AT&T Spirit Communications System User Manual

AT&T

SPIRIT

Communications System

User Manual

How to Use this Manual Key to Symbols Ringing Patterns Groups (2448 System) Indicator Light Patterns Parts of the Telephones Line, Auto-Dial, and Programmable Buttons (308/616 System) Line and Multi-Purpose Buttons (2448 System) Answer Calls Place Calls (308/616 System) Place Calls (2448 System) Conference

Hold Transfer Message Change to Touch Tone Do Not Disturb Line Reserve Privacy Release and Bridging Switchhook Flash Night Service 26

10 12

14 16

18 20 21 22 23 24 24 25

2 4 5 5 5 6 8

Auto Callback (2448 System) Intercom Call Forward (2448 System) Mute

26 27 27

Paging (308/616 System) Programmable Buttons (308/616 System) Paging (2448 System) Programming Multi-Purpose Buttons (2448 System) Personal Personal Customized Features Volume Control Using with a PBX/Centrex System Caring for Your Telephone Dial Codes Index (308/616 System) Index (2448 System)

SpeedCall SpeedCall

(308/616 System)

(2448 System)

28 28 30 30

32 34 36 37

38 38 39 40 41

NOTICE:

While reasonable efforts were made to ensure that the information

in this document was complete and accurate at the time of printing, AT&T assumes no responsibility for any errors. Changes or corrections to the

information contained in this document may be incorporated into future re-issues.

SPIRIT is a registered trademark of AT&T

How to Use this Manual

Your telephone is part of an easy-to-use communications system that combines built-in features that may be customized to better meet the needs

of your company. This manual

features with

will explain

how to use all of the features. “

Which System Does Your Company Have?

There are two

SPIRIT® Communications Systems

–Models 308/616 and 2448. Sometimes the

systems work differently, so you need to find out which system your company has.

To determine which system your company has,

●

Press INTERCOM. ● Lift receiver. ● Dial 8.

If your system is a 308/616 you will hear a siren-like tone of

alternating pitches.

If your system is a 2448 you will hear an intercom dial tone.

Examples of Color-Coded Instructions

■

Instructions for Both Systems

●

Lift receiver (or press SPEAKER).

■

Instructions for 308/616 System Only

●

Press INTERCOM. ● Lift receiver (or press SPEAKER)

●

Dial 61. Make announcement.

■

Instructions for 2448 System Only

●

Press INTERCOM. ● Lift receiver (or press SPEAKER). ● Dial ✱ 7.

Parts of the Telephone

Drawings of the telephones with the parts labeled and explained appear on pages 6 and 7. Two different telephones may be used with

SPIRIT

Communications Systems. Both telephones have

a dial, feature buttons, a speakerphone, and either 6 or 24 additional buttons that have different uses,

depending on the system you have.

Patterns

Descriptions of the ringing patterns and indicator light patterns are on page 5. These patterns are easy to learn, but you may want to refer to the descriptions while you are getting used to your

telephone.

System and Personal SpeedCAll Numbers

Two kinds of memories are available for your use, System and Personal

numbers can be stored in the System

SpeedCall

memory, which is available to all the people using

SpeedCall.

Up to 70 telephone

the system. The person in your company who maintains your system can give you a directory of the System

SpeedCall

numbers. You may also store Personal

SpeedCall

numbers in the memory for your

telephone. Instructions are on pages 32-35.

Key to Symbols

Lift receiver (or press SPEAKER)

Don’t lift receiver (and do not press SPEAKER)

Dial outside or intercom extension number/code

Dial feature dial code

Press line button

Press auto-dial or programmable button (308/616 system)

Press multi-purpose button (2448 system) (type of multi-purpose button displayed on the symbol)

Press feature button

Hang up receiver (or press SPEAKER if using speakerphone)

Use one or another procedure, depending on the kind of telephone or type of call.

Ringing Patterns

Groups (2448 System)

Two short rings—call from outside system One long ring—call from another intercom extension

Telephones in 2448 systems are assigned to groups according to their intercom extension

numbers.

