Kevin -

Like Ed said, the big question is - do you have a ring generator?

The standard power supply for a shoebox did not come with one. It was an added item, and like Arthur describes, it's usually a little black box that would be wired to the last set of pins on the bottom right side of the system punch block.

If you have one of those, then wire the SL/Y from the phone to one set of the B1/R1 pins on the middle of the left side of the system block. Below them are the CA (Common audible) leads - strap the first two CAs together with a piece of jumper wire. You're in like flint and the phones should ring when either of the lines ring.

If you DON'T have a ringing supply, then you'll have to wire one or more phones to ring on one line and another phone(s) to ring on the other line. This can be done by wiring the Y/S pair across Tip and Ring of each line back at the KSU or by opening the set and moving the Red & Black wires from the ringer off of the Y/S pair to the particular Tip & Ring of the line you want to ring.

You could also add an external telephone bell at each location you want to ring. (The ringer in the set would ring on line 1 and you could wire the external ringer to ring on line 2).

I hope this explains it. If not, come back and ask again.

Sam

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