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well the guy doesnt know the software version so how the heck am i supposed to know? im not trying to be foolish it is listed on ebay and it barely says a thing...

I don't remember the exact wording, but if you open the cabinet up there is a removeable cartridge should should say the sw version somewhere on it. If it's really cheap, it's probably an older system..DR 2 or 3 maybe. If, on the off chance it is it is DR1 (which it sounds like the 616 wasn't made in DR1), stay away. DR1 doesn't do much...I seem to remember that it doesn't even do quite as much as an FP1 Merlin did (if you do get a Merlin, do yourself a favor and buy FP2)

You might acutally have trouble finding an adaptor. I've looked and looked, and the only harmonica adaptors/breakout boxes I've found have two pair jacks, and Norstar only uses one pair per set.

[This message has been edited by codasco704 (edited July 09, 2005).]

thanks a bunch codasco, i told him where to find it and am awaiting a reply. do the norstars short out if they have wiring with more than one pair? i was told by a frontier tech here that i should use 3-pair (6p6c) wiring just to make sure everything would run right.

Huh?!?! No, only one pair per set. One pair=one DN (extension). If you run more than one pair, you will physically be running more than one port to the set. The Frontier tech must have musunderstood. The only system that I know of that needs all three pairs is the InterTel ESP.

ok so i need to get a reply from that guy and see if it is DR5 and i need to look for a break out box/ adapter that uses only one pair. by the way thanks A BUNCH for your great help.

When your looking for the adaptor, it might help to know that they're actually called harmoica adaptors. And if you can't find an adpator, don't let that turn you off to the system. Punching wires down on a 66 block is the "real:" way of doing it...unless you have a Merlin!

i found this.....i will have 3-4 phones on my system total.. the price doesnt thrill me but thought i would ask. https://www.phonegeeks.com/versablock.html

thanks

[This message has been edited by topher (edited July 09, 2005).]

Not exactly, but that will work....Ablecomm is very very expensive...and I haven't had the best of luck with them.

yes, ablecom is expensive and i found a real harmonica adapter at https://www.l-com.com/jump.jsp?lGen=detail&itemID=2672&itemType=PRODUCT&iProductID=2672
i can get it with the amphenol in either male or female, and it is RJ-11.

[This message has been edited by topher (edited July 10, 2005).]

You'd want the male if plugging into an existing cable. The one you're pointing out would have 2 pairs for each jack.