[NTLK] NotePhone

[SonyTEL]

In France and Europe, the two middle pins are used... that is, pins 2 and 3.
The outer pins, 1 and 4, are used for an analog modem.
For once, there is a global standard...

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> Le 22 oct. 2025 ? 22:03, Grant Hutchinson via NewtonTalk <newtontalk at newtontalk.net> a ?crit :
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>> On Oct 20, 2025, at 12:49?PM, Noah Leon <moosefuel at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Anyway, the NotePhone doesn?t get a dialtone, I tried reversing the two centre wires (which carry the voice signal) and also tried adding 3v to the side pins (apparently some phones require voltage to pins 1 and 4 on a North American phone plug). I can?t get a dialtone at all.
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> I believe that European phones use the outer two wires of a four wire RJ cord, whereas North American phones use the inner two wires.
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> Adding voltage to the pins is usually only for instances where you need to power an external ringer, if I recall.
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> Here?s an old NTLK thread on NotePhone wiring ...
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> https://marc.info/?t=117986563200001&r=1&w=2
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> g.
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