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Release 7 Console Operations

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Contents

Contents iii

1 Introduction 1

■ Conventions Used in This Document 2

■ Security Measures 2

2 Understanding the Console Layout 5

■ Physical Layout of Your Console 5

Outside-Lines Buttons Area 7 Call Appearance Buttons 8 Dialing Keypad 9 Features 11 The Display 12 Displaying in Normal Mode 14

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Ringer-Volume Control Ar ea 18 Selector Console 19 Tones Heard Through Handset or Headset 21

3 Operating the Console 23

■ Activating the Console 24

■ Deactivating the Console 24

■ Transferring Calls to Internal Extensions 24

■ Transferring Calls to Outside Numbers 25

■ Placing Callers on Hold 26

■ Connecting Two or More Callers 26

■ Answering Emergency Calls 27

4 Using the Features 29

■ Speeding Up the Console 29

Using Auto Start 29 Speed Dialing 30 Holding Calls Automatically 31

■ Handling Multiple-Party Calls 31

Connecting Multiple Callers 31 Locking Out the Console Operator 32 Recalling the Console Operator 32 Paging with Deluxe Voice Paging 33

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Backing Up the Console Operator 35 Routing Calls Through the Console Operator 35 Covering Calls from the Console 35 Forwarding All Calls 36 Parking Calls 37

■ Paging for Called Parties 38

Parking Calls 38 Chime Paging 39 Paging with Voice Paging 41 Paging with Deluxe Voice Paging 42

■ Assisting Callers with Special Tools 43

Using Call Waiting 43 Split-Swap 44 Interrupting a Call 45

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Overriding Diversion Features 46 Emergency Notification to Digital Telephones 46 Providing Emergency Notification to the Operator 48 Providing Emergency Access to the Operator 48 Placing a Series of Calls 49

■ Managing Outside Lines 50

Controlling Access to Outside Lines 50 Displaying Outside Line Information 51 Choosing Outside Lines 52

■ Using Features for Internal Use 52

Restricting Cal ls 52

Activating Don’t Split 54 Testing Phone System Components 55 Accessing Individual Console Operators 55 Using the Internal Directory 56 Assigning Main Console Operators 57 Leaving Messages 57 Retrieving Messages 58 Using Night Service 59 Routing Calls Economically 60

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Using Visually Impaired Attendant Service 63

5 Centralized Attendant Service 65

■ Identifying Differences

in a CAS Environment 65

Using CAS-Associated Tones 66 Using a CAS Display 66 Using CAS Operating Procedures 67 Transferring CAS Calls 67 Placing Calls on Remote Hold 68 Using CAS Backup Service 68 Using CAS Night Service Operations 68

6 Routine Maintenance 71

■ Testing the Console 71

■ Cleaning Your Console 72

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GL Glossary and Abbreviations 73 IN Index 79

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Introduction

If you are a console operator, this book is for you! It is designed to show you the physical layout of your computer, how to perform standard and specialty functions, and how to maintain and clean your console. It also provides information specific to operating your console in a Centralized Attendant Service (CAS) environment.

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NOTE:

This guide does not cover operations associated with Hospitality Services and Automatic Call Distribution (ACD). Information on these groups of features can be found in the following documents:

■ DEFINITY Enterprise Communications Ser ver and GuestWorks

Release 7 — Hospitality Operations, Issue 5, 555-230-723

■ DEFINITY Enterprise Communications Server Generic 1, Generic

3, and System 75 — Automatic Call Distribution (ACD) Agent Instructions, Issue 5, 555-230-722

■ DEFINITY Enterprise Communications Server Generic 1, Generic

3, and System 75 — Automatic Call Distribution (ACD) Supervisor Instructions, Issue 4, 555-230-724

■ DEFINITY Enterprise Communications Server Release 7 —

Console Operations Quick Reference, Issue 3, 555-230-890

The rest of this book includes:

■ Chapter 2, ‘‘Understanding the Console Layout’’ describes and illustrates

the basic and enhanced versions of the two console models. It also describes informati on that a ppears on the console’s display and tones heard at the console.

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■ Chapter 3, ‘‘Operating the Console’’ contains step-by-step instructions for

placing calls, tr an sferring calls, placing callers on hold, placing c onf erence calls, and handling emergency calls.

■ Chapter 4, ‘‘Using the Features’’ describes of features associated with the

console and provides step-by-step instructions where applicable.

■ Chapter 5, ‘‘Centralized Attendant Service’’ describes CAS operations for

handling CAS calls, CAS night service, and CAS backup procedures.

■ Chapter 6, ‘‘Routine Maintenance’’ descri bes routine procedure for t esting

the console, cleaning the console; also contains information for handling the console after a commercial power failure.

■ Glossary and Abbreviations provides an alphabetical listing and brief

definitions of words and terms used with the attendant console and communications systems.

■ Index provides an alphabetical listing of the information within this guide.

For ease of use, all key words within a title or term are listed.

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Conventions Used in This Document

■ Console buttons are shown as: CANCEL

■ Console lamps are shown as: Attd

■ Alphanumeric displays appear as:

a= TOM BROWN 3062

Security Measures

For detailed information on securing your systems from unauthorized use please refer to BCS Products Security Handbook. This document addresses security issues related to consoles including:

■ Procedures for console operators when they receive hangup or silence calls

■ Physical security

■ Class of service

■ Facility restriction levels and alternate facility restriction levels

■ Console operator-controlled phones

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■ Rerouting calls to console operators

■ Changing barrier codes

■ Sending calls to console operators

■ Console operator-controlled remote access

■ Sending reports to console operators

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Understanding the Console Layout

Your console is a powerful communications tool. With it, you function as a communications hub by managing calls and performing a variety of special functions. The goal of this chapter is to familiarize you with the console layout.

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At the end of this chapter, you will be able to describe the layout of your console.

Physical Layout of Your Console

At first glance, your console may look like an oversized phone with a few too many buttons and lamps (lights). While your console can func ti on l ike a phone, it also manages several additional functions. In fact, your console, with its many buttons and lamps, has functional groups designed to manage outside lines, incoming calls, and sp ecial features.

Two types of consoles are described in this chapter: the 302A/B and the 302C console. The following section contains drawings of 302A/B and 302C consoles followed by information on their layout.

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Figure Notes:

Cont

Warnin g

Busy

Select Volume

Cont

Warnin g

Busy

Ringer

CallsWaiting

ABC

GHI

JKL

PQRS

TUV

Oper

Tes t

CallsWaiting

DEF

Warni ng

Individual

MNO

CallsWaiting

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Alarm

Alarm Reported

Posit ion Available

On Hold

Start ReleaseCancel

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1. Lamp Test Switch 8. Display

2. Handset 9. Select Button

3. Handset Cradle 10. Volume Control Buttons

4. Call Processing Area 11. Outside-line Buttons

5. Outsi de-line Buttons 12. Feature B uttons

6. Warning Lamps and Call Waiting

13. Call Appearance Buttons

Lamps

7. Display Buttons

Figure 1. 302A/B Console

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Control Warning Busy

CallsWaiting

DEF

ABC

GHI

JKL

PRQS

TUV

CallsWaiting Warning

MNO

Individual

CallsWaiting

Alarm

WXYZ

Alarm Reported

Positio n Available

Cancel Start Release

Select Volume Date Time

Control Warning Busy

Forced Release

Split Hold

Ringer

Night Pos

Busy

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Figure Notes:

1. Handset 7. Display

2. Handset Cradle 8. Select Button

3. Call Processing Area 9. Volume Control Buttons

4. Warning Lamps and Call Waiting

10. Outside-line Buttons

Lamps

5. Outsi de-line Buttons 11. Feature Buttons

6. Display Buttons 12. Call Appearance Buttons

Figure 2. 302C Console

Outside-Lines Buttons Area

The outside-lines buttons area allows you to choose an outside line or can be dedicated for paging system users. The outside-lines buttons area includes:

■ Labeled buttons representing outside lines

■ A Busy lamp that lights when all outside lines are busy

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■ A Warning lamp that lights when a predetermined number of outside lines

are busy

■ A Control lamp indicat i ng that an ou tside line is in use

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Figure 3. Sample Outside-Lines Buttons Area

Call Appearance Buttons

The call appearance buttons allow you to answer calls, place calls, or place calls on hold. It includes:

■ A call appearance button for answering or placing calls

■ An Atnd lamp that lights when you answer or place a call. This lamp

flashes when an incoming call comes to the console, or when a transferred call return s to the console.

■ A Hold lamp that lights when you place a call on hold. This lamp flashes

when a call remains on hold longer than the accepta ble time limit that is programmed on your console.

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Figure 4. Call Appearance Buttons and Lamps

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Dialing Keypad

The dialing keypad has several buttons and lamps used for processing calls or notifying you of calls that are waiting to be answered, system-detected alarms, and lines that are available for placing calls.

Figure 5. Call Processing Area

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The call-appearance buttons allow you to:

■ Cancel a call

CANCEL button allows you to abort a call procedure without

The disconnecting parties who are on the line.

■ Start a call

START button allows you to initiate a call or to transfer a call.

The

NOTE:

If you have Autostart, you can begin a call without pressing any button.

■ End a call

RELEASE button disconnects you from a call and prepares the console

The for the next call.

The Call Processing lamps notify you that the following conditions exist:

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Table 1. Call Processing Indicators

Lamp Name Condition Meaning Action

Alarm Lighted Maintenance required System automatically

contacts your maintenance provider

Alarm/ Alarm Reported

Lighted

Successful communication to your

n/a

maintenance provider

Unsuccessful communication to your

Flashing

maintenance provider

Contact your system manager

Maintenance problem resolved

Dark

Calls Waiting Lighted Cal l is waiting to be

answered

n/a Answer call at your ea rliest

convenience

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Table 1. Call Processing Indicators (Continued)

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Calls Waiting

Lighted Maximum number of

Warning

Individual Calls

Lighted Call to your personal

Waiting

Pos Avail Lighted

Dark

calls are in the waiting queue

extension needs to be answered

Console available for incoming calls

One of the following conditions exists:

■ You are on a call.

■ A call has arrived at

the console.

■ The handset or

headset is unplugged.

■ You pressed the

POS BUSY button.

■ You placed the

system in night-service mode.

Answer calls as soon as possible or get assistance

Answer call as soon as possible

n/a

Features

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The features area of your console allows you to perform standard and specialty operations. Your console is configured wit h fe at ure s pur chased by your company. Your system manager can provide a list of features available to you. For specific feature information, refer to Chapter 4, ‘‘Using the Features’’

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Figure 6. Feature Button Area

The Display

The alphanumeric display provides information about callers, called parties, call status, and call features. Your console has 9 buttons in the display area that function as different modes for viewing information. On the basic console, they are located on the display module. On the enhanced console, they are located on the main console.

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Figure 7. Display

These display mode buttons are as follows:

NOTE:

Your system manager may change the function of each button.

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■ NORMAL MODE (comes with every console)

This button displays ca ll-r elate d infor mation for activ e, inc oming call s and console-origina ted calls. For more informati on on information that displays in normal mode, refer to Displaying in Normal Mode

■ INSPECT MODE

later in this chapter.

This button displ ays call -relate d inform ation f or held ca lls when you are o n another call.

■ DATE TIME

This button displays the current time of day and date for five seconds.

■ TIMER (Elapsed Time)

This button displays elapsed time in hours, minutes, and seconds. Timing begins when you press the T

IMER button and stops when you press the

button again. The elapsed time information disappears when you press the button a third time.

