DTMF (DIGIT) DECODERS
Touch-Tones are used in every aspect of business today! It's time to have a DTMF Decoder!
If you can't test DTMF to see if it's being sent and received correctly, how can you efficiently troubleshoot your customer's equipment? This is an investment that will pay for itself by saving you just a few hours of chasing your tail! Now you can "see"
Touch Tones!
One great application is getting the Speed Dial #'s out before swapping out equipment. The customer usually doesn't have a list of all those Speed Dial numbers, so they're thrilled when you give it to them!
Don't guess! Use our Decoders for diagnosing problems with:
You're wasting your time trying to fix this stuff without an inexpensive Digit Decoders...in many cases problems can't be fixed without one!
Tone-Master TM-16 PLUS with RS-232 Serial Port
DTMF Decoder
Does Tone, Rotary and Flash Timing!
Will decode audio from a Tape Recorder or Sound Card
Has an RS-232 Serial Port and Windows PC Logging Software.
See the last 80 digits dialed with the built-in 80 character buffer... Scroll right or left to view the digits in the 16 character LCD display.
Built in Speaker to Monitor Call Progress.
Decodes audio without talk-battery (not necessarily a phone line). The TM-16 Plus has a 3.5mm jack so you can feed it digits from a tape recorder or sound card.
Connect the 1200 Baud DB-25 RS-232 port to your laptop with the included Windows software that time stamps each string of digits, go do other service calls, and come back and see what actually happened while you were away!
It's pretty hard to sit and stare at a display while waiting for an error to occur. This is the answer!
Included Windows PC Software that Time and Date Stamps each call.
Pays for itself the first time you use it!
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Tone Master AC Adapter
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$8.95
Create
your own PC applications that use Touch Tones!
The PC GRABBER Model 307 is made for developers that need a way to read DTMF into their computer application, thru a serial port
It will also send DTMF using a reduced AT command set (similar to using any Hayes type modem). Can be used with any terminal program like HyperTerminal, Zterm or Minicom. It doesn't come with any software.
The PC GRABBER Model 307 simply plugs into a 9 pin serial port, and has a modular jack for the phone line. It's powered by the computer's serial port. Comes with a cord with alligator clips, or use any modular cord.
Easy to Use:
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Part # TOH5FWhozz Calling 2: Call Accounting / Caller ID Box
Whozz Calling 2 Front Panel
Whozz Calling 2 Rear Panel
It's like a Swiss Army Knife for phone lines! It will record whatever information your customer needs to know about his phone lines. A real problem solver!
Actually records the digits dialed on INBOUND calls too! This means you can match the Caller ID number with the mailbox the caller dialed on a Voice Mail system. If he hangs up or doesn't leave a message, you can still call him back and know what he wanted!
Here's what it will do (turn any of these On or Off!):
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Part # CID6LWhozz Calling 4: Call Accounting / Caller ID Box
Detailed real time data for DTMF, Caller ID, On Hook, Off Hook, Flash and Ring Signals... Allows for diagnosis of hard to find problems on PBX and Voice Mail systems.
Here's what it will do (turn any of these On or Off!):
Use the Whozz Calling 4 or 8 with a PC (front end) and custom software to control your phone lines... Using the "IN" & "OUT" modular jacks, you can pass or block each call depending upon:
Applications:
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Inbound Outbound Indicator |
Start End Indicator |
Caller ID Checksum Indicator Good/Bad |
Date Field (Day, Month) |
Phone Number Field 12 Characters |
Name Field, 15 Characters (Name is delivered in some areas referred to as Caller ID Deluxe). |
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In | O3 | I | E | 0276 | G | B3 | 09/26 | 11:28 AM | 123-456-7890 | CR LF | |||||||
Out | O4 | O | E | 0557 | G | 00 | 09/26 | 01:27 PM | 987-654-3210 | CR LF | |||||||
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Line Number is user selected |
Duration of call in seconds |
Number of rings before call was answered |
Time including AM/PM indicator |
Carriage Return & |
NOTE: Special version available for foreign countries using DTMF Caller ID (name not available), or British / ETSI Caller ID.
Mention you saw it on the Internet and get your first 4 Port box for development, at a discount! You can chain 4 and 8 Port units together to cover up to 40 lines.
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Whozz Calling 4 or 8 Battery Backup for Real Time Clock
The clocks in these units are set by Caller ID signals, from the phone company. If you don't have Caller ID and just want to record DTMF, you can set the clock using a Touch Tone phone, and the Battery Backup will retain the time if the unit gets unplugged.
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$15.00
Whozz Calling 8: Call Accounting / Caller ID Box
Same features as 4 Port unit, chains with 4 or 8 Port units to cover up to 40 lines.
