber's rotary dial. You must be in contact with the |
| subscriber,either over a callback path or over a ddd line. For the dial |
| request to work correctly, tell the subscriber to dial a "0" after hearing |
| brief dial tone. The results of a dial request tell you whether the dial is |
| okay or not, whether the dial speed is okay and what the speed is, and whether |
| the break is okay and what the break is. Use the dial request when you |
| suspect a problem with the telephone set. The trouble report could be "Can't |
| call out' or 'Gets wrong numbers", for example. |
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| Dtout: Test a pbx line circuit |
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| Dtout initiates a series of tests on a pbx line circuit. Dtout must be |
| requested using an MDF trunk. It is used to draw dial tone and check the |
| arrangement of the pbx line circuit. Use dtout when you need to check the |
| condition of special service circuits that do not use central office switches. |
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| Full: Test the entire telephone line |
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| Full starts a series of tests that do an extensive analysis of the entire |
| line. This includes both the inside and outside portions. Many individual |
| tests are run and the most important results are displayed in the summary |
| message. Outside, MLT checks for AC and DC faults. Inside, it checks the line |
| circuit and dial tone. The results may also include many other types of |
| information about the line. You might request full line test when you first |
| access a line or when you need to know a lot about a line. |
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| Grm: Get fast ground resistance measurement |
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| Grm gives you a quick measurement of the DC resistance of the ground path from |
| the strap to the test hardware. Before you do a grm, have the repair person |
| strap the tip and ring wires to ground. If this isn't done, grm will give you |
| incorrect values. The line must be accessed before you do a grm request. You |
| can use grm when you are talking to a repair person who is fixing a coinset. |
| The resistance values obtained from a grm can be compared to old resistance |
| values that are stored inside each coinset. |
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| Help: List the valid tv requests |
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| Help returns a list of all of the valid requests used in MLT-2. Help can be |
| used when you are not sure which request to use in a particular situation, or |
| when you can't remember an exact request name. For example, the correct entry |
| to reverse polarity on a touch-tone line is "Rev.", help will tell you this. |
| For a description of any specific request, enter the name of the request |
| followed by a question mark. |
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| Info: Get general information about a line |
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| Info gives you the wire center name and the location of the frame; the |
| exchange key, MDF group and MDF trunk numbers associated with the subscriber's |
| line; the telephone number at the appropriate frame; and the assignment |
| telephone number. You can get information about a whole telephone number, an |
| NPA-NXX-, or an exchange key. MLT does not access the line when you request |
| info, but it keeps access if you already have it. If there are multiple |
| frames in an office, MLT give you information about all of them. |
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| Keep: Keep an access that you already have |
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| Keep lets you hold access to a no-test or MDF trunk that is about to |
| "timeout." MLT keeps track of which trunks you have accessed but have not |
| used for a while. MLT will automatically drop the access for you after a |
| certain period of time. About 2 minutes before dropping the access, MLT gives |
| you a warning message and also highlights the status line that will be |
| dropped. If you want to keep the access, you should enter "keep" in the req |
| field and the tn or line number of the access to be held. To drop an access |
| when your are finished with it, enter an x in the req field. |
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| Lin: Test the inside part of the loop |
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| Lin starts a series of tests on the inside portion of a line. Lin includes |
| the same tests as the loop test and can identify a co line circuit if one is |
| present. Lin does not do the regular line circuit and draw and break dial |
| tone tests. An MDF access is required for a lin request. You can use lin to |
| test special circuit that do not use co switching machine. For example, if |
| the circuit has 2 loops connected at the frame, lin lets you look at the |
| second loop (both full and loop only test toward one loop). |
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| Lloop: Run the long loop analysis on the outside or loop part of a line |
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| The ll request starts a series of tests which do extensive analysis of the |
| outside portion of the subscriber's line. It is specifically designed to |
| handle cases that the regular loop request was not designed to handle. These |
| cases include very long loops (over 100,000 feet) and multiparty lines on |
| moderate-to-very-long loops. It does similar measurements to those that loop |
| does, but analyzes the results differently. It expects to see a loop that has |
| no dc faults or only very light dc faults. If you use a loop on lloop on a |
| loop that has serious dc faults it will not do the long loop analysis. |
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| Loc1: Measure distance to 1-sided resistive fault |