■ COVER MSG RT (Coverage Message Retrieval)

This button retrieves Leave Word Calling (LWC) messages for system users. Leave Word Calling allows callers to leave messages for called parties on a message system that you can access from your console.

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■ NEXT MSG

This button displays the next stored LWC message. If you are in Cover Msg Rt mode, the display shows END OF MESSAGES or NEXT TO REPEAT. If you are in Integrated Directory mode, it displays the next

caller’s name.

■ DELETE MSG (Message)

This button deletes the displayed message.

■ INTGRTD DIRECTORY (Integrated Directory)

This button displays users’ names and extensions from the system directory.

■ MAKE CALL

This button automatically returns calls from messages left in LWC. It also automatically calls currently-displayed Integrated Directory listings.

■ STORED NUMBER

This button displays the code required for accessing an outside line (usually a 9), or the exte nsion number of the facility that the monitors. To access this information:

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BUSY button

1. Press the

2. Press the

Displaying in Normal Mode

Call-related information includes:

■ Incoming-call button associated with the call

One of six buttons, labeled a through f, lights when a call comes to your console. In the following sample, the lamp that lights is a.

■ Caller identifica ti on

For internal calls, the display shows the caller’s name or the identification assigned to the phone in use, and the caller’s extension. In the following sample, the caller is Tom Brown who is at extension 3062.

For outside calls, the display shows the kind of outside line used and the outside line’s assigned access code. In the following sample, the access code for the local outside line is 8.

STORED NUMBER button BUSY button.

■ Called-party identification

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For incoming calls, the display shows the called party’s name and extension. In the following sample, the called party is Liz Via who is at extension 4328.

e= OUTSIDE CALL to LIZ VIA at EXT 4328

For outside calls, the display shows the kind of outside line used and the outside line’s access code. In the following sample, the acces s code the li ne used is a WATS line, with access code 101.

■ Calling party identification for outbound calls

For an outgoing call, the display shows the called party’s name and extension. In the following sample, the called party is Jeff Morrow who is at extension 4032.

If only name information is availabl e, the following displays.

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If only number information is available, the following displays.

a= 3304 3304

If neither the name or the number is available, the following displays.

a = OUTSIDE LINE NAME TRUNK ID

If the call gets redirected, the following displays.

System user’s calling privileges

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Your system manager assigns calling privileges for all system users. A 2-digit number assigned by your system manager, followed by a hyphen

and 4-alpha characters that identify the user’s calling privileges. The 4-alpha characters are listed in Table 2

Table 2. Calling Privilege Identifiers

4-alpha character Meaning

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ORIG OTWD

The user cannot place any calls from their phone. The user cannot place calls on outside lines from their

phone.

TOLL

The user cannot place long distance calls from their phone.

NONE

■ Call purpose

The user has no calling restrictions.

Call-purpose inf or m ati on id entifies features t hat are in use. Table 3 call-purpo se identifiers.

Table 3. Call Purpose Identifiers

Identifier Description

or b Displays when called parties do one of the following:

defines

■ Do not answer

■ Send their calls to coverage

■ Are active on a call that uses temporary bridged appearance

An internal user who doesn’t have calling privileges for outside lines attempts to make an outgoing call.

An internal user who doesn’t have inte rnal calling privileges attempts to m ake a call to a nother intern al phone.

A caller attempts to call a user who cannot receive calls.

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Identifier Description

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n na rc rt sc

Displays when called parties do one of the following:

■ Do not answer

■ Send their calls to coverage

■ Are unavailable and have a temporary bridged appearance.

System users forward their calls to you. The system redirects calls to you due to a problem with the

system or because your system manager has programmed calls made to specified extensions to come to you.

Incoming calls that are listed in the phone book and are placed directly to a system user’s extension.

Night service is on and the call goes to the night service station. Consoles are in night service mode. A held call returns to the co nsole. An unanswered, transferred call returns to the console. A caller places repeated calls on the same line without

disconnecting. Displays when a called system user temporarily sends all their

calls to coverage.

A caller attempts to make an outgoing call on an ou tsid e line tha t you control. The call redirects to you.

■ Call status

Call-status displays the phone call’s current status. Table 4 status indicators and describes w hen they occur.

identifies call

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Table 4. Call Status Identifiers

Identifier Description

Ringing The dialed call rings. Wait The Attendant Call Waiting feature is a vailable.

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Wait, [I] Intrusion Allowed

Busy An extension is busy or out of service and neither the

Busy, [I] Intrusion Allowed

NOTE:

If your system has Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) — Primary Rate Interface (PRI), refer to Chapter 4, ‘‘Using the

Features’’, for display information associated with ISDN-PRI.

Ringer-Volume Control Area

The ringer-volume control area provides volume control for:

The Attendant Call Waiting and Intrusion features are available.

Attendant Call Waiting nor the Intrusion features are allowed.

An extension is bus y or o u t of s ervice and the Attendant Call Waiting feature is not allowed.

■ Incoming ca lls

■ Timed reminder tones (notification that a call needs additional attention)

■ Call waiting tones (notification that a call is waiting to be answered)

■ Emergency access to attendant calls (not Crisis Alert calls)

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Figure 8. Ringer Volume Control Area (enhanced console)

The ringer volume control area has an (up) button, a (down) button, and a

SELECT button. To adjust the volume on your console:

1. Press and release the (up) button) or (down) button to activate the

display.

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The display exhibits a bar graph and identifies the tone to be adjusted.

2. Press the

3. Press and release the (up) button to increase the volume or the

(down) button to decrease the volume.

4. Press any other button on the console to complete or cancel this task.

Selector Console

The Selector Console allows you to transfer calls and determine the status of an extension. It has two groups of buttons and lamps: the Hundreds Group Select (HGS) and the Direct Extension Selection (DXS) with Busy Lamp Field (BLF).

The basic console has 8 HGS butt ons; t he enhan ced console has 20. You use them in conjunction with the DXS buttons to dial an extension. For example, if you wish to transfer a call to extension 3452, press the HGS button labeled 34, then press the DXS button labeled 52.

The 100 DXS buttons are labeled from 00 to 99. When combined with the HGS buttons, they provide up t o 800 poss ible exte nsions for the basic cons ole and up to 2000 possible extensions for the enhanced con sol e. For mo re i nf ormat i on on how to transfer calls, refer to ‘‘Transferring Call s to Internal E xtensions’’ on page 24

SELECT button to choose the type of tone that you wish to adjust.

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Figure 9. Selector Console Area

Determining Extension Number Status

You can determine the status of an extension by pressing the two buttons necessary to complete the extension and looking at the lamp to the left of the appropriate DXS button.

■ If the lamp is dark, the extension is idle.

■ If the lamp is lighted, the extension is in use. You can still transfer a call if

system users have more than one line available. Ask your system manager about the phones in your company.

■ If the extension is busy, you hear a busy tone.

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■ If a station has the SAC feature active and is busy, the DXS/BLF lamps

remain steady until the station is no longer busy. At that time, the lamp goes to a flashing mode. The PC Console alerts by changing colors on the icon for the associated extension.

Tones Heard Through Handset or Headset

When you operate the co nsol e, you hear tones through the handset or headset that can indicate progress or status of a call, or identify types of incoming calls. Table

5 describes the tones available on your console.

Table 5. Ringing and Tones Descriptions

Tone Name Pitch Frequency Meaning

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Ringback Low 15 times a

minute

Special

Low Single Calls are waiting to be answered.

A transferred call comes back to the console.

Ringback Busy Low 60 times a

The called extension is busy.

minute

Fast Busy Low 120 times a

minute

A caller dialed an incorrect number or called a phone that cannot be called.

Confirmation n/a Three short

bursts

Coverage n/a One short

burst

Dial Low Continuous

The operation requeste d (acti vated or deactivated) is accept ed.

A call to one extension rings at a different extension.

A phone is ready to use.

steady tone

Intercept On-Off,

high and low

Reorder Low 120 times a

Siren-type

“Dee-Do”

minute

A caller dialed a number incorrectly or called a phone that cannot be called.

All trunks w ithin a partic ular trunk group are busy or that a requested feature is not available.

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Call Waiting Ringback

Incoming Call Ringing

Calls Waiting (Queued Calls)

Timed Reminder (Attendant Recall)

Emergency Access Ringing

Low 15 times a

minute with decreasing volume during the last 0.2 second

On-off,

0.5 second An incoming call is waiting to be

low On-off,

0.25 second One or more incoming calls are

low

high On for 0.5

second; off for 1 second

On-Off,

Siren-like A tone that indicates an emergency. high and low

A call is waiting at the console and the called party has been not ifie d th at the call is waiting.

answered.

waiting to be answered.

A single-party call is on hold for longer than the time allowed by your company . This tone al so occu rs when someone on a conference call calls you or an unanswere d transf erred c all returns to you.

This ringing tone is heard on the latest models of th e basi c consol e and all models of the enhanced console.

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As a console operator, you spend the majority of your day placing calls, transferring calls, and putting callers on hold. You might also place a conference call or handle communications for an unexpected emergency. This section describes and provides step-by-step procedures for these operations. Before you read the rest of thi s sect ion, ch eck wit h yo ur sys tem ma nager to see if yo u wor k in a Centralized Attendant Service (CAS) environment. If you work in a CAS environment, be sure to read Chapter 5, ‘‘Centralized Attendant Service ’’

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This chapter refers to “principal” consoles. A principal console is the main console used at your company. If your company has only one console, it is considered to be the principal console. If your work environment utilizes more than one console, your system manager assigns one console as “principal.” Principal consoles can control features, such as night service, for all consoles in the system.

At the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

■ Identify standard features available on your console

■ Perform standard functions available on your console

For additional information on console operations, refer to DEFINITY ECS Console Operations Quick Reference.

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Activating the Console

Activating the console refers to preparing the console for human control. To activate the console:

1. Plug in the handset or the headset.

2. Select one of the following two options:

■ If you are at the principal console, press the NIGHT button if the

Night lamp is lit.

■ If you are not at the principal console, press the POS BU SY button.

Deactivating the Console

Deactivating the console refers to preparing the console to operate automatically after hours.

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To deactivate the console:

1. Select one of the following two options:

■ If you are at the principal console, press the NIGHT button.

■ If you are not at the principal console, press the POS BU SY button.

2. Unplug the handset or the headset.

Transferring Calls to Internal Extensions

You may receive outside calls that you need to transfer to internal extensions or internal callers may need for you to transfer them to an extension. The process for both types of calls is the same.

To transfer calls to internal extensions:

1. Press the lighted call appearance button.

2. Greet the caller.

3. Press the

START button.

NOTE:

If the Auto Start feature is administered at your console, you do not need to press the

START button.

4. Press the desired buttons on the selector console to dial the desired extension.

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5. Select one of the following options:

■ Press the RELEASE button as soon as the call starts to ring.

■ Announce the call to the called party.

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— If the called party accepts the call, press the — If the called part y decl ines t o tal k to t he cal ler, press the

button to reconnect to the caller. Follow your company’s procedures for taking messages.

— Press the

RELEASE button.

■ If the called party is busy or does not answer, press the CANCEL

button to reconnect with the caller.

■ Follow your company’s procedures for taking messages.

■ Press the RELEASE button.

Transferring Calls to Outside Numbers

You may receive calls that you need to transfer to outside calls from internal callers or you may need to transfer one outside call to another outside number. The process for both types of calls is the same.

