Abstract: A key telephone system comprises a plurality of key telephones and a main equipment connected to at least one set of central office (CO) lines and capable of connecting thereto the key telephones. The main equipment includes a dual tone multifrequency (DTMF) sending circuit common to the key telephones, and the respective key telephones are connected to the main equipment through four wiring cables capable of forming one both-way voice frequency talking circuit, two one-way voice frequency talking circuits and one both-way digital data transmitting circuit.

Abstract: An electronic key telephone set in an electronic key telephone system which is connected to the office line during the power failure by a power failure detecting relay in the key service unit having a common selection signal sender is provided with a circuit for detecting power failure to the key telephone system, additional contacts to respective keys of the key dial and a selection signal generator coupled with the additional contacts. The selection signal generator is connected to the voice signal pair line by a transistor which is turned on by a signal from the power failure detecting circuit during the power failure, and receives a D.C. power on the office line to be operable, so that a call may be generated from the key telephone set even during the power failure to the key telephone system. The signal from the power failure detecting circuit is fed to the transistor through a photo-coupler element.

Abstract: A key telephone system comprises a main equipment connected to at least one set of central office (CO) lines and capable of connecting thereto a plurality of key telephones. The main equipment includes a dual tone multifrequency (DTMF) sending circuit common to the key telephones, and the respective key telephones are connected to the main equipment through six wiring cables forming a pair of two-way voice frequency talking circuits and one two-way data transmitting circuit. A plurality of switching matrixes are included in the main equipment for selectively connecting the CO lines and the talking circuits, and also connecting the data transmitting circuit through the DTMF sending circuit to the CO lines and one of the talking circuits in the key telephone, whereby respective functions of hand-free talk-back and off-hook signalling during intercom talking, and speaker monitoring function during CO line talking are performable.

Abstract: Signal data is generated by interconnected non-inverting and inverting voltage followers and is transmitted on power-carrying conductors to a remote detection circuit comprising a differential amplifier which receives equal in-phase signal inputs of opposite polarity, thereby effecting cancellation of any externally-induced noise which might accompany the signal data.

Abstract: A switching matrix in the key service unit of a key telephone system is formed by several groups of relays, each group being associated with a particular station set and each relay in each group also being associated with a particular central office line. All of the relays, except one in each group, disconnect the associated station set from the associated line when the relay is de-energized. One relay in each group functions in the opposite manner to connect the associated station set to the associated line upon failure of the local power supply.