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| Loc1 gets MLT to measure how far a one-sided fault is from the repair person, |
| because telephone lines can be very long, it can be difficult for a repair |
| person to find the location of a resistive fault. You can use loc1 to help |
| the repair person have 1-sided fault. You should be in contact with the |
| repair person on a line other than the one being measured. Have the repair |
| person open the pr at a ready-access point beyond the fault if possible. Ask |
| him/her to strap the pr tip to ring. Remember to enter a temperature on the |
| tv mask before you transmit the loc1 request. |
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| Loc2: Measure distance to 2-sided resistive fault |
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| Loc2 gets MLT to measure how far a two-sided fault is from the repair person. |
| Remember that you must run a locgp before you run a loc2 and that you must be |
| in contact with the repair-person on a line other than the one you will be |
| measuring. The repair-person must connect the bad pair to the good pair in a |
| specific way, the exact method to use is explained in the results of the locgp |
| request. Logcp and loc2 can also be used to sectionalize a one-sided |
| resistive fault. Remember to enter a temperature on the tv mask before you |
| transmit the loc2 request. |
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| Look: Look for an intentional fault |
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| Look is used to identify a fault, usually a short or ground, that has been |
| placed on the line by the repair person. Look can be used when a repair |
| person is having trouble locating a particular line. Look gets MLT to monitor |
| the line that the repair person is looking for. When the repair person shorts |
| or grounds the line, mlt sends a tone to you over your headset. You can tell |
| the repair person that you "see the short". A callback path is required for a |
| look request. You should talk to the repair person on a line other than the |
| one you are working on. |
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| Lookin: Look for an intentional fault on a special services line |
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| Lookin is used to identify a fault, usually a short or ground, that has been |
| placed on the special services line by the technician. Lookin is used to |
| locate a particular line by having MLT monitor the line that the repair person |
| is looking for. When the repair person shorts or grounds the line, MLT sends |
| a tone to you over your headset. You can tell the repair person that you "See |
| the short." A callback path is required for a lookin quest. You should talk |
| to the repair person on a line other than the one you are working on. MDF |
| access is required. |
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| Loop: Test the outside part of the loop |
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| Loop starts a series of tests that do an extensive analysis of the outside |
| portion of the line. Loop does every test that full does except the line |
| circuit and draw and break dial tone tests. Loop can be requested using |
| either a no-test or an MDF trunk. A no-test access connects you to the entire |
| line but a loop request tests only the outside portion. An MDF access is only |
| connect to the outside portion. Use a no-test trunk when you are fairly sure |
| the trouble is out of the co and an MDF when you are not sure. |
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| Lrm: Get fast loop resistance measurement |
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| lrm gives you a quick measurement of the DC resistance on a line. Lrm can't |
| be run unless either the receiver is off-hook or the line is strapped tip to |
| ring (an intentional short is placed on the line by the repair person). Also, |
| MLT will not accept an lrm request if there is a hard ground on the line. Lrm |
| does not access the line so you must already have access to do an lrm. You |
| can use lrm when you are talking to a repair person who is fixing a coinset. |
| The resistance values obtained from the lrm can be compared to the old |
| resistance values that are stored inside each coinset. |
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| MDF(#): Access a specific MDF trunk |
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| MDF(#) lets you choose the MDF trunk that you want MLT to access. Use this |
| request when an MDF trunk is connected to a telephone line at the MDF but is |
| not connected to the loop testing system. This may occur in small offices |
| where the frame attendant doesn't work for the entire day. You can also use |
| this request when an MDF trunk has to be tested and repaired. The MDF entry |
| must be a five character entry consisting of the wire center identifier and |
| the trunk number. |
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| Mdf: Access a main distributing frame (MDF) |
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| MDF connects the mlt testing equipment to an MDF trunk. Before you can enter |
| any requests, you must have the frame attendant connect the MDF trunk to the |
| subscriber's line. Remember that MLT automatically accesses a no-test trunk |
| unless you specifically request an MDF trunk. An MDF trunk goes directly from |
| the loop testing system to the main distributing frame. Bypassing the central |
| office switch. Using an MDF trunk allows you to test loops that are connect |
| to co equipment that is not MLT-testable. Also, you can sectionalize a fault |
| in or out of the co by testing "in" or "out" using MDF. |
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| MDF(gr): Access a trunk from a certain mdf trunk group |
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| MDF(gr) lets you choose the MDF trunk group from which MLT will choose an MDF |
| trunk. Use the MDF(gr) request when the NPA-NXX that you are using has more |
