Belgium central office telephone wire color code (residential)
signal name BE BE old US info
A tip blue blue green 0VDC
B ring white orange red -48VDC
A2 tip green white black
B2 ring violet gray yellow US: usually connected to green
gnd (old) green push button shunts B to ground
bell (old) violet connect slave bell from violet to white
RTT 4-pin telephone jack layout (Belgium specific socket)
key
O
a O O s
b O O gnd
CO trunk to socket connection
B white a /s violet B2
A blue b/ gnd green A2
b--RC--s 4k7 12uF shorted if no plug in jack (master phone bell)
s--RC--a test circuit or external bell
The blue white pair runs to the left when facing the premesis from
the street. The green violet pair usually runs to the right.
headend feed BW swg 22 GV headend loop
-<- TP1 --<---/ junction \--->-- TP1 ->-+ swg 20
-<- TP2 ----- street bundle ------ TP2 -<-+ 0.52 mm^2
RTT plug to rj11 jack adapter
color CO trunk g w bl v
plug name gnd a b s
rj11 jack color g r bl bk
rj11 jack pin 2 3 4 5
signal name A2 B A B2
polarity + - + -
rj11 US color bk r g y
RTT line characteristics
on-hook voltage 48..50 VDC
off-hook loop current max 80..84 mA (10 mA when no dialtone)
impedance 600 Ohm, 270 Ohm + (750 Ohm || 150nF)
dailtone 440 Hz, -12 dBm, 0.2 Vrms
US rj11 4-wire color code
residential
top
pin 1 2 3 4 5 6
rj11 male plug hook underneath - b r g y -
cable
pin 1 2 3 4 5 6
rj11 female jack hook down color - b r g y -
signal name A2 B A B2
polarity + - + -
A/B = tip(+)/ring(-) = green/red black/yellow
CO marked pairs 1 2 3 4 5
tip/ring = white/blue white/orange white/green white/brown white/slate
Tip colors secondary White (W), Red (R), Black (BK), Yellow (Y), Violet (V)
Ring colors primary Blue (BL), Orange (O), Green (G), Brown (BR), Slate (S)
Keyboard rj11 plug (view at keyboard side)
top
pin 1 2 3 4 5 6
rj11 male plug hook underneath shield +5V GND res DAT CLK
reset is not connected cable