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Just like the subject, says, and I'm homing I can get some basics out of this.

I was given a free Vodavi system that apparently works right now, I'd like to try to re-do the system to possibly use at home.

Is all the programming done via a serial cable?

Do you have to have special software to get into programming?

Are there any manuals out there to download for how to set one of these up?

Thanks!!

-Mark

Here's pictures of the KSU and the VM unit.

Mark:

What you have is either a Mach 1 or a Triad S system and a Talkpath or Dispatch voice mail. If you click on the manuals link at the top of this page, I'm sure you can find them there. They are just two different names for the same systems, but they do use different phones. Did you get phones with it?

If the system is equipped with an optional serial port card, then yes you can program it via serial port #1 using Procomm or HyperTerminal. You can also perform all programming by using a 24 button phone with display connected to the first station port. No special software is required to program the KSU, but there is software required to program the voice mail, referred to as "Admin".

Manuals are avilable as are user guides and such online. I have some posted on my website.

Great!!! Thanks for the information. I do have a whole slew of phones, though the second phone style pictured I've never seen before. I wonder if they all work with this KSU?

The first one will, if you have a Mach 1 KSU. If the KSU has Triad-S software in it, it won't.

As for the second phone, unless the system has really recent software, it won't support it.

Nice find! If you are sure the phones that you have previously worked on the system, you then have a Mach 1 and then I think the software cartridge inside the KSU must be at least level 4.16 for the 30-button phone to work. Also remember, this system uses proprietary phones and analog single line devices require an SLT adapter or SLT board to work. Caller ID was not supported without an external unit and also required the optional RS232 interface board.

If you can connect either phone into the 1st station port using the white/blue pair on the connector labeled Sta 100-107 and it comes up showing STA 100, you are good to go.

Great score! PM Sent.

Thanks everyone for the responses.

The KSU does indeed have the RS232 adaptor cards in the unit.

I am 99% certain that all of this came out of the same working office, but I will verify with the person who removed it as soon as I can. They were recently deployed to the Gulf to help with...you know what...

I am going to be bringing home all the equipment this weekend, but probably won't get a chance to fire it up until sometime the following week. Man, I am excited to dabble in this, but wish I had gotten it 3 weeks ago!

I forgot to ask, once the unit is powered ON, does the RS232 port use the "defaults" for Port Speed, Flow Control, Error Correction, etc?

I am familiar with Cisco Catalyst Switches and their Console ports, so I am hoping they are similar.

The default is 9600/N/8/1 but you can verify the baud rate via Flash 15.