One short, one long ring—transferred call Three short rings—transfer return or line reserve callback

(or auto callback on a 2448 system) One low-volume ring pattern—call when your telephone

is busy (or calls are forwarded on a 2448 system)

Indicator Light Patterns

I USE (The telephone line you are currently using)

THEY USE (The telephone line someone else

RINGING (A telephone line that is ringing normally)

currently using)

Intercom Extension Numbers

10-17 18-25 26-33 34-41 42-49 50-57

Very Long On, Short Off, repeat

Steady On

Long On, Long Off, repeat

Group Number

61 62 63 64 65 66

CALLBACK SIGNAL (The system is calling you for a line reserve callback or transfer return)

I HOLD (A telephone line that you have placed on HOLD)

THEY HOLD (A telephone line that someone else has placed on HOLD)

Start

Short On, Short Off, repeat

One Short Flash, Very Long Off, repeat

Two Short Flashes, Very Long Off, repeat

1 Second

Labeling Buttons

To remove old labels:

●

Insert end of paper clip

into notch of clear cover

●

Slide cover sideways

●

Lift cover and label

add new labels:

●

Fill out label

●

Replace label and cover

(rough side up)

Labeling Intercom Extension Number:

●

Locate plastic hook under

receiver

●

Push down on hook and

slide up

●

Lift off clear plastic window

● Locate ICM label

●

Write intercom extension

number on label

●

Place label and plastic

window on hook

● Slide hook back into

telephone

Parts of the Telephones

24-Button Telephone

LINE. AUTO-DIAL. PROGRAMMABLE BUTTONS and INDICATOR LIGHTS (308/616 System)

Buttons 1-6 are line buttons for incoming telephone lines. 24-button sets have 16 auto-dial buttons for making outside and intercom calls and two buttons that may be programmed at the telephones for manual signaling or paging. See page 8.

BUTTONS 1-6

LINE AND MULTI-PURPOSE BUTTONS and INDICATOR LIGHTS (2448 System)

Line buttons, for incoming telephone lines. are assigned by the person who customizes your system and will be labeled as incoming Iines. Multi-purpose buttons may be programmed by you to be Personal SpeedCall buttons, intercom extension buttons, or special use buttons for paging, manual signaling or entering account codes. See page 10.

MESSAGE WAITING INDICATOR Shows that you have a message waiting.

See page 22.

HANDS-FREE ANSWER INDICATOR

LIGHT Shows whether the Hands-Free Answer on Intercom feature is on or off. Turned. on and off using the MUTE/HFAl button.

See page 12.

VOLUME CONTROL Adjusts the volume of the ringer. speaker. and receiver. See page 37.

MUTE/HFAl BUTTON and

INDICATOR LIGHT Used to turn off the sound to the other person. Also used to turn on and off the Hands-Free Answer on Intercom feature.

See pages 12 and 27.

SPEAKER BUTTON and

INDICATOR LIGHT Used to turn the speakerphone on and off.

MEMORY BUTTON Used to store and dial SpeedCall numbers. See pages 32-35.

6-Button Telephone

INTERCOM BUTTONS and INDICATOR

LIGHTS Used for placing and receiving intercom calls. Also used for personal programming, feature codes. and accessing lines without buttons, depending on the system.

RECALL/DROP BUTTON Used to disconnect intercom calls without hanging up or used for switchhook flash. Also used to drop a party from a conference. See pages 25 and 19.

HOLD/PAUSE BUTTON Used with the HOLD feature. See page 20. Also used to insert a pause into a number stored in memory See pages 33 and 35.

TRANSFER BUTTON Used to transfer a call to another intercom extension See page 21.

CONFERENCE BUTTON

Used to add lines of intercom extensions

to a call. See page 18.

DIAL Used to dial outside calls, intercom calls. and feature dial codes.

Line/Auto-Dial /Programmable Buttons

Line, Auto-Dial, and Programmable Buttons (308/616 System)

A 6-button telephone in a 308/616 system has six line buttons. If your system has fewer than six incoming lines, some of the buttons will not be used. A 24-button telephone has six line buttons,

16 auto-dial buttons, and two programmable buttons.

4: line 04 1: line 01

5: line 05

line 02

6: line 06 3: line 03

6-button telephone (308/616 system)

25: auto-dial 22: auto-dial 19: auto-dial 16: auto-dial 13: auto-dial 10: auto-dial

4: line 04

1: line 01

24-button telephone (308/616 system)

26: programmable

23: auto-dial 20: auto-dial 21: auto-dial 17: auto-dial 14: auto-dial 15: auto-dial 11: auto-dial

5: line 05 2: line 02 3: line 03

27: programmable

24: auto-dial

18: auto-dial

12: auto-dial

6: line 06

Line Button

system from outside, either local telephone company lines or lines from a PBX system.