To transfer a call to an outside number:

RELEASE button.

SPLIT

1. Press the lighted call appearance button.

2. Greet the caller.

3. Access an outgoing line by press ing an outside line button or by dia li ng an outside line access code (many companies use 9 to access an outside line).

4. Select one of the following options:

■ Press the RELEASE button if the caller plans to complete the call.

■ Dial the desired party using the dialing keypad, then press the

ELEASE button as soon the call starts to ring.

■ Announce the call to the called party.

— If the called party accepts the call, press the R

ELEASE button.

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— If the called party decl ines to talk t o the caller , pre ss the SPLIT

button to reconnect to the caller. Follow your company’s procedures for taking messages.

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Press the R

■ If the called party is busy or does not answer, press the CANCEL

button to reconnect with the caller.

■ Follow your company’s procedures for taking messages.

■ Press the RELEASE button.

Exceptions:

Two conditions impact your ability to transfer callers to outside parties. You cannot transfer calls to outside parties if:

■ All outside lines are busy.

■ The caller does not have calling privileges for the outside line requested.

Placing Callers on Hold

You can place up to 6 calls on hold. You should place callers on hold if you cannot service them immediately, or if you need to get back to the caller with information.

ELEASE button.

To place a call on hold:

1. Press the lighted call appearance button.

2. Greet the caller.

3. Press the H

OLD button.

To reenter a ca ll that is on hold:

1. Press the call appearance button that is on hold.

2. Talk to the party.

A single-party call that is on hold returns to the console automatically when it has been on hold for too long.

Connecting Tw o or More Caller s

You can connect two or more parties with the attendant console. Connecting two or more callers is usually used for conference calls or to connect callers who cannot call each othe r.

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To use connect two or more parties:

1. Call internal or external party number 1.

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2. Press the S

TART button.

3. Call the internal or external party number 2.

4. Press the S

PLIT button. Both parties are connected.

5. Repeat steps 2 through 4 for additional parties.

6. Press the H

OLD button.

Answering Emergency Calls

You may need to manage communication for an emergency. You can process emergency call s in the same way as regular calls . However, the console al erts you of an emergency call with the following information:

■ The Emergency lamp flashes.

■ The siren-like emergency tone sounds.

■ The display identifies the calling party and shows EMERG.

Be sure to ask your system manager for the emergency procedures used in your company.

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You might find yourself working at an organization that requires you to know more than the standard operating procedures outlined in the previous chapter. For

example, you may be the guardian of your company’s long distance calls.

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This chapter covers features available at your console. You may not have every feature described in this chapter. To obtain a list of your company’s features and their associated access codes, check with your system manager.

Information for each feature discussed in this chapter includes a brief feature description, an example th at illust rates the fea ture, the feat ure’s official name, and step-by-step procedures for using the feature.

The examples in this chap ter are bas ed on a fictiti ous company, Widgets, Inc., that produces self-cleaning bathtubs. The console operator for Widgets, Inc., Pat, manages calls for this 500-employee company.

Speeding Up the Console

Your system manager can program features described in this section to save time in a fast-paced envi ro nment. Fea tures in this s ecti on reduc e the n umber of button s you must press to complete an operation.

Using Auto Start

You can initiate a calling procedure by pressing any button on your dial keypad without pressing the

START button.

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Example

Phone calls to W idget s, Inc. exceed 300 per day. Pat scrambles constantly to meet the demands of incoming calls. The system manager, Kelly Ratliffe, programs Auto Start to save Pat precious seconds.

Feature Name

Auto Start

Procedures

Your system manager programs this feature into your console to occur automatically.

Speed Dialing

With speed dialing, you can dial a frequently-used number by entering a code or pressing a button. You can use it to:

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■ Place local, long-distance, or international calls

■ Activate features

■ Access computer equipment at another location

Example

Pat orders of f ic e su ppl ies for the executive offices. She pur cha ses all W idg et, Inc. supplies from the same vendor. So, Pat asks the system manager Kelly Ratliffe to

add the vendor’s number to the abbreviated dialing list. Kelly programs the new number and gives Pat the code assigned to the vendor’s number. Now, Pat dials *12 every time she wants to call the office supply vendor.

Feature Name

Abbreviated Dialing

Procedures

To use speed dialing:

1. Obtain an abbreviated dialing list from your system manager.

2. Press the code or button assigned by your system manager to reach a desired number.

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Holding Calls Automatically

Your console automatically places a call on hold when you answer another call.

Example

Widgets, Inc. is conducting an infomercial on their self-cleaning bathtubs. Pat’s console is unusually bu sy. So, the system manager , Kell y Rat l iffe, programs Pat’s console to place calls o n hold autom atically when Pat answers another call. Pat answers the first incoming call and asks the party to hold. Then she presses the

CALL APPEARANCE button for the next incoming call, placing the first caller on

hold.

Feature Name

Hold-Automatic

Procedures

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Your system manager programs hold-automatic to work on all consoles in your system.

Handling Multiple- P arty Calls

This section covers features associated with connecting 2 to 5 callers on one call. It includes connecting callers, parking calle rs, locking the console operator out of multi-party calls, accessing operators from a conference call, and paging system users to add them to an existing conference call.

Connecting Multiple Callers

You can connect up to five callers on a single call.

Example

Two bathtub distributors want identical contract upgrades with Widgets, Inc. Company president Randy Foxwort hy commissions Pat to set up a conference cal l with him, two sales representatives, and the two distributors. Pat uses the procedures listed below to connect all five callers.

Feature Name

Attendant Conference

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Procedures

To place a conference call:

1. Call internal or external party number 1.

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2. Press the

START button.

3. Call the internal or external party number 2.

4. Press the

SPLIT button. Both parties are connected.

5. Repeat steps 2 through 4 for additional parties.

6. Press the

HOLD button.

Locking Out the Console Operator

Your system manager programs the console to prevent you from reentering a multi-party call th at you i niti ated. Pa rtie s on thes e call s, h owever, can contact you.

Example

Widgets Inc. is undergoing a merger. Company president Randy Foxworthy requests numerous con ferenc e call s to dis cuss hi ghly conf ident ial i nformat ion . To protect the confidentiality of the conversations, the system manager, Kelly Ratliffe, programs the console with Attendant Lockout. Because no one can enter the conference call, Randy can conduct his calls with guaranteed privacy.

Feature Name

Attendant Lockout

Procedures

Your system manager programs this feature into your console to work automatically. If you try to reenter the call, the Hold lamp for this call:

1. Flutters for 2 seconds

2. Returns to a solid, lighted state

Recalling the Console Operator

System users who are on multi-party calls that are held at the console can recall you for assistance.

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Example

Robert Planter, vice president of public relations, is on a conference call with musician, Larry Browning, and stand-up comedian, Cindy Wittner, to plan for a community fund-raising event. Robert wants Larry and Cindy to present their ideas to coworker Jay Winstead so Robert calls Pat to add Jay to the call.

Feature Name

Attendant Recall

Procedures

To recall the operator from multi-party calls from a phone with one line:

■ Press the RECALL button.

■ Flash the switch hook.

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To recall the operator from multi-party calls from a phone with more than one line:

■ Press the CONFERENCE button.

■ Press the TRANSFER button.

Paging with Deluxe Voice Paging

This feature combines Call Park and Loudspeaker Paging features. With deluxe loudspeaker paging, you can page a system user to call the extension where their call is parked or have them call you. If the system user calls you, you can add them to an existing conference call.

You can page called parties in up to nine locations or use a single, designated access code or button to page the called party in all 9 locations at once. Your system manager designates codes for each paging zone by assigning:

■ Outside line buttons (see Table 1 on page 6 or Table 2 on page 7 for more

information) to function as paging buttons

■ A sequence of numbers on your dial keypad that serves as the paging

access code

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Example

Robert Planter, vice president of public relations, is on a conference call with musician, Larry Browning, and stand-up comedian, Cindy Wittner, to plan for an upcoming community fund-raising event. Robert wants Larry and Cindy to present their ideas to executive vice president Cathi Henrique. Pat pages Cathi. When Cathi answers her page, Pat adds her to the existing conference call.

Feature Name

Loudspeaker Paging Access — Deluxe

Procedures

To page individuals:

1. Tell the caller that you are going to page the called party.

2. Press one of the following:

■ PAGE 1 through PAGE 9

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■ PAGE ALL, if provided

■ Keypad buttons to dial an access code

3. Page the called party, telling them which extension to call to get their c all. If you plan to connect the paged party to an existing conference call:

1. Tell them to call your extension.

2. Press the line where the conference call resides.

3. Press the

4. Press the

SPLIT button. HOLD button.

Unanswered pages return to you for further assistance. If the allotted time for paging announcements expires during the page, the call disconnects and you hear an intercept tone (alternating high-low, siren-like tone or fast busy tone).

Answering Calls for Another Party

This section covers ways to answer calls from your phone when they ring to a different phone. It includes features that your system manager sets up to operate automatically and features that you must set up each time you use them.

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Backing Up the Console Operator

Your system manager can program your overflow calls to ring to one or more designated phone.

Example

The marketing department just launched an infomercial about Widget, Inc.’s self-cleaning batht ubs. Consequen tly, the phones are “ringing off the hook ”. Chris answers Pat’s overflow calls at his own phone.

Feature Name

Attendant Backup

Procedures

Your system manager programs this information into your console to occur automatically.

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Routing Calls Through the Console Operator

Your system manager can designate up to 50 listed directory numbers to come directly to you.

Example

Widgets, Inc. president Randy Foxworthy wants Pat to screen all calls for him. Kelly Ratliffe, system manager, programs all of Randy’s calls to come directly to Pat. When a salesman calls, Pat takes a message. When Randy’s wife calls, Pat sends the call through to Randy.

Feature Name

Multiple Listed Directory Numbers

Procedures

Your system manager programs this information into your console to occur automatically.

Covering Calls from the Console

Your system manager designates unanswered calls to specified phones to ring through to you.

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Example

Widgets, Inc. takes great pride in providing human contact for all persons calling customer service representatives. The system manager, Kelly Ratliffe, has programmed all customer service representative phones to go to coverage. When Suzanne Jones, customer service representative, is busy on a call, an incoming call routes to Pat.

Feature Name

Call Coverage

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Table 6

describes the information that displays on your display when call

coverage calls come to your console.

Table 6. Call Coverage Display Information

Display Meaning

or b The called party is already on a call. Your console displays the

Forwarding All Calls

You can forward all calls or remove forwarding for all calls for any extension in the system except the console.

Exception:

caller’s number and the unanswered phone’s number. Nobody answered this phone or the calling party sent the call to

coverage. Your console displays the caller’s number and the unanswered phone’s number.

All calls that come to this numb er ar e se nt t empor arily to coverage.

Ask your system manager if you work in a Distributed Communications System (DCS) environment. If you do, the forwarded-to telephone number must not:

■ Be longer than 10 digits. The 10 digits can include a 3-digit access code

followed by a typical 7-digit telephone number.

■ Include authorization codes. Authorization codes cannot be in the

forwarded-to telephone number.

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Example

Bob Sisterkey, quality assurance speci alis t at Widgets, Inc., had to leave the o f fice in a hurry for a personal emergency. He is expecting an important phone call, so he calls Pat and asks her to forward his calls to another member of his team. Pat uses the call forwarding all calls procedures to forward his calls to his team member.

Feature Name

Call Forwarding All Calls

Procedures

To forward all calls for an extension:

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To deactivate call forwarding all calls for a particular extension:

Parking Calls

1. Press the

START button.