| than one frame associated with it and you can't enter cable and pair numbers. |
| For example, to request MDF trunk group a, you should enter MDFA in the req |
| field. To find out which trunk groups are available for your NPA-NXX you can |
| either enter an mdf or an info request. Remember that you still have to call |
| the frame attendant to have the trunk and line connected and also disconnect |
| when you are finished. |
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| Mdfin: Test the inside part of a line |
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| Mdfin starts a series of tests that do an extensive analysis of the inside |
| line. This includes line circuit and dial tone tests. The mdfin request uses |
| a special line that runs from the MLT testing equipment to the MDF. You must |
| ask the frame attendant to connect this line to the subscriber's line. Then |
| you must enter the telephone number of this special line on the test mask |
| along with mdfin and the subscriber's number. For more information see the |
| mdfio module in the MLT-2 user guide. |
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| Mdfout: Test the outside part of a line |
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| Mdfout starts a series of tests that do an extensive analysis of the outside |
| line. This includes the DC and AC tests. The mdfout request uses a special |
| line that runs from the mlt testing equipment to the MDF. You must ask the |
| frame attendant to connect this line to the subscriber's line. Then you must |
| enter the telephone number of this special line on the test mask along with |
| mdfin and the subscriber's number. |
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| Mon: Monitor a subscriber's line |
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| Mon lets you monitor a subscriber's line. Sometimes you are a better judge of |
| whether there is noise, speech, or a recording on a line than MLT is. If you |
| want to listen to a line to determine if one of these conditions does exist, |
| use the mon request. You can also be automatically placed in the monitor mode |
| by MLT in some cases. You will be put in monitor mode if you request ring, |
| talk or psr but MLT thinks the line is busy, or if you must talk to the |
| subscriber to run a rev, dial, or tt. A callback number is required. You can |
| request quick, look, or full while in monitor mode. |
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| Psr: Release a permanent signal |
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| Psr attempts to release a permanent signal in a step-by-step central office. |
| A permanent signal is a steady dial tone on a line. A frequent cause is a |
| receiver that is off-hook. Psr lets you remove the permanent signal so that |
| you can monitor for room noise. If when you monitor the line you still hear |
| steady dial tone, you should suspect permanent signal on the line. Psr |
| requires a callback path between your callback line and the subscriber's line. |
| You should already have the callback path established before you enter a psr |
| request. |
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| Qin: Run a quick series in toward the co |
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| Qin starts a series of tests that make a "quick" check of the loop toward the |
| central office. It includes the same tests as quick. It can also identify a |
| co line circuit if one is present and will report a line circuit if the DC |
| resistances look like one is present. An MDF access is required for a qin |
| request. You can use qin to test special switching machines. For example, if |
| the circuit has 2 loops connected at the frame, qin lets you look at the 2nd |
| loop (both full & loop only test toward one loop). |
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| Rev: Identify touch-tone polarity reversals |
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| Rev helps you identify a touch-tone polarity reversal. On a good line, the |
| battery is connected to the ring wire and the ground is on the tip wire. |
| These wires must be connected to specific terminals on the telephone. If they |
| are reversed, the subscriber will be able to receive calls but will not be |
| able to dial out. If the line is reversed, you won't be able to hear the |
| tones before you enter a rev request. Rev only reserves the line temporarily. |
| A callback path should be established before you make a rev request. |
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| Rin: Ring a subscriber's special services line |
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| Rin lets you ring a telephone on a special services line. A callback is |
| required. If one doesn't exist, ring in sets one up for you. To answer the |
| callback, answer its ring and press "0" on the touch-tone pad, and listen for |
| ringing. When the subscriber answers, you will be placed in talk mode. If |
| the line is busy, the call in progress will be interrupted. Use rin to |
| contact the subscriber or a technician at the subscriber's home. MDF access |
| is required to request rin. |
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| Ring(#): Ring a specific party on a multi-party line |
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| Ring(#) lets you choose the telephone that you want to ring on a multiparty |
| line. A multiparty line is one on which more than one subscriber is connected |
| to the same pair of wires. Normally MLT checks the line records of the |
| telephone number you enter using the ring request, and automatically rings the |
| correct party. When the line records indicate 2, 4, or 8 party, use the |
| ring(#) request and specify the party number in place of the "#." If you |
| request ring1, MLT rings the party connected to the ring side. If you request |
| ring2, MLT rings the party connected on the tip side. |
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| Ring: Ring a subscriber's line |