Lines are numbered according to how they are connected to the system. All the lines in the 308/616 system appear in sequence on line buttons on all telephones in the system, from the bottom left.

Used for placing and receiving outside calls. Incoming lines are the lines coming into your

Auto-Dial Button These

buttons in the diagram on page 8. The lights next to these buttons also provide information about telephone activity. The numbers are also pre-printed on the labels provided for those buttons.

Auto-dial buttons may also be programmed by you for one-touch dialing of a Personal number. Buttons numbered 10 to 25 on a 24-button telephone in a 308/616 system are auto-dial buttons and correspond to the Personal

Programmable Button

to manually signal, page all intercom extensions, or page through a loudspeaker. See page 28.

buttons are pre-set to call the intercom extension numbers shown on the

SpeedCall

Buttons numbered 26 and 27 on a 24-button telephone may be programmed

numbers 10-25. See page 32.

Line/Auto-Dial /Programmable Buttons

Line/ Multi-Purpose Buttons

Line and Multi-Purpose Buttons (2448 System)

Line buttons are assigned to your telephone by the person in your company who maintains your system. Buttons that are not line buttons are multi-purpose buttons that you may program to use

in other convenient ways.

button 22 button 23 button 24

button 4 button 1

button 5 button 6 button 2 button 3

button 19 button 16 button 13 button 14 button 15 button 10 button 11

button 7 button 8 button 4 button 5 button 1

button 20 button 21 button 17

button 2

button 18

button 12

button 9 button 6 button 3

6-button telephone (2448 system)

Line Button

Used for placing and receiving outside calls. The person who

24-button telephone (2448 system)

maintains your system assigns lines to your telephone. Incoming lines are the lines coming into your system from outside, either local telephone company

lines or lines from a PBX system. The lines are numbered according to how they are connected

to the system. The person who maintains your system should have labeled the line buttons on your telephone. Different line buttons. Be careful to check the line labels carefully when using other

SPIRIT

telephones in your system may have different lines represented by

SPIRIT

telephones in

your system.

Multi-Purpose Buttons

Buttons that are not line buttons may be used as multi-purpose buttons. Each multi-purpose button may be programmed as ONE of the following:

Intercom Extension Button

telephone. See page 31.

Group Page Button

in the system. The lights next to these buttons also provide information about telephone activity. See page 31.

Account Code Entry Button

records. See page 31.

Manual Signal Button

when used with an INTERCOM EXTENSION BUTTON. See page 31.

Personal

number. See page 34.

A multi-purpose button that is not programmed will not do anything. The programming of these buttons is flexible and may be changed by giving the button a new use. If you have difficulty programming a button, ask the person who maintains your system to check the customization of your telephone.

SpeedCall

This allows one-touch paging to one of the groups of telephones

Button

This allows one-touch dialing to another

This allows you to enter an account code into the call

This allows tone signaling to another

This allows one-touch dialing of a Personal

SPIRIT

telephone

SpeedCall

Line/Multi-Purpose Buttons

Answer Calls

■

Answer an Outside Call, an Intercom Call, or a Page to

●

Lift receiver (or press SPEAKER).

■

Answer a Specific Line

●

Press line button. ● Lift receiver (or press SPEAKER).

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Answer an Intercom Call When HFAI (Hands-Free Answer on Intercom) Light is On

Call will be answered automatically via the speakerphone. You will hear a brief warning tone to

indicate that you are being called and that a two-way intercom connection has been made. The speakerphone will be turned off automatically when the caller hangs up or you may press SPEAKER

to end the call.

Intercom Extensions

If you lift the receiver during the call, place the call on hold, or set up a conference call, the intercom call will then be like a normally placed intercom call and your telephone will not be turned off

automatically when the caller hangs up.

Turn the HFAI feature ON and OFF by pressing the MUTE/HFAI button when the phone is not in use.

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Answer a Call When Your Telephone is Busy

●

Press HOLD/PAUSE. ● Press flashing line or INTERCOM button.

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AT&T Spirit Communications System User Manual

Table of Contents

How to Use this Manual

Key to Symbols

Ringing Patterns

Groups (2448 System)

Indicator Light Patterns

Parts of the Telephones

Line, Auto-Dial, and Programmable Buttons (308/616 System)

Line and Multi-Purpose Buttons (2448 System)

Answer Calls