2. Dial the forwarding all calls access code.

3. Dial the extension of the phone to be forwarded.

4. Dial the forwarded-to number.

5. Select one of the following options:

■ If you hear a confirmation tone (3 short bursts of tone) indicating

that the procedure is successful, press the

■ If you hear an inte rcept tone ( alte rnati ng high- lo w, siren-like tone or

fast busy tone) indicating that the procedure is unsuccessful, press

CANCEL button to try again.

the

1. Press the

START button.

2. Dial the forwarding all calls access code.

3. Dial the extension you want to deactivate.

4. Press the

RELEASE button.

You can put an incoming call on hold at one extension, then retrieve it from any other phone in the system. Your console has up to 10 dedicated extensions for parking calls.

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Example

Rick Foylund, company ar bitrato r, is away from his desk when a call comes in fo r him. Pat pages Rick to tell him that he can call extension 5432 to answer his call.

Rick dials his company’s call park feature access code then 5432 to answer his call.

Feature Name

Call Park

Procedures

To park a call:

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1. Press the

START button.

2. Select one of the following options:

■ Dial the Call Park access code.

■ Press the button your system administrator assigned to call park.

3. Use the dial keypad or the sel ec tor console to dial the exte nsi on where you want to park the call.

4. Select one of the following options:

■ If you hear a confirmation tone (3 short bursts of tone), the call is

parked. Press the

■ If you hear a busy tone, a call is already parked at the dialed

extension. Press the

Paging for Called Parties

This section covers 3 methods for paging system users and includes Call Park information necessary for 2 of these methods.

RELEASE button.

CANCEL button to try again.

Parking Calls

You can put an incoming call on hold at one extension then retrieve it from any other phone in the system. Your console has up to 10 extensions dedicated for parking calls.

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Example

Rick Foylund, company ar bitrato r, is away from his desk when a call comes in fo r him. Pat places the call on hold at one of her 10 call park extensions. Pat pages Rick to tell him the number to dial to answer his call.

Feature Name

Call Park

Procedures

To park a call:

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1. Press the

2. Select one of the following options:

3. Use the dial keypad or the sel ec tor console to dial the exte nsi on where you

4. Select one of the following options:

Chime Paging

When called parties are not at their phones, you can page them with coded chime

signals. The chimes coincide with the paged party’s extension. For example, paging someone from extension 113 generates chimes that:

START button.

■ Dial the Call Park access code.

■ Press the button your system administrator assigned to call park.

want to park the call.

■ If you hear a confirmation tone (3 short bursts of tone), the call is

parked. Press the

■ If you hear a busy tone, a call is already parked at the dialed

extension. Press the

RELEASE button.

CANCEL button to try again.

1. Chime once followed by a pause

2. Chime once again followed by a pause

3. Chime three successive times followed by a pause

The chime sequence repe ats up to 3 times. If the paged part y does not answer, the call return s to you for further assistan ce.

You can page called parties in up to 9 locations or use a single, designated access code or button to page the called party in all 9 locations at once. Your system manager designates codes for each paging zone by assigning:

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■ The outside line buttons to function as paging buttons

■ A sequence of numbers on your dial keypad that serves as the paging

access code

Example

Rick Foylund, company ar bitrato r, is away from his desk when a call comes in fo r him. Pat pages Rick with code calling access. Rick hears his extension, 113, chimed and calls Pat to answer the page.

Feature Name

Code Calling Access

Procedures

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To page using chimes:

1. Tell the caller that you are going to page the called party.

2. Press the

START button.

3. Dial the code calling access code.

4. Dial the paged party’s extension.

5. Select one of the following options:

■ If you hear a confirmation tone (3 short bursts of tone), the call

parks on paged party’s extension, and the system pages the called party.

— T o drop out of the call before t he paged and cal ling partie s are

connected, press the

RELEASE button.

— To establish a 3-way ca ll, wait for the c alled party to an swer;

then press Split.

— To hold the call on the console, press the

■ If you hear a busy tone, press the CANCEL button.

— Report that the line is busy to the cal l er.

HOLD button.

— Take a message. — Press the

RELEASE button.

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Paging with Voice Paging

When called parties are away from their phones, you can page them with loudspeaker paging by parking their call then voice paging them to the extension where you parked their call. If called parties do not answer their pages, their calls automatically return to you for further assistance.

You can page called parties in up to 9 locations or use a single, designated access code or button to page the called party in all 9 locations. Your system manager designates codes for each paging zone by assigning:

■ Outside line buttons to function as paging buttons

■ A sequence of numbers on your dial keypad that serves as the paging

access code

Example

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Rick Foylund, company ar bitrato r, is away from his desk when a call comes in fo r him. Pat parks the call for Rick and pages him to let hi m know which extens ion he needs to call to answer the page.

Feature Name

Loudspeaker Paging Access

Procedures

To page individuals:

1. Tell the caller that you are going to page the called party.

2. Press one of the following:

3. Page the called party, to tell them which extension to call to answer their

■ PAGE buttons

■ PAGE ALL button, if provided

■ Keypad buttons to dial an access code

call.

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Paging with Deluxe Voice Paging

This feature combines call park and loudspeaker paging. You can page a caller to call an extension or call you. You also can add a paged party to an existing conference call.

■ Outside line buttons to function as paging buttons

■ A sequence of numbers on your dial keypad

Example

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Feature Name

Loudspeaker Paging Access — Deluxe

Procedures

To page individuals:

1. Tell the caller that you are going to page the called party.

2. Press one of the following:

3. Page the called party and tell them which extension to call to answer their

■ PAGE

■ PAGE ALL, if provided

■ Keypad buttons to dial an access code

call. If you plan to connect the paged party to an existing conference call:

1. Tell them to call your extension.

2. Press the line where the conference call resides.

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3. Press the SPLIT button.

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4. Press the

HOLD button.

Assisting Callers with Special Tools

This section covers fea tures that allow you to provi de special as sistance to callers . It includes ways to hold callers on the line, interrupt an existing call, override existing features designed to block incoming calls, assist callers who need to reach a series of system users, or manage emergency calls.

Using Call Waiting

When you transfer a call to a busy line, the call returns to the console until the busy line becomes available. When the busy line becomes available, the call automatically rings through. If the line does not become available, the call rings back to you for further at tention.

Example

A customer, John Steele, places a call to customer service representative Leah Hoffguard. Leah is serving another client, but hears a beep in her ear indicating

that she just received an incoming call. Pat notifies the caller that Leah’s line is busy. Leah brings her current call to closure and John’s call automatically rings through to her extension.

Feature Name

Attendant Call Waiting

Procedures

To notify callers that the party they cal led is busy:

1. Press the

2. Inform the caller that the called extension is busy, and that their call is

3. Press the

SPLIT button. The called party hears a call-waiting ringback tone.

waiting to be answered.

RELEASE button.

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4. One of the following options occurs:

■ The call automatically rings through when the busy line becomes

available.

■ If the line does not become available within the time preset by your

system manager, the call rings back to you. To try to transfer again, repeat steps 1 through 3.

Split-Swap

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You can alternate between active and split calls by pressing the

SPLIT-SWAP

button. This operat io n ha ppens only if you have a split call and an act ive call, and both calls are in the talking state. If you press the

SPLIT-SWAP button during

non-talking states (for example, dialing, ringing states, and so forth), then the split-swap operation is denied. For outgoing trunk calls, the state of the trunk is considered to be in talking state once the trunk is cut-through or the trunk answer supervision timer times out.

SPLIT button lamp remains lit during the split-swap operation and the SPLIT

The button lamp flutters if the split-swap operation is denied. T he Split-Sw ap lamp stays off during the split-swap operation.

During the split-swap operation, if you:

■ press the SPLIT button, then all parties are joined in conference and further

presses of the

■ press the RELEASE button, then the active call and the split call are

SPLIT button or the SPLIT-SWAP button are denied.

connected.

■ press the HOLD button, then the active call and the split call are connected,

and the connected call is put on hold.

■ press the CANCEL button, the n t he active will drops a nd the split away part y

joins with you as the active call.

Example

George calls you and you press the this point, George is split away, and Harry and you are in conversation. If you wish to consult wi th George, but do not want Harry on t he same call with Ge orge, then you can press the is in conversation with you. If you press the will be active with you and George is split away.

Feature Name

Split-Swap

START button and dia l Harr y, who answers. At

SPLIT-SWAP button which will split Harr y away a nd George

SPLIT-SWAP button again, then Harry

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Procedures

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1. Press the

To deactivate split-swap, do one of the following:

1. Press the

2. Press the

3. Press the and the connected call is put on hold.

4. Press the joins with you as the active call.

Interrupting a Call

You can interrupt someone who is on a call.

Example

Telemarketer Sara Adams h as a son, Rob, who just broke his leg. Rob’s high school coach cal ls Sara to let her know t hat the y are t aking Rob t o the ho spital. Pat assists Rob’s coach by interrupting Sara’ s exist ing call. Now Rob’s coach can talk to Sara.

SPLIT-SWAP button.

SPLIT button and all parties are joined in conference. RELEASE button and the activ e call and t he spli t cal l are c onnecte d. HOLD button and the active call and the split call are connected

CANCEL button and the active call drops and the split away party

Feature Name

Attendant Intrusion

Procedures

To interrupt a call:

1. Dial the desired busy party.

2. Press the

3. Give message to called party.

4. Press the

Exception:

If you interrupt a call with a caller on your line:

■ Dial the desired busy party.

■ Press the INTRUSION button.

INTRUSION button.

RELEASE button.

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■ Press the SPLIT button.

■ Press the RELEASE button.

Overriding Diversion Features

Sometimes system users divert their incoming calls to another phone. For example, a user might forward calls to another extension for a lunch break. With this feature, you can bypass a diversion feature to access a desired party. Diversion features i nclude Send All Call s, Call Cov erage, Cal l Forward, and Busy

Don’t Answer.

Example

The vice president of design and development, Renee Gebner, is working on a tight deadline. She needs uninterrupted time to complete her project, so she forwards all incoming calls to her voice mail. Pat receive s an urgent cal l for Renee and overrides the call forwarding that Renee implemented to reach her at her extension.

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Feature Name

Attendant Override of Diversion Features

Procedures

To override diversion features:

1. Press the

OVERRIDE button.

2. Dial the desired number.

3. Proceed with your current operation.

Emergency Notification to Digital Telephones

Your system manager dedicates one or more digital telephones to serve as emergency numbers. When syst em users dial an emer gency number (for example ,

911), these telephones get notified that an emergency call was made.

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Example

Edward Murrow, Wi dgets, Inc. salesman, just fel l down a flight of s tai r s bre aki ng his leg. Tom Bronaw, who was nearby, calls the emergency extension. As soon as the call is made, all digital telephones with an assigned

notified with a continuous ring. The following information appears on Pat’s display:

e= TOM ROBERTS 3041 EMRGENCY

Feature Name

Crisis Alert — Every User Responds

Procedures

If you work for a company that has more than one digital telephone and you receive an emergency call, the following occurs at all digital telephones and the attendant console:

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CRSS-ALERT button are

1. The

2. Because each digi tal st ation must acknowled ge each a lert, e ach user pushes

3. The user records the crisis alert information.

4. The user pushes the

Feature Name

Crisis Alert — Single User Responds

Procedures

If you work for a company that has more than one digital telephone and you receive an emergency call, the following occurs at all digital telephones and the attendant console:

1. The

CRSS-ALERT button flashes and a continuous ring alerts the designated

digital station. The display shows the current crisis alert, overwriting any current display.

