AT&T Voice Terminal 6434 Quick Reference Manual

ABBREVIATED DIALING (AD)

AT&T

DEFINITY® Communications System
Generic 2 and System 85

6434 Voice Terminal
Quick Reference Guide

AT&T 555-104-766

Refer to the procedures on this card to use the

features on your 8434 voice terminal. The features

here are listed in alphabetical order. In the spaces
provided, write the feature access codes for your
system. For more information about any of these
features, see your system manager or refer to the

DEFINITY® Generic 2 and System 85 8434 Voice

Terminal User’s Guide, 555-104-765.

USING THE SOFTKEYS

You can display any of the softkey features by

pressing [

Menu

]. If the feature you want to use is not
on the bottom line of the screen, press [ Next> ] or
[

<Prev

] until you see the feature you wish to access.
To use the feature, press the softkey below the
feature abbreviation. When the feature is active, an
arrow appears above the feature. (However, if the
feature requires you to dial a telephone number or

extension, such as Call Fowarding, you will
temporarily see the digits you are dialing, rather than
the arrow, above the feature name.)

CANCELLING FEATURES

In order to cancel or deactivate features, such as

canceling a LWC message or deactivating Call

Forwarding, you must be off-hook.

1

1

2

3
4

5
6

7

To program or reprogram an AD button

Pick up handset.

NOTE:

For speakerphone users, press a call

appearance button or press [

Speaker

].

Press softkey below

Prog

or Press [ Program ]
or

Dial AD Program access code

.
Press selected AD button.
Dial outside number, extension, or feature access

code you want to store (up to 24 digits).

NOTE:

You may be able to use the softkeys to add
special functions such as Pause, Mark Wait, or
Suppress into the telephone numbers programmed
on the AD button.

Press AD button again.
Repeat Steps 3 through 5 to program additional

buttons.
Hang up.

To place an AD call

1

Pick up handset or press [

Speaker ].

2

Press selected AD button.

To program or reprogram an outside number,
extension, or feature access code into a
personal list

1

2

3

4

Pick up handset.

NOTE:

For speakerphone users, press a call

appearance button or press [ Speaker ].

Press softkey below

Prog

or Press [ Program ]
or

Dial AD Program access code

.

Press [ Personal List ]

or

Dial AD Program access code

.

Dial list item

(1, 2, 3...).

2

5

6
7

8

Dial number you want to stem (up to 24 digits).

NOTE:

You may also be able to use the softkeys
to add special functions such as Pause, Mark,
Wait, or Suppress into the programmed telephone
numbers.

Press [ # ].

Repeat Steps 4 through 6 to program additional

items on the same list.
Hang up.

To place a call using an AD list button or
access code

1

Press [

Pers List ] or [ Grp List ] or [ Sys List ]

or Dial appropriate AD List access code:

●

●

●

Personal
Group

System

2

Dial desired list item

(1, 2, 3...).

AUTOMATIC CALLBACK

To automatically place another call to an extension
that is frequently busy

1

During call attempt, press softkey below

AutCB

or Press [ AutoCallBk ].

2

Hang up.

●

You hear a 3-burst priority ring when both you

and the called extension are idle.

3

Pickup handset to be connected to call.

To cancel Automatic Callback

1

While off-hook, press softkey below

AutCB

again

or Press [ AutoCallBk ] again.

BRIDGING/MANUAL EXCLUSION

To answer a bridged call

1

Press [

xxxxx

] of bridged call and lift handset

or press [ Speaker ].

NOTE:

If your terminal has Ringing Appearance

Preference, just lift the handset or press [ Speaker ].

3

To prevent other bridged terminals from entering
a call (on a per call basis)

1

Press the softkey below

Excl

while active on a call

or

Press [

Excl xxxxx

] while connected to the call.

NOTE:

Pressing the softkey below

Excl

or

pressing [

Excl xxxxx

] again reactivates bridging.

CALL COVERAGE/CONSULT

To answer a call for a coworker for whom you are
a coverage point

1

Press [

xxxxx

] of incoming call when ring begins

or green light flashes.

To talk privately with a coworker after answering
a redirected call

1

2

3
4

Press [

Transfer ].

●

Call is put on hold.

Press the softkey below

Cnslt

or Press [ Consult ]
or

Dial coworker’s extension.

Discuss call, if appropriate.

If coworker is not available, press the fluttering

[ xxxxx ] to reconnect to the call
or Press [

Transfer ] again to send call to coworker

or

Press [

Conf

] to make it a 3-party call.

CALL FORWARDING — FOLLOW ME

To temporarily redirect all calls to an extension
or outside number

1

2
3

Press softkey below

CFrwd

or Press [ Call Fwd ]
or

Dial Call Forward access code

.
Dial extension or number where calls will be sent.
Hang up.

To cancel Call Forwarding

1

While off-hook, press softkey below

CFrwd

or Press [ Call Fwd ] again
or

Dial Call Forward cancel code

.

2

Hang up.

4

CALL PARK

To park a call at your extension (for retrieval
at any extension)

1
2

3
4
5
6
7

Press [ Transfer ].
Dial Call Park trunk group access

code

.
Dial Call Park zone number.
Dial an idle Answer-Back channel number.
Press [ Recall ].
Press [

Transfer ] again.

Hang up.

To retrieve a parked call from any extension

1

Dial Answer Back access code .

.

2

Dial channel number where call is parked.

CALL PICKUP

To answer a call placed to a member of your
pickup group

1

Press [

Call Pickup ]

or

Dial Call Pickup access code

.

CONFERENCE

To add another party to a call (for a total of up
to three parties)

1

Press [

Conf ].

2

Dial number of new party and wait for answer or

press call appearance of held call.

3 Press [ Conf ] again.

To drop the last party added to a conference call

1

Press [

Drop ].

5