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Part # CID6ICALLER ID LINK: Windows TSR Type Program for SCREEN POPS
Plug your Whozz Calling (Full Feature only, but not with Memory/Modem) into a serial port on your PC, and it will record all activity, including outgoing if you have a Full Feature unit, into a flat file on your hard disk. It starts automatically with windows. Everything is time and date stamped. For incoming calls, the program leaves the last Caller ID number received in a separate file for each line (like whooz01.dat, whooz02,dat, etc.).
If you want to bring Caller ID into a custom written program, you simply have the program open the small flat file for the appropriate line number, when you want to do a screen pop for that line.
It's usually easier to read and parse the information from a file, than to read the serial port (which is what Caller ID LINK does for you). You might even be able to read the flat file from a regular database program (like Access).
Since you never know which line you need to answer (Murphy's Law says that more than one line is going to ring at the same time), your program needs a way for you to tell it which line you're going to answer, so it will pop the correct information.
If you have 12 or fewer lines, the F Keys (above the numbers on a keyboard) are the easiest to use (if your program doesn't already use them). You may also be able to use a two key combination, like SHIFT and the F Key.
This works best on a Square Key System (where all of the lines are the same line number on every phone). That way, someone can hit the F Key even before they answer the line, to see who's calling. On a PBX, you could hit the F Key after the line is answered, if the line number is shown on the phone's display.
Requires Windows 95 and up, a PC with a minimum 486-66 with 32 meg of RAM, a serial port, hard drive with 10 meg free, and a Network Interface Card (NIC) so other computers on the network can access the Caller ID data.
This PC becomes the Caller ID Server.
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Part # CID4QSee Caller
ID information on any Windows
PC on your network... BUT:
You can also see the Caller ID on any Windows PC on
the Internet!
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4 Line or 8 Line The 4 and 8 line Boxes
can be chained |
Your
choice...
See 2, 4, 8, 18 or 40 lines on a screen at once. Hit the SPACEBAR to see the next screen - up to 80 lines. Works with any
Windows PC on the Internet! With the Full Feature Caller ID Box you can see when a line is busy (the red LED lights), and you can see outbound calls - including the number dialed. All call information is logged to a flat file, which can be imported into Excel or Access to be sorted any way you need it. |
Installation requires some knowledge of Windows networking, including IP addresses. |
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Requires an 800x600 or larger monitor. |
Look Up Callers in your own Database...
Click
on the Line Number with your mouse, and capture your choice of the
Phone Number (with or without dashes) or the Name to the PC's Clipboard.
Then Hit ALT TAB to switch to a
running program, and hit CONTROL V
to paste the Name or Number into your program.
But That's Not All...
Know who's calling without even looking at the screen!
Talking Caller ID on your PC
When a new call comes in, you can tell Caller ID Watch Plus to talk to you! It will tell you the Line Number, the Name and/or the Phone Number.
CLICK HERE to listen to Caller ID Watch talk!
You can turn the speech on or off on any PC, but it even talks on a PC anywhere on the Internet!
Caller ID Watch Plus will make every incoming call easier:
Network Setup is easy...
The Network Setup Wizard makes it easy to install on a network. For use outside the network on the Internet, instructions on opening a port on your firewall are included in the Help Section of the Caller ID Watch Plus.
Click to see larger screenshot
Use the Call Logging features...
Uses the full 800x600 monitor
Caller ID Watch PLUS Incoming, Outgoing, and Logging Features:
Caller ID Watch PLUS includes an Inactivity Warning which plays a sound to let you know if no Caller ID has been received in X minutes:
Requires Windows 98 or up, minimum Pentium 100 with 256meg of RAM, a real serial port (not a USB/serial converter), hard drive with 200 meg free, a Super VGA (800x600 minimum) Monitor, and a NIC (Network Interface Card) if you plan to use it over a network or over the Internet.
The voice features (spoken Caller ID) require a sound card and speakers.
Comes with a Dongle that connects to the serial port on the PC that's collecting the data from the Caller ID Box. No limit on the number of client PCs.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
1. If the information you need from Caller ID Watch Plus is important to you, you should probably run it on a dedicated PC. If other software on the PC crashes Windows, you'll lose the information until the computer is reset. Even old versions of Windows (like 95) do an incredibly good job if there is only one program running on the PC. Be sure to remove everything from the Startup Group, and stop the Virus Scanning software on that cheap dedicated PC.
2. Caller ID Watch Plus Network uses UDP Packets which are not absolutely guaranteed to get to the client PC. In reality, we haven't seen dropped packets on the network, but you shouldn't use the network for life safety applications. Even if a packet gets dropped over the network, the main PC collecting the Caller ID information will have all of the information in its log. To get the UDP packets outside of your network, you'll need to choose a port for them to be sent on, and that port will have to be opened in the firewalls.