CRSS-ALERT button, turning off the ringing and changing the lamp to a

the steady state.

NORMAL DISPLAY MODE button and the lamp turns off

and the display clears.

CRSS-ALERT button flashes and a continuous ring alerts the designated

digital station. The display shows the current crisis alert, overwriting any current display.

2. Because each digital station receives the alert, one user pushes the

CRSS-ALERT button, turning off the ringing and clea ring the alert from all

other stations.

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3. The user records the crisis alert information.

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4. The user pushes the

NORMAL DISPLAY MODE button and the lamp turns off

and the display clears.

Providing Emergency Notification to the Operator

Your system manager dedicates an attendant consoles to service emergency calls. When system users dial an emergency number (for example, 911), the console is notified that an emergency call was made.

Example

Jeff Springer, Widgets, Inc. salesman, has just suffered from a heart attack. Bill

O’Connor, who works nearby, dials 911. As soon as the call is made, the following information appears on Pat’s display:

a= TOM ROBERTS 3041 EMRGENCY

She also hears a siren-like tone.

Feature Name

Crisis Alert to Attendant Console

Procedures

If the attendant receives an emergency call, the following occurs:

1. The

CRSS-ALERT button flashes and a continuous ring alerts the attendant

console. The display shows the current crisis aler t, overwriting any curren t display.

2. The attendant pushes the

CRSS-ALERT button, turning off the ringing.

3. The attendant records the crisis al ert information.

4. The attendant pushes t he

CRSS-ALERT button, changing the lamp to a steady

state.

5. The attendant pushes the

CRSS-ALERT button and the lamp turns off and the

display clears.

Providing Emergency Access to the Operator

Your system manager can administer the switch to allow emergency access calls to the attendant console operator.

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Example

Linda Mahoney, Widgets, Inc. spokespe rson, h as jus t suffered from a heart a ttack .

Tom Roberts, who works nearby, calls the company’s emergency access to attendant feature access code (FAC). As soon as the call is made, the following information appears on Pat’s display:

a=<Name> Ext<ext> 00 in EMRG Q

She also hears a siren-like tone.

Feature Name

Emergency Access to Attendant

Procedures

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If you work for a company that has more than one console and you receive an emergency call, the following occurs at all consoles:

1. A user takes the handset off-hook or dials the feature access code.

■ If the user took the handset off-hook, the call automatically rings at

the attendant console after a predetermined amount of time (usually 10 seconds after dial t one sto ps) . The cal l rings at the cons ol e with a louder-than-normal volume. If the guest dialed the feature access code, the call rings immediately at the attendant console.

■ The following displays:

a=<Name> Ext<ext> 00 in EMRG Q

2. Follow your local procedures for handling emergencies.

NOTE:

Even if the attendant console is in night service, the call still rings at the attendant console, but it can be answered at the backup telephone with Trunk Answer Any Station, or from a designated emergency redirection telephone.

Placing a Series of Calls

You can manage serial calls for parties who call y ou from out side lin es, needin g to speak to a series of system users without hanging up. With this feature, the caller returns to you whe n the fir st call ed party hangs up. You then can tra nsfer th e caller to the next party and continue the process until all calls are complete.

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Examples

Widgets, Inc. researcher Susan Bealan is in a remote part of the world locating natural resources for manufacturing environmentally-safe bathtub cleanser. She needs to talk to several people at Widgets, Inc. and wants to ensure that she does

not lose contact with the company’s phone system. Pat uses serial calling to connect Susan on multiple calls.

Feature Name

Attendant Serial Calling

Procedures

To manage a serial call:

1. Answer the call.

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2. Press the

3. Press the

SERIAL button. START button.

4. Dial the desired extension.

5. Press the

RELEASE button.

When the call is complete, it returns to the console.

6. Repeat steps 1 through 5 until all calls are made.

7. Press the

SERIAL button to terminate a serial call.

Managing Outside Lines

This section provides feature information for managing outside lines. It describes two types of networks and includes ways to control outside line access, ways to view outside line calling inf ormation, and wa ys to record o utside-cal l informatio n.

Controlling Access to Outside Lines

You can control system users’ access to 6 (basic console) or 12 (enhanced console) outside lines. If a user attempts to use one of these outside lines, they automatically redirect to you.

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Example

In an effort to increase their profit margins, Widgets, Inc. institutes a controlled long-distance calling plan. Only three customer service representatives may use long distance ser vice and they may on ly ca ll Widget, Inc. distributors. Pat s cre ens all outgoing customer service calls and when appropriate dials the long-distance numbers for the representatives.

Feature Name

Attendant Control of Trunk Group Access

Procedures

Your system manager programs this information into your console to occur automatically. When a controlled trunk group access call occurs, the display provides you with the following information:

a= LINDA WAGNER LOCAL tc

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■ The name of the calling line (a=)

■ The calling party’s name (Linda Wagner)

■ The type of outside line that the calling party tried to access (Local)

■ The type of call purpose in use (tc = you have control of outside lines for

this call)

Displaying Outside Line Information

This feature provides call information about outside calls. This information appears on your display. When parties on the other end of the call d o not have this feature, or faulty transmission causes information to be lost, information may not appear as you expect.

With this feature, the following information appears on your display:

■ Calling party’s number

The full number, including the area code, of the calling party

■ Calling party’s name

The name associated with the calling party’s phone

■ Called party’s number

The full number, including the area code, of the called party

■ Called party’s name

The name associated with the called party’s number

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■ Special call status information (designated by MISCID in this chapter)

Information about the changing status of a call

NOTE:

Sometimes a billing number displays for a calling or called number. For example, the billing number for a pay phon e might di splay ra th er than the pay phone number.

Choosing Outside Lines

You can select a specific group of outside lines for an outgoing call.

Example

Widgets, Inc. frequently communicates with its parent company, Widgets International, located in Chicago. The system manager, Kelly Ratliffe, assigns one of the buttons in the outs ide lines select area to Widgets In ternational. To call someone in Widgets International, Pat presses the outside line button labeled Chicago and dials the 7-d igi t phone number, wit hout hav ing to dial 1 and the area code.

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Feature Name

Attendant Direct Tr unk Group Selection

Procedures

To select an outside line:

1. Press the desired outside line button.

2. Dial the desired number.

Using Features for Internal Use

This section covers f eat ur es t hat you might use internally for a va ri et y of re asons. These reasons may range from restricting calls, to providing system user telephone lists, to testing your equipment. It also includes information specific to accessing console operators and working with non-phone equipment.

Restricting Calls

You can activate or deactivate calling restrictions for individual phones or groups of phones. Table 7

lists the restrictions you can control:

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Table 7. Calling Restrictions

Call Type Users Cannot Do the Following:

Outbound calls Place outside calls from these phones.

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All Calls Place Station-to-Station Receive or place internal calls from these phones. Termination Receive calls on these phones. T oll Place toll calls , but they can pla ce free loca l calls on the se

These restrictions override user privileges established by your system manager. T oll restric tion ca n be substi tute d for o utbound or s tati on-to- stat ion r estr icti ons by your system manager.

Example

Lynn Johnston, telemarketing manager, is starting a special marketing push for out-of-state business. He schedules 3 of his finest telemarketers to place long-distance calls for 4 days. Rather than change the system setup for phone calls, he asks Pat to deactivate outbound call restrictions for these three telemarketers.

Feature Name

or receive any calls from these phones.

phones.

Controlled Restrictions

Procedures

To manually activate a restriction:

1. Press the

START button.

2. Dial the feature access code for controlled restrictions.

3. Dial one of the following restriction code numbers:

■ 1 = Outbound calls/toll calls

■ 2 = All calls

■ 3 = Te rm i nation

■ 4 = Phone-to-phone/toll calls

4. Dial the extension you wish to restrict.

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5. Select one of the following options:

■ If you hear a confirmation tone (3 short bursts of tone), press the

RELEASE button.

■ If you hear an in terce pt to ne (alternating high-l ow, siren-like tone or

fast busy tone), the extension is already restricted, or you dialed an incorrect code. Press the

CANCEL button to retry.

To deactivate a restriction:

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1. Press the

2. Dial the restriction deactivation code.

3. Dial one of the following restriction code numbers:

■ 1 = Outbound calls/toll calls

■ 2 = All calls

■ 3 = Te rm i nation

■ 4 = Phone-to-phone/toll calls

4. Dial the extension that is no longer to be restricted.

5. Select one of the following options:

■ If you hear a confirmation tone (3 short bursts of tone), press the

■ If you hear an inte rcept tone ( alte rnati ng high- lo w, siren-like tone or

Activating Don’t Split

You can disable auto start by pressin g the

system to send dialed touch-tone digits. Some telecommunications equipment requires touch-tone digits to function properly.

START button.

RELEASE button.

fast busy tone), the extension is already restricted, or you dialed an incorrect code. Press the

CANCEL button to retry.

DONT SPLIT button. Don’t split allows the

Example

Pat needs to call home to retrieve messages from her answering machine. To retrieve these messag es, she must pre ss the Now, she can access messages from her answering machine.

Feature Name

Don’t Split

DONT SPLIT button, disabling aut o start.

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To use don’t split:

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1. Press the

DONT SPLIT button.

2. Dial the desired number.

To deactivate don’t split:

1. Press the

CANCEL button.

Testing Phone System Components

You can place calls to test 4 components of your phone system:

■ Outside lines

■ Touch-tone phones

■ Time slots

■ System tones

Example

System manager Kelly Ratliffe is organizing a department move for accounting. To ensure that all phones are working properly, Kelly asks Pat to test the phones involved in the move. Pat uses facility test call procedures to verify that the phones are functioning properly.

Feature Name

Facility Test Call

Procedures

If you are authorized to perform these 4 tests, your system manager can provide detailed procedures located in the maintenance manuals for your switch.

Accessing Individual Console Operators

Y o ur system manager as signs a personal extension to ea ch console in your system, so that users can dial console operators directly. If you have this feature you can also:

■ Be a member of a hunt group (when one line is busy, the system searches

for the next available line)

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■ Activate and deactivate functions associated with hunt groups. (Ask your

system manager for more information.)

■ Have two calls waiting in your individual call waiting queue

Example

Widgets , Inc. is consolidating t el ecommunications with pa re nt c ompany, Widgets International. Since the companies are located in different cities, system manager Kelly Ratliffe assigns pers onal extensi ons to each console operator. Jonathan Livingston, a tele markete r, has a questi on speci fic t o Widgets, Inc ., so h e calls Pa t directly.

Feature Name

Individual Attendant Access

Procedures

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Your system manager programs console operator extensions to work the same as all other extensions in the system.

Using the Internal Directory

You can retrieve names and their associated extensions from your console. The number of names and extension depends on your switch type and release.

Example

New Widgets, Inc. employee Linda Cassanov needs to find the extension for president Randy Foxworthy but she has not yet received a company telephone directory. She uses the procedures outlined for Integrated Directory to find

Randy’s number.

Feature Name

Integrated Directory

Procedures

To search for an extension corresponding to a known name:

1. Press the

DIRECTORY - PLEASE ENTER NAME

INTGRTD DIRECT button.

appears

2. Press the letters of the desired name on your keypad. Names with their corresponding extensions appear.

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3. Press the NEXT button to advance to the next name.

4. Select one of the following options:

■ Press the MAKE CALL button to call the displayed number.