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| Ring lets you ring a telephone on a single party line. A callback path is |
| required but if one doesn't exist, ring sets one up for you. To answer your |
| callback, answer its ring and press "0" on the touch-tone pad, and listen for |
| ringing. When the subscriber answers, you will be placed in talk mode. If |
| the line is busy or cannot be rung, you will be placed in monitor mode to |
| listen for noise or speech. Use ring to contact the subscriber or a repair |
| person at the subscriber's home. |
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| Ringer: Check ringer configuration on a line |
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| Ringer counts the number of ringers on each part of the loop (tip-ring, |
| tip-ground, and ring-ground). The results tell you the number of telephones |
| found by MLT. If there is a problem, the summary explains the problem. If |
| you are testing a party line, some of the ringers found may belong to the |
| other party. |
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| Rin: Ring a subscriber's special services line |
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| Rin lets you ring a telephone on a special services line. A callback is |
| required. If one doesn't exist, ring-in sets one up for you. To answer the |
| callback, answer its ring and press "0" on the touch-tone pad, and listen for |
| ringing. When the subscriber answers, you will be placed in talk mode. If |
| the line is busy the call in progress will be interrupted. Listen for noise |
| of speech. Use rin to contact the subscriber or a technician at the |
| subscriber's home. MDS is required to request rin. |
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| Soak: Identify swinging resistance condition |
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| Soak identifies unstable ground faults (swinging resistance) on a line. |
| Voltage is applied to the line and a series of DC resistance measurements are |
| made to see the effect of that voltage. If the resistance values are all low, |
| the fault is probably stable. If even one value is 20% larger than the |
| original measurement, the fault may be unstable (swinging). A repair person |
| who is dispatched may have trouble locating a swinging fault. Use soak when |
| you find a 10-1000 kohm ground on a q test (full & loop include the soak |
| test), or just prior to dispatch to double-check a line's condition. |
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| Ssa: Special services access |
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| The ssa request is used to access non-locally switched customer telephone |
| lines. Accessing these lines is a special case of a no-test trunk access. |
| However, if they go through a digital loop carrier such as SLC Series 5, and |
| there is special equipment available in the co, then you can test them with a |
| no-test trunk special se rvices access. This means you don't have to call the |
| trunk. The request can only be run from the stv mask. |
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| Stv: Special services trouble verification request |
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| The stv request changes you from a tv mask to an stv mask. Stv is used when |
| you need to test special services circuits (non-locally switched lines) served |
| by digital loop carrier systems such as SLC Series 5. Switching to the stv |
| mask will not affect any information you left in the tv mask -- your status |
| lines will remain the same; however, the middle section of the mask will be |
| changed. Any request done from a tv mask can also be done from an stv mask, |
| but not vice versa. The stv request can only be run from a tv mask. |
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| Take: Take control of a long-term access |
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| Take is used when you want to transfer a long-term access from someone else's |
| terminal to your terminal. To take control of a no-test access, enter the |
| telephone number that you want to transfer in the tn field. To transfer an |
| MDF access to your terminal, enter the NPA-NXX in the tn field and the MDF |
| number in the space to the right of the regular tn field of the tv mask. |
| Finally, enter take in the req field. If the previous holder had a callback |
| established, it would not be remover. If necessary, you must remove the |
| callback using xcb and request a new callback to your telephone. |
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| Talk: Talk over the subscriber's line |
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| Talk lets you talk to either a subscriber or a repair person on a subscriber's |
| line. Talk does not ring the line so there must be someone waiting to talk to |
| you on the other end of the line. A callback path is required for the talk |
| request but if one does not already exist, talk will set one up for you if you |
| have a callback number entered. If the line is already accessed before the |
| talk request, MLT enters a "t" and the last 2 digits of the callback number |
| under the callback heading and updates the time since access. You can request |
| quick, loop, or full while in talk mode. |
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| Talkin: Talk over the subscriber's special services line |
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| Talkin lets you talk to a subscriber or a repair person on a special services |
| line. Talkin does not ring the line so there must be someone waiting to talk |
| to you on the other end of the line. A callback path is required for the |
| talkin request but if one does not already exist, talkin sets one up for you |
| if you have a callback number entered. If the line is already accessed before |
| the talkin request, MLT enters a "t" and the last 2 digits of the callback |
