Comdial 13B User Guide

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Chapter 1 System Overview . . . . . . . I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l-l

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introducing The System Publication Overview

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Understanding The Manyal Scope Related Publications Accessories

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Hardware Summary

Common Equipment Description

Station Description

General Specifications

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Chapter 2 Description Of System Features Chapter 3 Installation

Mounting Considerations Mounting Procedure AC Power Connection

SystemGrounding

Line Connections Line Grounding Station Connections Station Wall Mounting

DSS/BLF Console Installation

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Common Audible And Auxiliary Ringing Interface External Paging Interface

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External Paging Interface - Line Port Data Device Connections

Music Interface

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Add-On Expansion Modules

Introduction

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Add-On Expansion Module Installation

Software Cartridge

Introduction Installation

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Data Communications With The Digital Telephone System

Equipment Required Connections

Communication Procedures

Caller Identification Service Support

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Chapter4SystemProgramming.

General Programming Information

Programming Overlays. Supporting DigiTech Telephones Converting Button Designations When Using Impact Telephones

Class Of Service Programming Master Clear And Class Of Service Defaults System Configuration - Miscellaneous Features

System Configuration System Configuration - Feature Inhibiting

LineConfiguration

Station Configuration

Station Configuration - Miscellaneous Features

Station Configuration - Button Mapping

Miscellaneous Programming Features Video Display Terminal Programming Feature

Video Display Terminal Programming Procedure Video Display Terminal Remote Programming Configuration

Class Of Service Configuration Records System Configuration Records

System Configuration - Miscellaneous Features

System Configuration - Timing

System Configuration - Feature Inhibiting

Line Configuration Records Station Configuration Records

Station Button Mapping Record

Miscellaneous Programming Features Records Programming Overlays

Chapter 5 System Operating Characteristics

Operator’s Manuals Typical DigiTech Telephone Features Typical Impact Telephone Features Typical Americom Telephone Features

Feature Dialing Code Numbering Plan

Controls And Indicators

System Ringing Patterns

Intercom Call Progress Tones

Line Select Lights

Message Waiting Light

Intercom Light

BLFLights

Speaker Light.

MuteLight

Chapter6 Maintenance

Technical Assistance And Repair Service

Fuse Location

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Frequently Asked Questions Concerning The Digital Telephone System

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Illustrations

Figure Figure l -2a. Station Images - DigiTech Telephones Figure 1-2b. Station Images - Impact Telephones Figure Figure Figure 3-l. Mounting Dimensions Figure 3-2. AC Power Connection And System Grounding Figure 3-3a. Common Equipment Line Connections

Figure 3-3b. Typical Line Connections. Figure 3-4a. Common Equipment Station Connections

Figure.3-4b Typical Station Connections

Figure 3-5. Station Wall Mounting Details Figure 3-6. Typical DSS/BLF Console Connections Figure 3-7. Power Failure Connection Figure 3-8. Auxiliary Interface Connections Figure 3-9. Typical Common Audible Interface Wiring Figure 3-10. Typical External Paging Connection Figure 3-11. Typical External Paging Connection - Line Port Figure 3-12. Typical Data Device Connections Figure 3-13. Music Interface Figure 3-14. Add-On Expansion Module Configuration Figure 3-l 5. Expansion Module Installation Figure 3-16. Software Cartridge Installation and Removal Figure 3-17. Data Communications Interconnection Diagram Figure 3-18. Caller ID Interface, Common Equipment, and Data Printer Interconnection

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Table 3-5. Line Connections - 408 Expansion Module

Table 3-6. Station Connections - 408 Expansion Module

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System Overview

Chapter 1

System Overview

Introducing The System

The digital telephone system is an expandable

communications system with many attractive characteristics including the following:

Unitized base unit which includes all system

features.

self-contained.

Expansion modules which increase station and line capacity.

available. It can be added singly or in pairs to increase the station and line capacity of an existing base unit installation.

Subdued off-hook voice announce (SOHVA) feature.

talk to a busy station without being heard by the

outside party at the busy station. The called user can easily send back a pre-programmed LCD message or talk to the caller without being heard by the outside

party.

Programmable buttons.

buttons can be programmed to provide functions such as direct station selection (DSS), auto dial, system feature access, line access, messaging and more.

The base unit is full featured and

A 4-line, 6-station expansion module is

The SOHVA feature allows a station user

Many of the telephone

Programmed buttons helps station users eliminate manual dialing errors.

Service observing.

quality of service without interrupting calls by monitoring a trainee’s activity without being heard by

the distant party at the trainee’s station.

Dual intercom.

provided so that station users can handle two intercom

calls at once. One intercom call can be placed on hold while a second intercom call is serviced or both calls can be conferenced together.