■ If entered name is not in directory,

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NO MATCH - TRY AGAIN

5. Press another display mode button to exit Integrated Directory mode.

Assigning Main Console Operators

Y o ur system mana ger designates a console opera tor from a mult i-branch sys tem to answer calls from more than one branch location. Console operators, located at each branch, can answer calls for their branch, but not another branch.

Example

Since Widgets, Inc. combined operations with Widgets International, system manager Kelly Ratliffe programs the console at Widgets International wi th the capability to answer calls at Widgets, Inc. too. Pat can still answer calls from Widgets, Inc., but cannot answer calls that go to Widgets Intern ational. On the other hand, Lee Miller, Widgets International operator, can answer calls for both sites.

Feature Name

Inter-PBX Attendant Calls

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Procedures

Follow normal calling procedures.

Leaving Messages

Internal users can leave shor t, preprogrammed “call me” messages for other internal users. When the system stores a message, the Message Waiting lamp on the called party’s phone lights.

Example

At Widgets, Inc. Pat receives numerous calls for president Randy Foxworthy that require personal a ttent ion. When Rand y is u navail able to ta ke the se calls , Pat u ses leave word calling to notify Randy that he has a call that she must discuss with him.

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Feature Name

Leave Word Calling

Procedures

To store a message when a phone is busy or a call goes unanswered:

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1. Press the

START button.

2. Dial the desired extension.

Called party’s phone is busy or goes unanswered.

3. Press the

LWC button. This leave a preprogrammed “call me” message.

4. Hang up.

To cancel a message you left for a system user:

1. Press the

2. Press the

START button. LWC CANCEL button.

3. Dial extension number where message was left.

4. Select one of the following options:

■ If you hear a confirmation tone (3 short bursts of tone), press the

RELEASE button.

■ If you hear a reorder tone (fast busy tone), press the CANCEL button

to try again.

Retrieving Messages

You can retrieve messages for other system use rs. Othe r sy stem user s may or may not be able to retrieve their own messages.

Example

Rich Winston, manager of Widgets, Inc. self-cleaning bathtub manufacturing, needs to retrieve leave word calling messages left for him on his assembly line phone. He calls Pat and Pat sees the following information on her display:

CARTER ANN 2/7 10:45a 2 CALL 3124

Pat tells Rich that An n Carter calle d him two ti mes; the las t time she ca ll ed was at 10:45 on February 7; and Ann wants Rich to call her back at extension 3124.

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Feature Name

Message Retrieval

Procedures

To retrieve messages:

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1. Press the Messages display on the display.

2. Read messages, if any, to the system user.

3. Press one of the following buttons for more options:

■ NEXT — Displays the next stored message or displays END OF

■ DELETE MSG (Delete Message) — Deletes the displayed message

■ MAKE CALL — Automatically returns the call requested by the

Using Night Service

Your console can automatically answer incoming calls without your assistance.

Example

Widgets, Inc. has a prerecorded message for people who call after hours. When Pat leaves work eac h night, s he places the consol e in nigh t serv ice and c allers hear the after ho urs message.

COVER MSG RT button.

MESSAGES

currently displayed message

Feature Name

Night Service

Procedures

To activate Night Service:

1. Press the

To deactivate Night Service:

1. Press the

NIGHT button.

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Routing Calls Economically

Your system can route outgoing calls in the most economical way based on the time of day and the day of the week. Your system manager designates one of up to eight routing plans as the standard routing plan for each day of the week. Your system manager, however, may alter the routing plan with manual or clocked manual override.

Manual Override

When you activate Manual Override, the currently-active routing plan changes immediately to a new plan. The new plan remains in effect until you manually deactivate the override or until the next scheduled routing plan takes effect.

Clocked Manual Override

This option lets your system manager specify the day and time to override the scheduled time-of-day routing plan. Your system manager can also specify a deactivate day and time, or can manually deactivate clocked manual override.

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Example

System man ager Kelly Rat liffe saves considerable money for Widgets, Inc. by designing automated p ath s for call s to foll ow at c ertai n ti mes of the day on cert ain days of the week. She programs calls placed before 10:00 a.m. from Maine to route through the Los Angeles outside line, and calls placed after 3:00 p.m. from Los Angeles to route through the Portland, Maine line. Widgets, Inc. receives night rates for Portl and, Maine ca lls made before 10:0 0 a.m. and eveni ng rat es for Los Angeles calls made after 3:00 p.m.

Feature Name

Time-of-Day Routing

Procedures

Your system manager programs this information into your console to occur automatically. However, your system manager may ask you to change the normal routing plan. This plan can be changed up to 6 times each day for each day of the week. The two options available for changing the daily routing plan are:

■ Immediate Manual Override

■ Clocked Manual Override

Your system manager can tell you which option(s) you have and when the option(s) should be activated.

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Immediate Manual Override

When you activate this option, the currently active routing plan is changed immediately to a new plan. The new plan remains in effect until the override is deactivated manually or until the next scheduled routing plan takes effect.

To activate Immediate Manual Override:

NOTE:

The Immediate Override lamp is lit if this option is already active.

1. Press the Immediate Override button.

■ The Immediate Override lamp lights.

■ The first line of display shows:

OLD ROUT PLAN: x ENTER NEW PLAN: (Where x is a number from 1 through 8 that identifies the routing

plan currently in effect.)

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2. Use the touch-tone buttons to enter the number (from 1 through 8) of the new routing plan.

■ The Immediate Override lamp remains steadily lighted

■ Display updates to:

OLD ROUTE PLAN: x ENTER NEW PLAN: y (Where y is the number you just entered.)

NOTE:

If you pressed any button other than the 1 through 8 buttons on the dialpad, the Immediate Manual Override attempt is denied; the display re turns to the N ormal mode. You must repeat step 1 to try again.

3. Press the Immediate Override or Normal Mode button.

■ The Immediate Override lamp remains steadily lighted.

■ Immediate Manual Override is active.

To deactivate Immediate Manual Override:

1. Press the Immediate Override button.

■ The Immediate Override lamp goes out.

■ Scheduled daily routing plan goes into effect immediately.

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Clocked Manual Override

This option lets you specify the day and time to override the scheduled Time-of-Day routing plan. You also can specify a deactivate day and time , or you can manually deactivate Clocked Manual Override.

In the following procedure, a number from 1 through 8 specifies the desired routing plan; a number from 1 through 7 specif ies the day (1 is for Sunday and 77 is for Saturday). The time is specified in military hours (0000 for 1:00 a.m. and 2359 for midnight).

To activate Clocked Manual Override:

NOTE:

The Clocke d Override lam p is lit if this o ption is already active.

1. Press the Clocked Override button.

■ The Clocked Override lamp lights.

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■ First line of display shows:

ENTER ACTIVATE ROUTE PLAN, DAY & TIME

2. Use the touch-tone dialpad to enter the following in the order shown: Press the 1 through 8 button (to specify t h e r out ing plan) and the 1 through

7 button (to specify the day) 0000 through 2359 (to specify the hour).

■ The Clocked Override lamp remains steadily lighted.

■ Display shows:

ROUTE PLAN: x FOR: yyy ACT-TIME: zz:zz (Where x is the routi ng plan nu mber, yyy is the 3-letter abbreviation

for the day of the week, and zz:zz is the activation hour.)

NOTE:

If you enter any invalid information, the Clocked Manual Override attempt is denied; the display returns to the Normal mode. You must repeat step 1 to try again.

To enter a deactivate date:

1. Press the Clocked Override to confirm activation input data and to enter deactivation time.

■ The Clocked Override lamp remains steadily lighted.

■ Display shows:

ENTER DEACTIVATION DATE & TIME

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2. Enter the following in the order shown: 1 through 7 (to specify the day) 0000 through 2359 (to specify the hour)

■ Display shows:

ROUTE PLAN: x FOR: yyyy DEACT-TIME: zz:zz (Where x is the routi ng plan nu mber, yyy is the 3-letter abbreviation

for the day of the week, and zz:zz is the activation hour.)

3. Press the Clocked Override or Normal Mode button.

■ The Clocked Override lamp remains steadily lighted.

■ Clocked Manual Override is active.

To manually deactivate Clocked Manual Override:

1. Press the Clocked Override button.

■ The Clocked Override lamp goes out.

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■ Scheduled daily routing plan goes into effect immediately.

Using Visually Impaired Attendant Service

Your console provides 8 buttons for voiced feedback for visually-impaired console-operators. Table 8

Table 8. Using VIAS Buttons

Button Name V oiced Function

ACTIVATION/DEACTIVATION CONSOLE STATUS DISPLAY STATUS LAST OPERATION LAST VOICED MESSAGE DIRECT TRUNK GROUP

SELECTION STATUS CLASS OF RESTRICTION

INSPECT

lists the 8 b uttons and their function:

Tells how to activate or deactivate this feature.

Console’s current status Display information Last completed opera tion Last message or digit sent to the console Available outside lines

Current caller’s calli ng pri vileges Tells what features are assigned to other buttons

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NOTE:

This feature requires at least one speech processor circuit pack to be installed into a s ystem port carrier, since you can perform VIAS capabi li t ies with speech synthesis messages that system users voice to you.

The HELP number for visually impaired users is 1-800-233-1222.

Example

Pat is taking a leave of absence from Widgets, Inc. Her replacement, Lindsey Buller, i s visual ly impair ed. Kel ly Ratlif fe, sy stem manager, programs her console with VIAS, and acquaints her with the location of each VIAS button. Lindsey must ensure that she activates the VIAS feature each day. A call comes in for president Randy Foxworthy and unfortunately, Lindsey forgets who just called. Lindsey simply presses the

LAST VO ICED MESSAGE button to find out who just

called.

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Procedures

To use visual ly impaired services:

1. Press the

ACTIVATION/DEACTIVATION button to activate the service for the

console.

2. Press one of the buttons listed above.

3. Press the

ACTIVATION/DEACTIVATION button to deactivate the service.

NOTE:

System initialization, d oes not automatically activate VIAS. After a

RESTART button operation, VIAS remains activated.

warm

RECOVERY and cold RESTART button operations do not automatically

activate VIAS even if it was activated before the R

RESTART button attempt.

When the attendant console busyouts and VIAS is active, VIAS automatically deactivates.

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Centralized Attendant Service

Centralized Attendant Service (CAS) allows mul ti-switch sys tems at more than one location to consolidate console operators at one location. This location is

“CAS main.” The other locations, typically without console operators, are CAS branches.

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Identifying Differences in a CAS Environment

Managing calls in the CAS environment is primarily the same as in standard environments. However, some differences occur, because CAS environments use a dedicated outside line to manage branch calls. This section identifies the differences between standard operations and CAS operations and describes how to use features in a CAS environment.

The following features do not function in a CAS environment:

■ Attendant Auto-Manual Splitting

■ Attendant Conference

The following features function differently in a CAS environment.

■ Tones

■ Display

■ Transferring calls

■ Night service

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Using CAS-Associated Tones

In addition to the standard console tones, a CAS console has the following call identification tones:

Table 9. Ringing and Tones Descriptions

Tone Pitch Frequency Meaning

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Listed Directory Number

“0” on-off,

Recall on Call Waiting

Recall on Remote Hold

Recall on Don’t Answer

Incoming Call Identification

Using a CAS Display

In addition to standar d dis pl ay in formation, you can view the following incoming calls information from branch locations:

on-off, low three short

bursts

single Identifies a branch location call to the

low low single Routes unattended calls on call waiting to

on-off, low

medium .25 second Ro utes unanswered calls to yo u

determined by system manager

4–6 cycles Routes unattended remote hold calls to you

determined by system manager

Identifies a call from an outside line

console operator

you

Identifies the calling branch location

Table 10. Incoming Branch Location Displays

Type of Call Display Shows

Listed Directory Number Incoming outside line na me Dial 0 Caller’s name and extension Remote hold recall Caller’s name and extension Others (Including Coverage Calls) Name and number of the outside line dedicated for

handling branch ca lls.

