The AS-55 is a Telephone Single Line Simulator
designed to be permanently installed between your computer and its telephone
lines. Both lines going through the AS-55 are normally connected to your
computer, and whenever you need to get your messages, just take your local phone
"OFF HOOK" and the AS-55 will automatically connect you to port 1 on your Voice
Card; or if a call is already in progress, the AS-55 will give you a simulated
"BUSY" signal.
If you get the "BUSY" signal, you can hang up the
phone and try again later; or, you can use the AS-55's exclusive CALL-BACK
feature that will let your customer finish his business and then the AS-55 will
"RING UP" the local telephone and connect you to the Voice Card. The AS-55 even
allows you to interrupt a customer's call so you can access your Voice Card in
an emergency.
Hookup couldn't be simpler; just
connect the AS-55, via modular connectors, to either a single port or dual port
Voice Card and connect a simple telephone to the AS-55. The AS-55 also has a
3.5mm mini jack for both recording HIGH quality audio onto the voice card, and
to make tape archives of your messages.
APPS: Sharing a Voice Port between
Local Access and a Telephone Line
