Chamberlain EL MODELS User Manual

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Wiring to an Internal Phone System
Wiring to an Internal Phone System
The units can be wired to any Analog Trunk in an internal home phone system.
NOTE: Installation where fiber optic phone lines are present may require additional modifications from your 
telephone provider. Contact your provider for more information.
IO Output Board
LED 2
LED 1
RELAY 1
RELAY 2
RELAY 3
RELAY 4
J3
J5
J4
J1
NO
NC
C
NO
NC
C
NO
NC
C
NO
NC
C
LED 4
LED 3
RES
TELCO
J6
J8
Tip
Ring
Use 18-24 AWG
2 twisted pair
Analog
Trunk
Telco Entrance Box
Demarcation Point
Internal 
Phone System
Ring
Tip
EX 1
EX 3Analog
EX 4
 2
T
R
Tip
Ring
Never run Telco wires and High 
Voltage wires
 in the same 
conduit. The high voltage wires 
may interfere with the Telco 
wires, possibly causing the 
system to malfunction.
Single Unit
Multiple Units (Up to 7)
IO Output Board
LED 2
LED 1
RELAY 1
RELAY 2
RELAY 3
RELAY 4
J3
J5
J4
J1
NO
NC
C
NO
NC
C
NO
NC
C
NO
NC
C
LED 4
LED 3
RES
TELCO
J6
J8
Tip
Ring
Tip
Ring
IO Output Board
LED 2
LED 1
RELAY 1
RELAY 2
RELAY 3
RELAY 4
J3
J5
J4
J1
NO
NC
C
NO
NC
C
NO
NC
C
NO
NC
C
LED 4
LED 3
RES
TELCO
J6
J8
Tip
Ring
Tip
Ring
Use 18-24 AWG
2 twisted pair
IMPORTANT: You must program the unit 
ID's for each unit wired in the series. See 
Keypad Programming Manual.
Unit ID 6
Output Board
(See page 6)
Unit ID 7
Output Board
(See page 6)
To next unit (Unit ID 5 then
4 etc.) (Unit ID 1 is farthest away
from Telco Box)
Analog
Trunk
Telco Entrance Box
Demarcation Point
Internal 
Phone System
Ring
Tip
EX 1
EX 3Analog
EX 4
 2
T
R
Tip
Ring