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