General Information

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Part Number

4

Total Parts

7

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General Description

METAL & SYNTHETIC COMPONENTS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

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Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Telephony

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Manufacturer

AKA

JYE

Country

Taiwan

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS TYPE OF DEVICE USED IN 1990S. (REF. 1)

Canada

CALLER ID WAS A SERVICE PROVIDED BY TELEPHONE COMPANIES TO SUBSCRIBERS WISHING TO IDENTIFY THE CALLER BEFORE DECIDING WHETHER TO ANSWER THE TELEPHONE. MANY USERS EMPLOYED IT AS A PRIVACY FEATURE TO AVOID UNWANTED CALLS OR TRACE MALICIOUS CALLERS. VOICE 8000 WAS USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH BELL CANADA'S 'CALL DISPLAY' SERVICE.

Function

TO ANNOUNCE, DISPLAY AND RECORD THE TELEPHONE NUMBERS AND NAMES OF CALLERS, ALONG WITH DATES AND TIMES OF CALLS.

Technical

VOICE 8000 IS CALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER "THE WORLD'S FIRST TALKING CALLER ID". VOICE IS RECORDED AND SYNTHESIZED USING DIGITAL MEANS. CALLER ID SERVICES DEPEND ON AN OUT-OF-BAND SIGNALLING SYSTEM ADOPTED BY TELEPHONE COMPANIES IN THE LATE 1980S. CALLED SS7 OR CCS7, THIS SYSTEM SEGREGATES THE VOICE CALL & SIGNALLING INFO. ON THE PHONE LINE INTO SEPARATE CHANNELS THAT CAN OPERATE INDEPENDANTLY.

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Details

Markings

Decal on adaptor casing top reads "JYE/ JENG YU/ ELECTRIC CO., LTD./ AC ADAPTOR/ MODEL: 090-0300/ LISTED CLASS 2/ 3G12 TRANSFORMER/ E144207 LR102773/ INPUT: 120VAC 60Hz 6W/ OUTPUT: 9VDC 300mA/ [symbol]/ MADE IN TAIWAN". "CAUTION/ FOR INDOOR USE ONLY/ AVERTISSEMENT/ POUR UTILISATION/ À L'INTÉRIEUR SEULEMENT" cast in raised print on underside, below prongs. "[ILLEGIBLE] AWM 2466 E112761 VW-1 80~C 22AWG CO HER CSA TYPE 1 A/5 " printed at regular intervals along length of cord.

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Finish

FINELY WRINKLE TEXTURED BLACK SYNTHETIC FINISH PREDOMINATES/ HAS OPAQUE PUSH BUTTONS AND VIEW SCREEN.

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