TELEPHONE No's 8100, 82XX & 83XX
Ambassador

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Telephone No. 8100R
Original Ambassador telephone with "basic" 700 type circuitry and dial.

Key Features:

  • Pulse dialling
  • Earth recall
  • REN - 1
  • Bell ringer
  • Bell ringer volume control

Colours: Yellow, Stone, Mid-Grey and Dark Brown.

Approval Number: S/1000/GF/1981/PR

Picture - Science Museum
 

 

Telephone No. 8200R
Original Ambassador Mk1 telephone with "basic" 700 type circuitry and keypad.

Key Features:

  • Pulse dialling
  • Earth recall
  • REN - 1
  • Bell ringer
  • Bell ringer volume control

Colours: Yellow, Stone, Mid-Grey and Dark Brown.

Approval Number: S/1000/GF/1981/PR

Price in the early 1980's was £40.

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Telephone No. 8202R
Press button Ambassador Mk1 telephone with "developed" circuitry.

Key Features:

  • Pulse dialling
  • Earth recall
  • REN - 1
  • Bell ringer
  • Bell ringer volume control
  • Wall mountable

Colours: Yellow, Stone, Mid-Grey and Dark Brown.

Approval Number: S/1000/GF/1981/PR

The handset in the picture has a volume control and is not the standard handset.
 

 

Telephone No. 8204R
Ambassador Mk2 with 'Statesman' type telephone circuitry.

Key Features:

  • Pulse dialling
  • Earth recall
  • REN - 1
  • Bell ringer
  • Bell ringer volume control
  • Wall mountable

Colours: Stone, Mid-Grey and Dark Brown.

Approval Number: S/1000/GF/1981/PR

Picture - Science Museum
 

 

Telephone No. 8210R
Ambassador telephone with a tone caller and on-hook dialling.

Key Features:

  • Pulse dialling
  • Earth recall
  • REN - 1
  • Tone Caller
  • On Hook Dialling
  • Wall mountable

Colours: Stone, Mid-Grey and Dark Brown.
 

 

Telephone No. 8220R
Ambassador X-Press Callmaker, with 10 address reparatory dialling facilities.  The telephone is line powered and requires no external power supplies but contain a line charged battery to power the stored number memory.  An internal, field replaceable, battery draws approximately 1ma from line provided line voltage is not less than 22 Volts, so continuous charging is not necessary.

Key Features:

  • Pulse dialling
  • Earth recall
  • 10 indirect memories
  • REN - 1
  • Bell ringer
  • Bell ringer volume control
  • Wall mountable

Colours: Dark Brown and Stone.

Batteries: Battery Dry No. 102 (GEC models) or Battery Secondary No. 33 (TMC models).

Approval Number: S/1000/3/C/020049

 

Telephone No. 8300R
Original Ambassador Mk1 telephone with 700 type circuitry.

Key Features:

  • Tone dialling
  • Earth recall
  • REN - 1
  • Bell ringer
  • Bell ringer volume control

Colours: Yellow, Stone, Mid-Grey and Dark Brown.

Approval Number: S/1000/GF/1981/PR

 

Telephone No. 8302R
Press button Ambassador Mk1 telephone with "developed" circuitry.

Key Features:

  • Tone dialling
  • Earth recall
  • REN - 1
  • Bell ringer
  • Bell ringer volume control
  • Wall mountable

Colours: Stone, Mid-Grey and Dark Brown.

Approval Number: S/1000/GF/1981/PR

The handset in the picture is not the standard handset.


 

 

Telephone No. 8302RR
This "developed" variant has Register Recall (RR) which also know as Time Break Recall.

Key Features:

  • Tone dialling
  • Time break recall
  • REN - 1
  • Bell ringer
  • Bell ringer volume control
  • Wall mountable

Colours: Stone, Mid-Grey and Dark Brown.

Approval Number: S/1000/3/D/021519

 

 

Telephone No. 8304R
Ambassador Mk2 with 'Statesman' type telephone circuitry.  This telephone also has fairly good immunity to RFI from 100kHz to 200MHz.

Key Features:

  • Tone dialling
  • Earth recall
  • REN - 1
  • Bell ringer
  • Bell ringer volume control
  • Wall mountable

Colours: Stone, Mid-Grey and Dark Brown.