Station Message detail accounting (SMDA)

reports.

costing of all calls made over outside lines. It also

provides SMDA printout reports of all costed calls as well as displaying call costs on LCD speakerphones.

Caller ID interface.

provides an interface for a caller ID decoder device. The device can decode the ID data that the CO

delivers to it over the outside lines, and send the

decoded information out the RS-232 data port for

printing.

Supervisors can help insure

A second intercom button can be

The system provides built-in estimated

The digital telephone system

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Publication Overview

Understanding The Manual Scope

This publication contains a technical discussion of the

digital telephone system. Included in this manual is

the following information:

Chapter 1, System Overview:

provides a generalized understanding of the

This chapter

letter of I or later

Support for digital single-line proprietary telephone

system, an explanation of the supporting documentation, and a summary of the equipment

hardware.

Chapter 2, Feature Description:

This chapter

TAB096A

speakerphones

provides a detailed discussion of the features provided by the digital telephone system.

Chapter 3, Installation:

This chapter provides

detailed installation instructions and connection

details.

Chapter 4, Programming:

This chapter provides

detailed programming instructions for setting the

operating parameters of the system.

Chapter 5, Operating Characteristics:

This chapter summarizes operating characteristics and provides special tone and indicator details.

Chapter 6, Maintenance:

Special maintenance

details are provided in this chapter.

TAB097B

Support for /mpact digital proprietary telephones

TAB099

Expanded options for account code entry

Support for caller ID service

TAB113

Support for the lmpacf proprietary multiline telephone (product code 8112N)

Support for the Americom telephones (product code 70nnn and 71 nnn) with the 10408,10816, and

This manual includes information about enhancements to the digital telephone system that are provided by

periodic software releases. The information was previously published in the following Technical

Telephone type query for button mapping through VDT programming

Additional support for caller ID service

Advisory Bulletins.

TAB068

Support for the ATI-D analog terminal interface

device

Support for the DigiTech DD32X and Americom

XD64X

Provision for programming a night mode button

DSS/BLF consoles

Software revision 8 and later

The following related publications contain additional

information applicable to this system.

General Information

IMI 01-005 Handling Of Electrostatically Sensitive

Components

Simplified hybrid operation

Support for DigiTech telephones with a revision

Enhanced automatic call back

Support for ExecuMail voice processing system

Software revision 11 B

Enhanced operation with Americom LCD

Software revision 12A

Software Revision 13A

Enhanced SMDA reporting

Software Revision 138

632 software cartridges.

Related Publications

TAB080

Support for dual DD32X DSSIBLF consoles

TAB091 A

Software revision 9 and later

Software revisions 10 and 11A.

Additional dial time for the DISD option Changed defaulted first choice signalling style for

intercom calls Supports both on-hook and off-hook call

announcing from speakerphones Enhanced subdued off-hook voice announce

operation Expanded personal ring tone choice

User Information

Operation With DigiTech Telephones and Consoles (product codes

77OOS,

7714X, and

7714s -

all with revision I and later, and DD32X)

GCA70-220 DigiTech LCD Speakerphone

System User’s Guide

GCA70-221

DigiTech Multiline Telephone System User’s Guide

GCA70-226 DigiTech Attendant’s Supplement

GCA70-184 GCA7rI-232

DigiTech Station User’s Guide DigiTech Single-Line Proprietary

Telephone User’s Guide

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GCA70-187

Operation With /mpactTelephones and Consoles (product codes 80248,8124S, 8012S, 8112S, 8112N,

8101N,

GCA70-245

GCA70-244 /rnpacf Multiline Telephone

GCA70-247 GCA70-248 GCA70-246

GCA70-256

and

DiglTech DSWBLF Console

User’s Guide

IB64X)

./mpact LCD Speakerphone

System User’s Guide

@act

Attendant’s Supplement

Impact Station User’s Guide impact Single-Line Proprietary

Telephone User’s

Impact DSWBLF Console User’s Guide

Operation With Americom Telephones (product codes

701 OS, 7016S, and 711 OX)

GCA70-149

GCA70-151 Americom System User’s Guide GCA70-153 Americom Attendant’s Guide GCA70-257 Americom LCD Speakerphone System’Useh

Guide

Accessory Information

lMl89-037 Installation Instructions For The

Guide

GCA70-239 User’s Guide For The

Accessories

By employing the Analog Terminal Interface (ATI-D) device, the digital telephone system can support the operation of the following accessories:

ExecuMail and Eloquence voice mail and automatic

attendant equipment

Industry-standard telephones and telephone

devices

The Comdial DigiTech and

impact

LCD speakerphones with product codes of 7700s and 80248, revision H and earlier, include a built-in

headset port. Speakerphones with a revision of I and

latepprovide an auxiliary jack for headset interface.

The Supra Polaris headset by PLANTRONICS INC,

345 Encinal Street, Santa Cruz CA, 95060 is compatible with the digital telephone system and may be connected to the headset port or auxiliary jack of

these LCD speakerphones.