3. If you plan to view Caller ID information over the Internet from a PC that has a dynamic IP address (that changes often like residential cable, DSL or a cellular phone data connection), you'll have to click on the Network Setup Wizard each time the IP address changes to send the new IP address to the main PC running Caller ID Watch Plus Network. That takes about 10 seconds.
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DTMF FLASH GENERATOR
DTMF Flash Generator
This amazing line powered device will flash (or hang-up) the line for up to a second in response to a pre-programmed code. It's always listening on the line.
A great device for phones without a flash key or no buttons left to program as a flash key. Put it on an Automated Attendant and allow it to do a Centrex flash right on the CO line, to transfer calls off premise. Put it on a cordless phone with no flash key. It will always flash the line for the pre-programmed time when it hears the pre-programmed trigger code. No guessing about how long to hold down the hook-switch! Dial the code from a phone on either end of the call.
The DTMF Flash Generator works well in response to DTMF A, B, C and D tones (fourth column tones).
The line powered DTMF Flash Generator is easily installed in-series with an analog CO line or station port using a modular jack. Programming is password protected, for remote or on-site programming via a DTMF phone.
Using the DTMF Flash Generator to provide a CPC:
Many phone systems allow in-band signalling to indicate to the device connected to an analog station port that the trunk has received a CPC signal from the phone company, and the outside party has hung-up. In-band signalling can be a DTMF digit (including A, B, C and D fourth column tones), dial tone, busy signal or reorder tone. These tones are usually used to signal a voice mail system that the outside party has hung-up.
It's usually necessary to program the phone system's analog station port as a voice mail port in order to use in-band signalling (this is how integration was done in the past). If the system supports sending a DTMF digit when it receives a CPC signal on a trunk, this is the most dependable way of proving an open-loop disconnect to the device on the analog station port. Any other methods have to recognize a tone or silence, which can lead to cut-offs when you don't want them.
Keep in mind that even if the phone system does support in-band signalling when it receives a CPC on a trunk, it may not send the DTMF digit when on a station to station call. That means that a voicemail will hang-up on trunk calls, but not on messages left from a station
In any event, you'll have to do some programming and testing, listening to see if there's a DTMF digit as a CPC on both trunk-to-station and station-to-station calls.
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Part # MIS1DDTMF TONE GENERATOR
DTMF Tone Generator
This amazing line powered device will dial whatever DTMF digits you want, in response to a pre-programmed code. It's always listening on the line.
Most Popular Use? Northern Telecom Voice Mail systems can't send a # while sending a DTMF message notification to a pager (# tells the system to hang-up), which some pagers need as an 'Enter key" when done with a message. Simply program the DTMF Tone Generator to activate when it hears a **, and it will dial a # onto the phone line. Dial the code from a phone on either end of the call. Pretty slick!
It's easily installed in-series with an analog CO line or station port using a modular jack. Password protected remote or on-site programming via a DTMF phone.
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No Phone Needed...
Just Push the Button!
Goes off-hook when the button is pushed,
and dials the pre-programmed number.
It will dial a up to 64 digits when the button is pushed.
The 1 Button ALERT Dialer is a single line, line powered dialer that will dial out on POTS lines or analog station ports. No external power or batteries are required.
Simply connect the 1 Button ALERT Dialer to an analog phone line or station port, push the White button, and it dials the pre-programmed phone number.
Mount the 1 Button ALERT Dialer in plain sight, or mount it under a desk.
It can dial the next desk, next door, the next city, or the next country... All you have to do is push the button!
Besides dialing a phone number, station number on a PBX, or even the page code for a phone system, you can program it to pause and then send more DTMF digits.
It can easily dial the "pager" number for a pager or cell phone, pause, then send a few digits that would indicate the location of the dialer.
Programming is done from a Touch Tone phone on the same line, or over the phone line from a remote location.
Remove the Button, and Trigger it Automatically with a Dry Closure!
You can trigger this dialer automatically with a dry-closure (just a short, no voltage). Have a device call you when something happens! Seeing the Caller ID is a good way of knowing what's happening. We can add wires instead of the Button for $5, or you can do it yourself (requires soldering). Just short the wires to make it call out.
NOTE: If you add your own wires don't make them much more than a foot or two. If you make the wires too long they act like an antenna and bring noise into the microprocessor - and the dialer won't work right.
In quantity, we can program the 1 Button ALERT Dialer with any desired number right from the factory, so you don't have to do any programming.
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Part # MSC2AThe World's Best Autodialer / Hotdialer!
Small enough to fit INSIDE many phones!
The Super Tiny Dialer™ is a single line, line powered dialer (no external power or batteries required). Simply connect it in-series with one or many phones (or a phone system), dial a code you program (like ##), and it dials the pre-programmed phone number. For long distance use, you'd program it with the PIC code (like 1010288 for AT&T), or other access number for the Long Distance Company you're using.
