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DIN 47256 Telephone

DIN 47256 is the standard German telephone connector used on telephone handsets and equipment in Germany before ISDN and modern connectors replaced it. A 6-pin rectangular connector with spring contacts.

// Specifications
Standard
DIN 47256
Pin Count
6
Use Case
German telephone handsets legacy equipment
Region
Germany Austria Switzerland
Status
Legacy replaced by RJ11 and ISDN
Era
1970s-1990s German telephony
// Pin Reference Table
Pin Name Function Type
1 Pin 1 Telephone line signal a BUS
2 Pin 2 Telephone line signal b BUS
3 Pin 3 Ground GND
4 Pin 4 Extra line BUS
5 Pin 5 Extra line BUS
6 Pin 6 Ground GND