How Does Terryphone Work?

Anyone who has worked in a large, noisy industrial facility knows how difficult it can be to locate one specific person. Terryphone was conceived to solve that problem. It is the most efficient method of locating a person-voice paging with a common line talkpath.

A Terryphone internal communications system is often referred to as a common line, or common talkpath system, because any subset (individual phone) in the system can be used to respond to a page. This feature gives Terryphone its most important feature: speed in locating a specific person. Terryphones can be strategically placed anywhere in your working environment to maximize convenience.

Another advantage of a common line system is the ease and efficiency of conferencing. When three or more people pick up the handset of their Terryphone subset, they can all talk with one another. Bringing another person into the conversation is as simple as pressing the handset page button and speaking the person's name into the mouthpiece. When the person being paged picks up the handset, he or she will immediately join in the conference call.

Terryphone subsets are the individual user stations (phones) of the system. They provide access to the voice paging circuit and telephonic-type communication. There are two basic styles of Terryphone subsets: Director Desk phones, and Director Wall phones. These subsets are available in black or beige colors, and offer distinctive features and modular construction for a compatible blend of style and utility.

The Terryphone subset is constructed of high-impact Cycolac® plastic. Each subset has a telephone-type handset with a spring-loaded activator switch for thumb and forefinger control. The desk phone has a factory-installed paper cone speaker. A neon lamp provides a visual line-in-use (busy) indication. A Momentary contact button (MCB) can be used for special functions or zone paging. One-way emergency, or Private Page (PP) is available for your receptionist. This paging feature is independent of the common talkpath.

Desk phones are equipped with a wall mounting junction box terminated to the subset line cord. Wall phones are equipped with a camblock type terminal strip inside the housing for direct cable connections.

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