M3900 Series Display-Based Accessory Module Installation Guide
This document describes how to install the Display-Based Accessory Module (DBA) (NTMN67xx) for the M3900
Series Digital Telephones. The DBA expands the number of lines and features available to the M3904 and M3905
telephones using soft-labeled keys.
Note: Only Phase III M3905 telephones support the DBA.
The DBA provides three layers of eight programmable line/feature keys, for a total of 24 keys. Use the Page key to
move among the three layers. Use the Edit command (under the Options menu) and the dialpad keys to change the
default 10-character programmable key labels.
Note: The DBA and Key-Based Accessory Module (KBA) are mutually exclusive. A telephone with one or two KBAs
configured or installed cannot have a DBA.
Figure 1:Display-Based Accessory Module (DBA)
Programmable
line/feature
keys
Plug into the 10-pin slot
Page key
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M3900 Series Display-Based Accessory Module Installation Guide
Installing the
Display-Based
Accessory Module
Configuring the
Meridian 1 for the
Display-Based
Accessory Module
in LD 11
1. While depressing the telephone tilt handle, pull the telephone away from the
footstand until it clears the final stop. Gently pull the footstand off the clips.
2. Place the telephone and the Display-Based Accessory Module face down on
a non-abrasive surface, and align them.
3. Lower the Module into place, and insert the 10-pin plug on the Module into
the 10-pin slot on the telephone. Push in gently until they snap into place.
4. Insert the clips on the telephone into the hinges on the footstand, then press
on the front of the footstand until it snaps into place.
5. While depressing the telephone tilt handle, swing the footstand into the
desired position, then release the handle.
6. Carefully turn the new assembly upright.
Prompt Response Description
REQ NEW
CHG
TYPE 3904
3905
KBA (0) Key-Based Accessory Module
Input new data
Change existing data
Only M3904 and M3905 support the Display-Based
Accessory Module
Number of KBAs
(0) = default
D B A ( 0 ) - 1 D i s p l a y - B a s e d A c c e s s o r y M o d u l e
Number of DBAs
(0) = default
1 = DBA
Note: The Key-Based Accessory Module and the
Display-Based Accessory Module are mutually
exclusive. A telephone cannot have both installed or
configured. That is, if a non-zero value is input for KBA,
any non-zero value entered at the DBA prompt results in
an error message.
FDN xxx...x
Note 1: The Display-Based Accessory Module prompt (DBA) appears when the
telephone type is M3904 or M3905.
Note 2: Each Display-Based Accessory Module provides 24 additional
programmable line/feature keys. These additional keys are configured in LD 11. Key
numbers associated with the Display-Based Accessory Module are 32 through 55 (33
through 56 for the Meridian SL-100).
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