Approval Number: S/1000/3/E/500057
 

Telephone No. 8310R
Ambassador telephone with a tone caller and on-hook dialling.

Key Features:

  • Tone dialling
  • Earth recall
  • REN - 1
  • Tone Caller
  • On Hook Dialling
  • Wall mountable

Colours: Stone, Mid-Grey and Dark Brown.

 

Telephone No. 8320R
Ambassador X-Press Callmaker, with 10 address reparatory dialling facilities.  The telephone is line powered and requires no external power supplies but contain a line charged battery to power the stored number memory.  An internal, field replaceable, battery draws approximately 1ma from line provided line voltage is not less than 22 Volts, so continuous charging is not necessary.

Key Features:

  • Tone dialling
  • Earth recall
  • 10 indirect memories
  • REN - 1
  • Bell ringer
  • Bell ringer volume control
  • Wall mountable

Colours: Dark Brown and Stone.

Batteries: Battery Dry No. 102 (GEC models) or Battery Secondary No. 33 (TMC models).

 

Additional Information

General
Introduced in 1981 the press button, Ambassador Telephones were supplied in two different ranges:-
Ambassador Mk 1 (Telephone 8200R, 8202R (developed version) and 8220R press button - 10pps signalling and (8300R MF4 signalling) with 700 type telephone circuitry.  Telephone No. 8220R has a 10 address memory.

Ambassador MK2 (Telephone 8204R press button 10pps signalling and 8304R MF4 signalling) with 'Statesman' type telephone circuitry.  Ambassador MK2 was marketed as 'Ambassador 2'.

Both Mark numbers are externally similar but are internally quite different.

Mk 1 telephones had a Handset No. 16A, identifiable by the earpiece having only three holes in a recess (shown to the right).  The Mk 2 (developed version) can be identified by the 'banana' insert in the right hand side of the case.  This was to allow the fitting of add-on units (amplifiers etc).

Only the Mk2 can be wall mounted.

Certain Ambassador MK1 models were available to make up 'Ambassador Plus' telephones (by the addition of Facility Handsets) primarily to help meet the needs of some disabled customers.  Mk1 telephones were retained as a stores item without the handset. 

Incoming calls on all Ambassador telephones are signalled by a bell with a bell off facility, on most models there is also a degree of bell volume control.

Manufactures
GEC Ltd (GEN)
TMC Ltd (GNA or TMM)
BTCE Cwmcarn (FWR)

Approval status
Ambassador telephones are approved as supplied under the following approval numbers:-

Telephone Model Number Approval number PBX approval categories
Tele 8220R S/1000/3/C/020049 2
Tele 8302RR S/1000/3/D/021519 8
Tele 8304R  S/1000/3/E/500057 4
Tele 8200/8202/8204 S/1000/GF/1981 2
Tele 8300/8302 S/1000/GF/1981 4

Approved Handsets 16C, 16D and 16E are approved for use with Telephones 8200R and 8202R.

'Ambassador Plus' telephones with amplified handsets 16C require minimum of 26ma off-hook line current to power the amplifier.


Ambassador 2 Telephone settings
Modifications for use in `C wire supervisory' PMBX extensions.
Tele 8204R - Shift recall switch lead from PLE1+2 to PLE2+3, fit 6 way line cord.
Tele 8304R - Shift recall switch lead from PLE2+3 to PLE3+4, fit 6 way line cord.

Recall switch leads are accessed by removing the line cord cover plate in the base of the telephone.  Line jack unit should have recall Earth connected to terminal 4 and C wire connected to terminal 1.

Diagram for connection of Telephones 8200/8202/8300/8302 to `C' wire supervisory PMBX extensions are in BT Guide Notes (Customer Appts) S10 S0007.

PARTS

DESCRIPTION  BT ITEM CODE
Telephone 8204R Mid Grey  411105
Telephone 8204R Brown   411107
Telephone 8304R Brown  877047
Cord Connecting 6/524 (3000mm)   512361
Bracket 20D  436214
Receiver Inset 3/3T (inductive coupler)  877095
Telephone 8200/8202R Brown (without handset) 877048
Telephone 8300/8302R Brown (without handset) 877049
Handset 16C Brown 411037
Handset 16D Brown 411039
Handset 16E Brown  411041
Telephone 8220R Stone   410968
Telephone 8220R Brown  411034
Cord Connecting 4/500 (150mm)  512234
Receiver Inset, 4T     442826
Microphone Inset 21B  877034
Cord Connecting 4/500 (3000mm Line cord)  512233
Cord Connecting 4/503 (Handset cord) 512315
Cord Connecting 4/524 (3000mm Line cord) 512360
Cord Connecting 4/523 (Handset cord)   512359
Battery Secondary, No 33 (for Tele 8220R) 192048
Receiver Inset 2/3T (Inductive coupler) 877095

TESTING
Idle - Normal capacitor loop.
Seized - Normal Press Button Telephone loop.  The diode bridge in the keypad may give high resistance loop test conditions when tested with low voltage testing equipment.

