[VoIP] Ernest Telecomm 7D-3 Payphone
Steph Kerman
stfkerman at jps.net
Sat Aug 25 22:28:15 CDT 2007
Thanks
=SK=
Donald Froula wrote:
> I have it buttoned up, as I'm leaving on a business
> trip to Montreal tomorrow,
>
> It had the large PLCC MCU in a socket and a smaller
> socketed flash PLCC chip with Rev1.0 and a date. Most
> dates on parts were around 1997.
>
> I'll check part numbers when I return.
>
> Don
>
> --- Steph Kerman <stfkerman at jps.net> wrote:
>
>
>> Don,
>>
>> What kind of MCU does it have? Is there external or
>> on-chip program
>> memory? What date codes do you find?
>>
>> Steph
>>
>> Donald Froula wrote:
>>
>>> I found it on Ebay. It was local, so for 80.00, it
>>> seemed worth a gamble as there was no shipping.
>>>
>>> It is completely line powered. There is only a
>>>
>> small
>>
>>> nicad on the board for backup of some kind. It
>>>
>> works
>>
>>> fine. It asks for .35/min for 7 digit calls and
>>>
>> 2.35
>>
>>> for 65 minutes to ANY US 10 digit number. It dials
>>>
>> an
>>
>>> 800 number when dialing 0 or 00 to access operator
>>> services. That works too.
>>>
>>> It gives a phony dial tone. When I finish dialing
>>>
>> and
>>
>>> it is asking for money, I can faintly hear it
>>>
>> quickly
>>
>>> redial the first 3 numbers of what I dialed, then
>>> slowly dial the remainder of the number while it
>>>
>> waits
>>
>>> for coins. Depositing the correct coins makes it
>>> quickly finish dialing. I guess that's to hold the
>>> line against an incoming call.
>>>
>>> It came with two housing keys, two coin box keys,
>>>
>> a
>>
>>> T-wrench, a coin box and a mounting plate. It is
>>>
>> in
>>
>>> very nice shape.
>>>
>>> I had found that parts list. I'll give them a call
>>> Monday to see what they have to offer.
>>>
>>> There is a sticker on the board that says in
>>> handwriting "DP002284". I was guessing it meant
>>>
>> "Dial
>>
>>> Programming" and an access code. I tried punching
>>>
>> that
>>
>>> in dozens of ways with the program switch thrown,
>>>
>> but
>>
>>> no joy.
>>>
>>> Throwing the program switch makes it go off hook
>>>
>> and
>>
>>> go into a mode where one can dial with the
>>>
>> receiver
>>
>>> on or off hook. Dialing * or # plus two digits
>>> disables the keypad for a second, but no beeps,
>>>
>> voice,
>>
>>> or feedback of any kind. Oh, the first time a key
>>>
>> is
>>
>>> pressed in program mode, it gives a vey quick
>>> single-tone beep before playing the DTMF of the
>>>
>> key.
>>
>>> It does answer an incoming call with a 300-baud
>>>
>> modem
>>
>>> tone after 8 rings.
>>>
>>> The owner did not have a manual.
>>>
>>> Don
>>>
>>> --- Jayson Smith <ratguy at insightbb.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> After doing a bit of searching, I found this
>>>> URL that lists lots of
>>>> parts and ordering information
>>>> http://www.ernesttelecom.com/parts.htm
>>>> The manual costs $10. They don't seem to have
>>>>
>> much
>>
>>>> of a main website. I have
>>>> not yet found the manual available in any
>>>>
>> electronic
>>
>>>> form.
>>>> Just curious, what's it programmed like? Where'd
>>>>
>> you
>>
>>>> get it, and how much
>>>> did it cost you? Maybe you have to enter a pin
>>>>
>> code
>>
>>>> in order to program it.
>>>> In this case, there may be a default specified in
>>>> the manual, or the
>>>> previous owner may have set one.
>>>> Hope this helps.
>>>> Jayson
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Donald Froula" <dfroula at sbcglobal.net>
>>>> To: <voip at lists.ckts.info>
>>>> Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2007 7:57 PM
>>>> Subject: [VoIP] Ernest Telecomm 7D-3 Payphone
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I picked up an Ernest Telecomm 7D-3 single-slot
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> COCOT
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> payphone today. There is a programming switch on
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> the
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> board in the phone that seems to put the keypad
>>>>>
>> in
>>
>>>>> programming mode, but I get no voice prompts or
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> any
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> other indication, other than DTMF when I press
>>>>>
>> the
>>
>>>>> keys.
>>>>>
>>>>> The board is labeled "Ernest D3".
>>>>>
>>>>> Does anyone have programming instructions for
>>>>>
>> this
>>
>>>>> beast?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>> Don
>>>>> --- Steph Kerman <stfkerman at jps.net> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Mark,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Do you have the detailed description of the 1D
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> type
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> CTS?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Steph
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Mark Rudholm wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Steph Kerman wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Mark Rudholm wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Something I've noticed with my D phones is
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>> that
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> they mute the coin
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> tones much more than my C phones.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I noticed recently that the coin maintenance
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> practice specifically says
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> the Ds mute completely and the Cs not.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If you're in a quiet place, you can hear the
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>> coin
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> tones on a D
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> set, but just barely. I assume it's
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>> unintentional
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> (like the
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> slight amount of pulse clicking you can hear
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>> on
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> most rotary
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> phones despite the receiver being "muted").
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If you know of a way to change the "muting" to
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> something more
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> like the attenuation applied by touch-tone
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>> dials
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> when sending
>>>>>>
> === message truncated ===
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