Use the Super Tiny Dialer™ to dial any phone number you program, by dialing any activation code you choose yourself. It's great for speed dialing a long number like an employee's beeper, when you dial a simple trigger code, like **1.
The Super Tiny Dialer™ can also be used as a Hot Dialer... It can automatically dial a number as soon as the handset is lifted. Works great with our no-dial phones for calling taxis, 911, customer service etc. When used as a Hot Dialer, it does not dial the programmed number on incoming calls.
One of the most popular uses for the Super Tiny Dialer™ is to dial *67 automatically as soon as you go off-hook, which will block Caller ID from being sent with every call. The person on the other end will see "PRIVATE" or "UNAVAILABLE."
The Super Tiny Dialer™ has Fraud Prevention built-in, which prevents dialing with hand-held DTMF devices that fit over the transmitter (mic) on a telephone handset. There are also timers that let you prevent someone from hookflashing quickly and dialing a number themselves (requires proper programming of options).
It's easily installed in-series with the phone line using a modular jack. Password protected programming is done via DTMF from a connected phone, or over the phone line from a remote location. Programming of this device should be done by experienced technicians. We don't offer end-user programming support.
WARNING:
If used in a Life Safety application like a 911 phone, Elevator Phone or Pool Phone, be sure the customer agrees in writing to check the operation on a regular basis (or don't sell it to them). Something may go wrong with the line, the pair, the Priority Line Grabber™, the Super Tiny Dialer™, or the phone. An emergency isn't the time to find out there's a problem! Be sure to call the Police or Fire non-emergency number to let them know you're going to be testing, before the test.
Use our PC Grabber Deluxe Model 3 for programming multiple dialers with the same or similar numbers, automatically. Just write a simple script, then play it into the dialer (on-site or remotely).
In quantity we can program the Super Tiny Dialer™ with any desired number and operating mode when we build it, so you don't have to do any programming.
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Part # MSC2CMini HotDialer™
The Mini HotDialer™... for Phones that
Only Make OUTGOING Calls
This is a great HotDialer for No-Dial, Guest Phones, Taxi Phones, Money Transfer Phones and any phone that doesn't receive incoming calls.
Fit in almost any phone, OR plug it into the wall jack and plug the phone into it, OR put it in the phone room (it doesn't have to be inside the phone):
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The Mini HotDialer™ is small enough that we can fit it inside any of our phones, including our No-Dial Trimline phone (except the Compact No-Dial). |
It's only made for phones that make outgoing calls.
You can use it on any phone and answer an
incoming call, but it might dial the pre-programmed number in your ear when you
answer. Not terrible, but annoying.
The Mini HotDialer™ is less expensive than our Super Tiny Dialer™ (above) because we didn't include the circuitry to prevent it from dialing the programmed HotDial number when the phone is answered. If you aren't going to receive incoming calls on the phone with the HotDialer, this is an economical Dialer that works great! If you are going to receive calls, use our slightly more expensive Super Tiny Dialer™.
The MiniHot Dialer™ is a single line, line powered dialer (no external power or batteries required). Simply connect it in-series with one or many phones (or a phone system), program the number you want it to dial automatically when a handset is lifted, and it will HotDial that number automatically as soon as the handset is lifted. Besides the phone number to dial you can program in a delay or a trunk access code like a "9 pause" before the number is dialed.
Works great with our No-Dial phones for calling taxis, 911, customer service etc. It's small enough that we can fit it inside any of our phones, including our No-Dial Trimline phone.
The Mini HotDialer™ has Call Restriction as a programmable feature. This prevents dialing with hand-held DTMF devices that fits over the transmitter (mic) on a telephone handset. There are also timers in programming that let you prevent someone from hookflashing quickly and dialing a number themselves (requires proper programming of several options).
It's easily installed in-series with the phone line using a modular jack. Password protected programming is done via DTMF from a connected phone, or over the phone line from a remote location. Programming of this device should be done by experienced technicians. We don't offer end-user programming support.
WARNING:
If used in a Life Safety application like a 911 phone, Elevator Phone or Pool Phone, be sure the customer agrees in writing to check the operation on a regular basis (or don't sell it to them). Something may go wrong with the line, the pair, our Priority Line Grabber™, the Mini HotDialer™, or the phone. An emergency isn't the time to find out there's a problem! Be sure to call the Police or Fire non-emergency number to let them know you're going to be testing, before the test.
Use our PC Grabber Deluxe Model 3 for programming multiple dialers with the same or similar numbers automatically. Just write a simple script, then play it into the dialer (on-site or remotely).
In quantity we can program the Mini HotDialer™ with any desired number when we build it, so you don't have to do any programming.
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