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Using CAS Operating Procedures

Operating procedures for CAS environments work similarly to standard environments. However, transferring calls, placing calls on hold, console backup services, and night service function differently in CAS environments. The following section describes these procedures in detail.

Transferring CAS Calls

To transfer CAS calls:

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1. Press the

CALL APPEARANCE button.

2. Listen for a call identification tone (if provided by the branch).

3. Press the

START button.

4. Listen for a dial tone.

NOTE:

Do not continue until you hear a dial tone. The call does not go through if you proceed before the dial tone sounds.

5. Dial the requested internal or external number.

6. Select one of the following options:

■ If you are not going to announce the call, press the RELEASE button

as soon as the call starts to ring.

■ If you are going to announce the call, wait for the called party to

answer. When the called party accepts the call, press the button.

If the called party declines to talk to the caller, press the button to reconnect with the caller.

RELEASE

CANCEL

Explain to the caller that the called party is not available; take a message or ask the caller to try again later; then press the button.

■ If the called party, is busy or doesn’t answer, press the CANCEL

button to reconnect with the caller.

RELEASE

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Explain to the caller that the called party cannot be reached. If the caller wants to wait, transfer the call again; then press the button.

If the caller does not want to wait, take a message and press the

RELEASE button.

Placing Calls on Remote Hold

When calls for a branc h locati on need to b e placed on hold, you s hould use r emote hold (not hold). Using remot e hold frees the outsi de line that your syst em manager dedicated for branch calls.

To place calls on remote hold:

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RELEASE

1. Press the

START button.

2. Dial the remote hold feature access code.

3. Listen for confirmation tone (3 short bursts of tone).

4. Press the

RELEASE button.

Using CAS Backup Service

In addition to standard backup service, phones at remote branch locations can serve as backup phones for a CAS console.

Using CAS Night Service Operations

In addition to standard night service operations, phones with multiple or single lines at remote branch locations can answer night service calls. Below are descriptions for handling night calls from phones with multiple or single lines.

Multi-Line Phone — Night Service Operations

Handling night service calls from mul ti-line phones is si milar to transferring calls from a console. You can transfer calls from a multi-line phone with:

■ A FLASH button.

■ A CONFERENCE button.

■ A TRANSFER button.

Transferring CAS Calls

To transfer a CAS call from a multi-line phone:

1. Press the call appearance button where the green lamp is flashing.

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2. Listen for call identification to ne (if provided by the branch).

3. Answer the call.

4. Select one of the following options:

■ Press the FLASH button. Flash lamp lights for 2 seconds.

■ Press the CONFERENCE button.

■ Press the TRANSFER button.

5. Dial the requested number.

6. End the call by hanging up or by pressing another call appearance button,

DISCONNECT button, or the DROP button.

the

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If your phone has a display, it may also be have an pressing the

OUTSIDE LINE button while on an active call you can view the branch

OUTSIDE LINE button. By

name, or the name of an outside line.

Placing CAS Calls on Remote Hold

To place a CAS call on remote hold from a multi-line phone:

1. Select one of the following options:

■ Press the FLASH button.

■ Press the CONFERENCE button.

■ Press the TRANSFER button.

2. Dial the remote hold feature access code.

3. Select one of the following options:

■ Hang up.

■ Press one of the following:

CALL APPEARANCE button

—

DISCONNECT button

—

DROP button

—

Cancelling CAS Calls

To cancel a CAS call from a multi-line phone:

1. Select one of the following options:

■ Press the FLASH button

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■ Press the CONFERENCE button

■ Press the TRANSFER button

The transferred call drops, or remote hold deactivates.

Single-Line Phone — Night Service Operations

If a single-line phone performs night service, the user flashes the switchhook to transfer CAS calls. You can place CAS calls can on remote hold any time a caller wishes to wait; however, CAS calls cannot be placed on hold at a single-line phone.

Transferring CAS calls

To transfer a CAS call from a single-line phone:

1. Answer the call.

2. Flash the switchhook.

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3. Dial the requested extension number.

4. Hang up.

Placing CAS calls on Remote Hold

To place a CAS call on remote hold from a single-line phone:

1. Answer the call.

2. Flash the switchhook.

3. Dial the remote hold feature access code.

4. Listen for the remote hold confirmation tone (3 short bursts of tone).

5. Hang up.

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Routine testing and cleaning for your console is quite simple. This chapter provides step-by-step procedures for testing your console, describes cleaning procedures, and discusses what you need to do in the case of a power outage.

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Testing the Console

It is important for you to test your console’s display and console lamps weekly. If a problem occurs with the display or one of the lamps, notify your system manager.

To test the display and the lamps on a 302A/B console:

1. Open the panel on t he front of the console (se e Figure 1 on pag e 6

2 on page 7).

2. Press and hold the lamp test swit ch (locate d at the left f ront of the cons ole). The following should occur:

■ All lamps in the display should light.

■ Each row of lamps on the console and the selector console should

light and go dark in sequence from top to bottom.

■ The timed-reminder tone (high-pitched, .5 second tone) sounds.

3. Release the Lamp Test switch.

■ Lamps return to their form er state.

■ The timed-reminder tone silences.

4. Close the panel.

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To test the display and lamps on a 302C console:

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1. Press the

POS BUSY and VOLUME UP button simultaneously.

2. When finished, press

Cleaning Your Console

To clean the console, use a slightly-dampened paper towel or soft cloth. Oily substances on the console may require considerable rubbing or the use of a mild cleaner, such as window cleaner or desk and office cleaner. If you use a cleaner, do not apply it directly to the console; instead, apply it to the cloth, then rub it onto the console.

Do not spill any type of liquid on the console. Liquids spilled on the console damage the electronic components.

Commercial Power Failure

If commercial power fails, the system’s battery backup keeps your console operating for a sho rt time. W hen thi s short time ex pires , the power fa ilure trans fer automatically activates, and the console does not function. When power returns, consoles return to normal operation.

POS BUSY to place console back in service

When power fails, all active calls and all calls on hold are lost. Also, a power failure affects the following features that require corrective action:

■ Attendant Control of Trunk Group Access — Reestablish control of

desired outside lines.

■ Call Forwarding All Call s — Reactive C all Forwarding All Calls for

desired extension numbers.

■ Controlled Restricti ons — Reestablish contro l of desi red phones or groups

of phones.

■ Night Service — Reactivate Night Service as desired.

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AAR

Automatic Alternate Routing (AAR).

See

Abbreviated Dialing (AD)

A feature that allows callers to place calls by dialing just one or two digits.

AAR

Automatic Alternate Routing

ACD

Automatic Call Distribution (ACD).

See

access code

A 1-, 2-, or 3-digit dial code used to activate or canc el a feature, or access an outgoing trunk.

ACD

See

Automatic Call Distribution (ACD). ACD also refers to a work state in which an agent is on

an ACD call.

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administer

To access and change parameters associated with the services or features of a system.

administration terminal

A terminal that is used to administer and maintain a system. See also

appearance

A software process that is associated with an extension and whose purpose is to supervise a call. An extension can have multiple appearances. Also called call appearance, line appearance, and occurrence. See also

ARS

See

Automatic Route Selection (ARS).

attendant

A person at a console who provides personalized service for incoming callers and voice-services users by performing switching and signaling operations. See also

attendant console

The workstation used by an attendant. The attendant console allows the attendant to originate a call, answer an incoming call, transfer a call to another extension or trunk, put a call on hold, and remove a call from hold. Attendants using the console can also manage and monitor some system operations. Also called console. See also

Automatic Alternate Routing (AAR)

A feature that routes calls to other than the first-choice route when facilities are unavailable.

call appearance.

attendant.

terminal.

attend ant console .

Automatic Call Distribution (ACD)

A feature that answers calls, and then, depending on administered instructions, delivers messages appropriate for the caller and routes the call to an agent when one becomes available.

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Automatic Call Distribution (ACD) split

A method of routing calls of a similar type among agents in a call center. Also, a group of extensions that are staffed by agents trained to handle a certain type of incoming call.

Automatic Route Selection (ARS)

A feature that allows the system to automatically choose the least-cost way to send a toll call.

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A security code used with the Remote Access feature to prevent unauthorized access to the system.

BLF

Busy Lamp Field

bridge (bridging)

The appearance of a phone’s extension at one or more other phones.

bridged appearance

A call ap pearance on a phone that matches a call appearance on another phone for the duration of a call.

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1. For the attendant console, six buttons, labeled a–f, used to originate, receive, and hold calls. Two lights next to the button show the status of the call appearance.

2. For the phone, a button labeled with an extension and used to place outgoing calls, receive incoming calls, or hold calls. Two lights next to the button show the status of the call appearance.

Call Detail Recording (CDR)

A feature that uses software and hardware to record call data (same as CDRU).

CAS

Centralized Attendant Service or Call Accounting System

CDR

Call Detail Recording (CDR).

See

Class of Restriction (COR)

A feature that allows up to 64 classes of call-origination and call-termination restrictions for phones, voice-terminal groups, data modules, and trunk groups. See also Class of Service

(COS).

Class of Service (COS)

A feature that uses a number to specify if voice-terminal users can activate the Automatic Callback, Call Forwarding All Calls, Data Privacy, or Priority Calling features. See also Class of

Restriction (COR).

communications system

The software-controlled processor complex that interprets dialing pulses, tones, and keyboard characters and makes the proper connections both within the system and external to the system.

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The communications system itself consists of a digital computer, software, storage device, and carriers with special hardware to perform the connections. A communications system provides voice and data c ommunications services, includ ing ac cess to public and private networks, for

telephones and data terminals on a customer’s premises. See also

confirmation tone

A tone confirming that feature activation, deactivation, or cancellation has been accepted.

console

attendant console.

See

COR

See

Class of Restric tion (COR).

COS

Class of Service (COS).

See

coverage call

A call that is automatically redirected from the called party’s extension to an alternate answering position when certain coverage criteria are met.

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Direct Extension Selection (DXS)

A feature on an attendant console that allows an attendant direct access to phones by pressing a group-select button and a DXS button.

external call

A connec tion between a communications system user and a party on the public network or on another communications system in a private network.

FAC

Feature Access Code

facility

A telecommunications transmission pathway and associated equipment.

feature

A specifically defined function or service provided by the system.

feature button

A labeled button on a telephone or attendant c onsole used to access a specific feature.

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inside call

A call placed from one telephone to another within the local communications system.

Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)

A public or private network that provides end-to-end digital communications for all services to which users have access by a limited set of standard multipurpose user-network interfaces defined by the CCITT. Through internationally accepted standard interfaces, ISDN provides digital circuit-switched or packet-switched communications within the network and links to other IS D Ns to provide national and international digital communications. See also

Network Primary Rate Interface (ISDN-PRI).

