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Thx Tony! JK -- When we first looked at the building, there was indeed a PC in the phone closet that is now gone. Dollars to donuts that was a PC-based Stratagy.  My guy is coming out Monday to train me and get us configured, so I'm excited about that. In the mean time, anyone have any good ideas for a relatively inexpensive VM solution that will work well with this system? Even used IVP8s on eBay seem really expensive. But, the Boss does want some simple auto-attendant functionality -- "Press 1 for hours, Press 2 for directions," etc. Thoughts?
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woodega,
You mentioned you have a RSTU card. Do a visual check on the RCTU card again if there is a DTMF receiver card (i.e. RRCS-4/8/12) as I am sure you might need to generate DTMF tones when using the analog phones to call to places where they might need you to press the "*" or "#" buttons.
The RCA on the RCTU card is for Music on Hold (MOH) which you can connect to a radio or CD player but make sure you check on the copyright licensing first before you plonk in a Michael Jackson CD.
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The RSSU is a serial interface card. It has a line cord coming out of it. Where does that run to? My guess is that they were using it for SMDI vm integration. It would have plugged into the back of the p.c. with a DB-9 serial adapter. The card can also be used for external modem or terminal access to the system for programming.
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Wow, thanks everyone for the additional info!
Sorry for not replying sooner, but I got a touch of food poisoning or something that kicked in *while* the phone guy was training me yesterday. Ended up at home in bed with a 102 fever. LOL! Anyway, before that John got me hooked up with a full set of DK-280 manuals, plus punched down a couple extra lines, then we did a little programming. He got me squared away where I should be able to handle most of the basic stuff now. Y'all were absolutely right -- my local guy was extremely helpful and knowledgeable.
We did discover that the RCOU1 + RCOS1A seems to be dead for lines 3, 4, 5, and 6. Lines 1, 2, 7, and 8 are working okay. Kinda weird, but it's okay because we only have 3 voice lines. The RSTU2 had two lines punched to it that were coiled up, and the John seemed to think those were plugged into the external VM. We also found we've got Porta Systems lightning arrestors --which he says are very good -- but nothing's hooked up to it at the moment. He showed me how to wire that once AT&T moves our lines over.
@MrEngineer -- I'll take a look at the RSTU card. But, I don't anticipate us using any analog phones right now -- unless that's needed for voicemail. We had plenty of DK2020s for all the offices, plus spares!
@p2ii -- The cable that comes out of the RSSU goes -- you guessed it -- nowhere. It's just hanging there. No idea if they did the SDMI thing or used it for programming or what. Maybe external access, because there is a "modem" written on one of the 66 blocks.
Anyway, other than the stomach bug, it has been a blast learning about all this. Now, I just gotta get a good punch down tool and I'm set for the moment. Thanks again everyone!
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The RSTU was almost definitely used for voice mail not analog phones.
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What does it mean that I'm starting to think, "I need to do xxx, that's program yyy?" 
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Final update!
The Toshiba DK 280 is working magnificently, and has been running without a hitch now for a week and a half. No big bells and whistles, but it suits this small office quite well.
Here's the final inventory of boards:
RCTUA3A Main Processor
RRCS1A 4 Circuit DTMF Receiver Subassembly
RCOU1A 4 Port CO Line Card (2 ports dead)
RCOS1 4 Port CO Line Card piggyback (2 ports dead)
RSSU1 RS-232 Option Interface
PDKU (x2) 8 digital telephone circuits
RSTU2 8 standard telephone circuits
Hopefully I'll be adding a RCIU Caller ID board and also add some kind of VM soon -- we're tired of the bundled AT&T voicemail we have now. Maybe we'll replace the wonky RCOU/RCOS CO line boards with a single fully working RCOU. Ordered some desis from desi.com, should be here tomorrow or Friday.
So, one last big THANK YOU to everyone who's helped. Thanks to YOU, and my phone guy, we got the system up and running for our big move.
Woody
PS -- if any of you guys find yourselves on the southside of Atlanta, PM me. There's cold beer or other frosty beverages with your names on it!
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