NB: Telephone No. 8220R contain a line-charged battery, which will charge from line at 1mA provided line voltage is not less than 22 volts, continuous charging is not necessary.  Telephones of GEC (GEN) manufacture require a Battery Dry No. 102 whilst telephones of TMC (GNA) manufacture require a Battery Dry No 33.

The battery is charged from line by a charge switching circuit that disconnects the battery for approximately 30 seconds whenever line conditions are disturbed, e.g. during line testing.

Ambassador Plus
Ambassador MK1 telephones may be converted locally (by the addition of the appropriate facility handset) to an `Ambassador Plus' telephone.

Facility handsets are as follows:-
Handset No. 16C, incorporates a line powered amplifier to increase the volume of incoming speech signals, also includes an 'inductive coupler' receiver inset 2/3T to benefit users of 'inductive coupler' hearing aids.
Handset No. 16D, incorporates a neon indicator that lights up to incoming ringing signals.
Handset No. 16E, incorporates a microphone cut-off switch this is normally `non-locking' but may be made `locking' by removing the switch slider and turning through 180 degrees.

'Ambassador Plus' telephones were not available as ready assembled and have to be built up.

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AMBASSADOR
TELEPHONE No. 8220 and 8320
User Guide

10 Address Repertory Dialling
These telephones have the additional facility of a 10 address repertory dialling unit.  Up to 10 exchange line numbers each of up to 18 digits can be stored, one under each button from 1 to 0 of the push button dial unit.  On these telephones the row of buttons to the left of the push button dial are marked R, T and P downwards.

Repeat last number manually keyed

The last number manually keyed can be repeated an unlimited number of times by lifting the handset and on receipt of exchange dial tone depressing and releasing buttoner twice.

Operation as a Callmaker
10 exchange line numbers, each of up to 18 digits can be stored and called automatically.

To store a number
Lift the handset and place it to one side, both hands are needed to operate the correct buttons for this operation.

  1. Depress and hold down button P

  2. Depress and release the digit button under which the number is to be stored, say digit 3

  3. Key in the number to be stored, in the normal fashion, say 01-234 5678

  4. Release button P

  5. Replace the handset.

In this example exchange line number 01-234 5678 is stored "under" digit button 3. Numbers containing up to 18 digits as for international dialling numbers can be stored.

To send a stored number

  1. Lift the handset and on receipt of exchange dial tone depress and release button T

  2. Depress and release the digit button under which the required number is stored.

To erase a stored number

  1. Lift the handset and place it to one side
  2. Depress and hold down button P
  3. depress and release the digit button under which the number to be erased is stored.
  4. Release button P
  5. Replace the handset.

To change a stored number
It is not necessary to erase a stored number before replacing it with a new number.  Keying a new number into the store under a digit button already used replaces the previous number in that store.

 

 

AMBASSADOR
TELEPHONE No. 8210 and 8310
User Guide

This Ambassador Telephone has a tone caller in place of the bell, which also acts as a waiting amplifier/transducer.

To use the on-hook dialling facility

  • With the handset at rest, the line is seized by pressing the button marked 'S' (send)
  • The required number is then dialled
  • A lamp indicates that the facility is in use
  • Progress of the call is monitored by means of a waiting amplifier situated in the base of the instrument
  • As soon as the call is answered, lift the handset in the normal way, which automatically disconnects the loudspeaker
     
  • The loudspeaker which can be reactivated by further depressing the 'S' button thereby disconnecting the handset.
     
  • When the handset is off hook, the amplifier is connected and/or disconnected by a single depression of the 'S' button.
  • To clear the call down, the handset is replaced or the 'S' button is depressed if the amplifier is in the live mode.
 
 
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