Integrated Services Digital Network Primary Rate Interface (ISDN-PRI)

The interface between multiple communications systems that in North America includes 24 64-kbps channels, corresponding to the North American digital signal level-1 (DS1) standard rate of 1.544 Mbps. The most common arrangement of channels in ISDN-P RI is 23 64-kbps B-channels for transmitting voice and data and 1 64-kbps D-channel for transmitting associated B-channel call control and out-of-band signaling information. With nonfacility-associated signaling (NFAS), ISDN-PRI can include 24 B-channels and no D-channel. See also

Network (ISDN) .

Integrated Services Digital

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A tone that indicates a dialing error or denial of the service requested.

internal call

A connec tion between two users within a system.

ISDN trunk

A trunk administered for use with ISDN-PRI. Also called ISDN facility.

line

A transmission path between a communications system or CO switching system and a phone or other terminal.

line appearance

appearance.

See

LW C

Leave Word Calling

multiappearance phone

A terminal equipped with several call-appearance buttons for the same extension, allowing the user to handle more than one call on that same extension at the same time.

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network

A series of points, nodes, or stations connected by communications channels.

PBX

Private branch exchange

PRI

See Primary Rate Interface (PRI).

Primary Rate Interface (PRI)

A standard ISDN frame format that specifies the protocol used between two or more communications systems. PRI runs at 1.544 Mbps and, as used in North America, provides 23 64-kbps B-channels (voice or data) and one 64-kbps D-channel (signaling). The D-channel is the 24th channel of the interface and contains multiplexed signaling information for the other 23 channels.

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A terminal that has its primary extension bridged on one or more other terminals.

principal (user)

A person to whom a telephone is assigned and who has message-center coverage.

private network

A network used exclusively for the telecommunications needs of a particular c ustomer.

public network

The network that can be openly accessed by all customers for local and long-distance calling.

queue

An ordered sequence of calls waiting to be processed.

SAC

Send All Calls

simulated bridged appearance

The same as a temporary bridged appearance; allows the terminal user (usually the principal) to bridge onto a call that had been answered by another party on his or her behalf.

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single-line phone

A phone served by a single-line tip and ring circuit (models 500, 2500, 7101A, 7103A).

split

AD.

See

status lamp

A green light that shows the status of a call appearance or a feature button by the state of the light (lit, flashing, fluttering, broken flutter, or unlit).

switch

Any kind of telephone switching system. See also

switchhook

The buttons located under the receiver on a phone.

system administrator

The person who maintains overall customer responsibility for system administration. Generally, all administration functions are performed from the Management Terminal. The switch requires a special login, referred to as the system administrator login, to gain access to system-administration capabilities.

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Trunk Answer from Any Station

terminal

A device that sends and receives data within a system. See also

administration terminal.

Uniform Dial Plan (UDP)

A feature that allows a unique 4- or 5-digit number assignment for each terminal in a multiswitch configuration such as a DCS or main-satellite-tributary system.

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Numerics

302A/B console diagram, 6 302C console diagram, 7

abbreviated dialing, 30

see speed dialing, 30

accessing individual operators, 55

activating don’t split

see don’t split, 54 activating the cons ole, 24 alarm lamp, 10 alarm reported lamp, 10

maintenance communications, 10 alarms

alarm reported lamp, 10

alarm, maintenance required, 10 alphanumeric dis play

call purpose, 16

call status, 17

calling privileges, 16

cover msg rt button, 13

date time button, 13

delete msg, 14

incoming call button, 14

inspect mode button, 13

intgrtd directory, 14

make call button, 14

next button, 14

normal mode button, 13

stored number buttons, 14

timer button, 13 answering emergenc y calls, 27 atnd lamp, 8 attendant backup, 35

see backing up the console, 35 attendant call waiting , 43

see using call waiting, 43 attendant conference, 31

see connecting multiple callers, 31 attendant control of trunk group access, 50, 72

see controlling access to outside lines, 50 attendant direct trunk group selection, 52

see choosing outside lines, 52 attendant intrusion, 45

see interrupting a call, 45 attendant lockout, 32

see locking out the op erator, 32 attendant override of diversion features, 46

see overriding diversion features, 46

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attendant recall, 32

see recalling the operator, 32 attendant serial calling, 49

see placing a series of calls, 49 auto start, 24, 29 automatic alt ernate routing and au tomatic route se lection, 52

see choosing the best route for calls, 52

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backing up the console, 35 branch locations, 66 busy lamp, 7 busy lamp field (BLF), 19 buttons

cancel, 10

cover msg rt, 13

date time, 13

delete msg, 14

feature button area, 12

incoming call, 14

inspect mode, 13

intgrtd directory, 14

make call, 14

next, 14

normal mode, 13

release, 10

start, 10

stored number, 14

timer, 13

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call appearance button, 8 call appearance buttons, 8

atnd lamp, 8 call appearnce buttons

hold lamp call coverage, 35

see covering calls from the console, 35 call forwarding all calls, 36, 72

see forwarding all calls, 36 call park, 37

see parking calls, 37 call processing indicators

alarm lamp

alarm reported lamp, 10

call waiting lamp, 10

calls waiting warning, 11

individual calls waiting lamp, 11

pos avail lamp, 11 call purpose, 16 call purpose identifiers, 16 call status, 17 call status identifiers, 18

, 8

, 10

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call waiting warning, 11 called-party identification, 15 caller information, 14 call-han dling but tons

cancel, 10

release, 10

start, 10 calling other console operators, 57 calling privilege identifiers, 16 calls waiting lamp, 10 cancel button, 10 cancelling CAS calls, 69 CAS alphanumeric display, 66 CAS backup service, 68 CAS night service, 68

using multi-line phones, 68 CAS night service operations, 68 CAS tones, 66 chime paging, 39 choosing outside lines, 52 choosing the best route for calls, 52 cleaning the console, 72 clocked manual override, 62 code calling access, 39

see chime paging, 39 commercial power failure, 72 conference calls, 26 connecting callers, 26 connecting multiple callers, 31 console

control lamp, 8 controlled restrictions, 52, 72

controlling access to outside lines, 50 conventions used in document, 2 cover msg rt button, 13 covering calls from the console, 35 crisis alert, 48

, 5, 6

302A/B

302C, 5, 7

activating the, 24

cleaning the, 72

deactivating the, 24

layout, 5

selector console area, 19

testing the 302A/B, 71

testing the 302C, 72

tones, 21

restricting calls, 52

providing emergency notification to the operator, 48

see emergency notification to digital telephones, 46

single user responds, 47

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date time button, 13 deactivating the console, 24 delete msg button, 14

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dialing keypad area, 9 direct extension selection (DXS), 19 display, 12

called-party identification, 15

caller information, 14

diagram, 12

don’t split, 54

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every user responds, 46 exceptions

transferring extension number status, 20

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feature access codes, 29 feature button area, diagram, 12 forwarding all calls, 36

hold, 31

placing calls on, 26 hold lamp, 8 hold-automatic, 31

see holding calls automatically, 31 holding calls automatically, 31 hundreds group select (HGS), 19

immediate manual override, 61 incoming call b utton, 14 individual attendant access, 55

accessing individual operators, 55 individual calls waiting, 11 inspect button, 13 integrated directory, 56

using the internal directory, 56 Inter-PBX attendant calls, 57

calling other console operators, 57 interrupting a call, 45 intgrtd directory button, 14

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lamp -test switch, 6 leave word calling, 57

leaving messages, 57 leaving messages, 57 locking out the operator, 32 loudspeaker paging, 41

paging wit h voice paging, 41

loudspeaker paging access — deluxe, 33, 42

paging with deluxe voice paging, 33, 42

make call button, 14 message retrieval, 58

retrieving messages, 58 multi-line phone handling, 68 multiple listed directory numbers, 35

routing calls through the operator, 35

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next button, 14 night service, 59, 72

using night service, 59 normal mode, 14

call purpose, 16

call status, 17

called-party identification, 15

caller information, 14

calling privileges, 16

incoming call button, 14 normal mode button, 13 normal mode displays, 14

outside line buttons

busy lamp outside lines buttons

control lamp, 8

diagram, 8

warning lamp, 8 overriding diversion features, 46

, 7

paging with deluxe voice paging, 33, 42

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paging with voice paging, 41 parking calls, 37 placing a series of calls, 49 placing calls on hold, 26 placing remote-hold calls, 68 pos avai l, 11 position available, see pos avail, 11 principal, 23 principal console, 23 providing emergency access to the operator, 48 providing emergency notification to the operator, 48

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recalling the operator, 32 release button, 10 remote hold, 68, 69, 70 restricting calls, 52 retrieving messages, 58 ringer volume, 18 ringing and tones descriptions, 21 ringing descriptions, 21 routing calls economically, 60

clocked manual override, 62

immediate manual override, 61 routing calls through the operator, 35

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security measur es, 2 select button, 7 selector c onsole area, 19

diagram, 20 single-line phone night service, 70 speed dialing, 30 split-swap, 44 start button, 10 stored number button, 14 system user calling privileges, 16

terminating a call

release button testing facilities, 55 testing the 302A/B console, 71 testing the 302C console, 72 time-of-day routing, 60

clocked manual override, 62

immediate manual override, 61

routing calls economically, 60 timer

select button

, 10

, 7

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timer button, 13 tones, 21

CAS-associated tones, 66 transferring calls, 24, 25

externally, 25

internally, 24

outside numbers, 25 transferring CAS calls, 67, 68, 70

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VIAS,

see

Visu all y Impaired Attendant Service volume

volume control, 18

Visually Impaired Attendant Service

ringer volume control

, 18

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AT&T Definity - Enterprise R 8-2 R7 Console Operations

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

Introduction

Conventions Used in This Document

Security Measures

Understanding the Console Layout

Physical Layout of Your Console

Outside-Lines Buttons Area

Call Appearance Buttons

Dialing Keypad

Features

The Display

Displaying in Normal Mode

Ringer-Volume Control Area

Selector Console

Tones Heard Through Handset or Headset

Operating the Console

Activating the Console

Deactivating the Console

Transferring Calls to Internal Extensions

Transferring Calls to Outside Numbers

Placing Callers on Hold

Connecting Tw o or More Caller s

Answering Emergency Calls

Using the Features

Speeding Up the Console

Using Auto Start

Speed Dialing

Holding Calls Automatically

Handling Multiple- P arty Calls

Connecting Multiple Callers

Locking Out the Console Operator

Recalling the Console Operator

Paging with Deluxe Voice Paging

Answering Calls for Another Party

Backing Up the Console Operator

Routing Calls Through the Console Operator

Covering Calls from the Console

Forwarding All Calls

Parking Calls

Paging for Called Parties

Parking Calls

Chime Paging

Paging with Voice Paging

Paging with Deluxe Voice Paging

Assisting Callers with Special Tools

Using Call Waiting

Interrupting a Call

Overriding Diversion Features

Placing a Series of Calls

Managing Outside Lines

Controlling Access to Outside Lines

Displaying Outside Line Information

Choosing Outside Lines

Using Features for Internal Use

Restricting Calls

Activating Don’t Split

Testing Phone System Components

Accessing Individual Console Operators

Using the Internal Directory

Assigning Main Console Operators

Leaving Messages

Retrieving Messages

Using Night Service

Routing Calls Economically

Using Visually Impaired Attendant Service

Centralized Attendant Service

Identifying Differences in a CAS Environment

Using CAS-Associated Tones

Using a CAS Display

Using CAS Operating Procedures

Transferring CAS Calls

Placing Calls on Remote Hold

Using CAS Backup Service

Using CAS Night Service Operations

Routine Maintenance

Testing the Console