| number under the callback heading and updates the time since access. You must |
| have an MDF access to request talkin. |
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| Tone+: Use loud tone to help identify a pair |
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| Tone+ puts a high amplitude tone on a line. It is used on pairs that are very |
| long. The extra amplitude helps the repair-person hear the tone over long |
| distances. Tone is used to help a repair person to locate the correct pair in |
| a cable with many pairs of wires in it. Use tone+ when a repair person |
| requests a tone on a very long pair. If you have a callback on the line, it |
| will be placed in monitor mode. If the status line gets brighter & you get a |
| changed state message, it means 1) The repair person found the pr & wants to |
| talk to you or 2) The subscriber has gone off-hook. |
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| Tone: Use tone to help craft identify a pair |
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| Tone puts a metallic tone on a line. There may be many pairs in a single |
| cable, making it difficult for a repair person to locate a specific line. The |
| tone makes this job easier. Before MLT places a tone on a line it does a |
| test. The results tell you if there is a fault on the line. If there is a |
| callback on the line when you request a tone, it will be placed in monitor |
| mode. If the status line gets brighter and you get a changed state message, |
| it means either 1) The repair person found the pr & wants to talk to you or 2) |
| The subscriber has gone off-hook. |
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| Toneca: Use tone to help identify a cable |
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| Toneca puts a longitudinal tone on a line. This tone helps the repair person |
| find the cable binder group that the pair is in. The repair person finds the |
| correct cable by listening for the tone. Because the tone can be heard on |
| pairs other than the one you put it on, when tone or tone+ are inappropriate. |
| If the repair person does not have time to find the cable on the first try, |
| you can repeat the request. Before placing the tone on the line, MLT does a |
| pretest and tells you if there is a fault on the line. |
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| Tonein: Use tone to help a technician identify a special services pair |
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| Tonein puts a metallic tone on a special services line. It may be difficult |
| for a technician to locate a specific line. The tone makes this job easier. |
| Before MLT places a tone on a line it does a pretest. An MDF access is |
| required in order to request a tonein. If a callback is on the line when you |
| request tonein, it is placed in monitor mode. If the status line gets |
| brighter and you get a changed state message, it means either 1) The repair |
| person found the pr & wants to talk to you or, 2) The subscriber has gone |
| off-hook. |
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| Tt: Test the subscriber's touch-tone pad |
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| Tt checks a subscriber's touch-tone pad. It analyzes the tones produced when |
| the subscriber presses the button before you make a tt request. You in the |
| sequence 1 through 0. You must instruct the subscriber to press the buttons |
| after hearing dial tone. Mlt will signal you over your headset with two beeps |
| if the pad is good or one or no beeps if it is bad. A callback path should be |
| established before you make a tt request. You must use a no-test trunk access |
| to request it. You can use the ring request to contact the subscriber and set |
| up a callback. |
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| Tv: Trouble verification request |
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| The tv request changes you from an stv mask to a tv mask. Tv is used when you |
| need to do interactive testing of locally switched telephone lines, or tests |
| using an MDF trunk. Switching to the tv mask will not affect any information |
| you left in the stv mask -- your status lines will remain the same; however, |
| the middle section of the mask will be changed. Any request done from a tv |
| mask can also be done from an stv mask, but not vice versa. The request can |
| only be run from a stv mask. |
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| Ver##: Get definition and example of a ver code |
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| Ver## gives you a description of the ver code that you type in place of the |
| ##. For example, a ver22 request will give you a definition of verification |
| code number 22 and an example of a typical set of test results that might |
| accompany a ver code of 22. Use this request whenever you can't remember what |
| a certain ver code means. MLT stores your tv mask when you request ver code |
| information. |
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| Ver: Test the entire telephone line |
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| Ver starts a series of tests that do an extensive analysis of the entire line. |
| This includes both the inside and outside portions. Many individual tests are |
| run but only the ver code and summary messages are displayed. Outside, MLT |
| checks for AC and DC faults. Inside, it checks the line circuit and dial |
| tone. |
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| Thanks to AT&T and the Bell Operating Companies. |
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| Control C and The Tribunal of Knowledge |
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| If you have any questions or comments contact: |
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| Control C |
| Jack Death |
| Prime Suspect |
| The Prophet |
| The Urvile |
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| Or any other member of the TOK. |
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