Two Supra Polaris models are available for use:

NOTE: The system delivers subdued off-hook voice

Using the Caller Identification Interface (product code

CID08), the digital telephone system provides caller ID

information as part of the SMDR printout and as ASCII data input for use with personal computer based application programs.

Americom Station User’s Guide

Analog Terminal Interface (ATI-D)

Industry-Standard Telephone

OH2001 Monaural Single Receiver

OH2002 Binaural Dual Receiver

announce (SOHVA) messages to the headset

port. Because a telephone headset exhibits a

“coupling” effect between the ear piece and the

microphone, it may allow the outside

paw

to hear the SOHVA message. The Plantronics headset

will

minimize the coupling effect but

may not complerely eliminate it.

Hardware Summary

The digital telephone system consists of an electronic

Digital Service Unit (DSU), usually referred to as common equipment, optional expansion modules to extend station and line capacities as required, a

software cartridge containing the operating system

programming, dedicated digital electronic key telephones, and interconnecting wiring consisting of

small, 2-- or 4-conductor, twisted-pair cable. The station and line capacity of the base unit and

optional expansion module are per the following chart.

MODEL CO/PBX STATION NO. CAPACITY CAPACITY

GO408 GO81 6 8 16 G1632 GM408 4

The digital telephone system is full featured, and

supports all Comdial proprietary digital telephone models.

The digital system is expandable in both line and

station capacity with the addition of add-on expansion

modules.

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Common Equipment Description

The common equipment base unit is a fully electronic

device. It is essentially a special purpose computer system acting as a communications controller between central office (CO), private branch exchange (PBX), or

CENTREX

telephone stations. The software architecture of the common equipment provides complete system support

and great flexibility of operation. The system is fully digital and is ISDN up-gradable

with two usable time slots available for each station. The digital information passes over time division

multiplexing (TDM) highways. The digital information

is an encoded version of the voice transmission and

control signals that are translated into computer

language. The TDM highway can transmit several

signals over a single pair of wires at the same time. The signals are governed by a system clock. This

clock creates an overall point of reference against

supplied lines and the proprietary digital

which the TDM information is synchronized and partitioned into time slots. A time slot is a portion of time assigned to a particular position of the system clock. Each time a particular clock position is reached,

the information associated with that position can be

read. As the system clock goes through the clock cycle, all necessary digital information is passed between the pieces of equipment sharing the highway.

The common equipment consists of a base unit, which

provides complete feature support, and optional expansion modules which provide extended station and line coverage.

The common equipment is contained in a functional,

modem-style metal housing of contemporary design in

keeping with the needs of the modem off ice environment. It is engineered to be wall or rack mounted. The outline dimensions of the common equipment base units are illustrated in

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Station Description

The digital telephones employed with the digital telephone system are electronic, microprocessor- controlled, devices. They allow not only multiline

pickup but also single button access to features

available from the serving CO, PBX, or CENTREX

switch as well as the common equipment. The digital telephones are available in several different images with several models available in each image. The

images and dimensions of the various digital

telephones are shown in

Figures 1-2 and 1-3.

7700s

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00 00

00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

DD32X

00 00

00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

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System Overview

8024s

8012s

81248

8112s

8112N

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IB64X

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7016s

XDA16

XD64X

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8.625"

X658"-

4.983"

4.069"

7114x

7114s 7700s

4,007"

2.887"

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General Specifications

SYSTEM CAPAClTY Go408 GO816

LINES STATIONS

DSS/BLF CONSOLES

INTERCOM PATHS

4 8 16

Two per sta. Two per sta. Two per sta. Two per sta.

Non-blocking Non-blocking

8 16 4

MAXIMUM SIMULTANEOUS INTERCOM CONVERSATIONS PAGING PORTS PARK ORBITS

Non-blocking 1 1

Non-blocking Non-blocking Non-blocking

SPEED DIALS

SYSTEM STATION

AUTODIALS

POWER FAIL CIRCUITS

POWER REQUIREMENTS (Fully loaded system)

VOLTAGE

CURRENT POWER: VOLT/AMPS

COMMON

EOUIPMENT

DIMENSIONS (approx.)

WIDTH (inches)

HEIGHT(inches) DEPTH (inches)

WEIGHT (pounds)

STATION DIMENSIONS (approx.)

10 Unused buttons

Go408

0.6A

7ow

8OVA

Go408

16.5

21.3

3.8

17.5 Wide Image

99 99 10 10 not app. Unused buttons Unused buttons not app.

1 1

GO816

go-129

VAC Singlephase -all models

2.0 A 135w

19OVA

GO816

16.5

27.1

3.8

Narrow Image

DigiTech

FOOTPRINT (inches) WEIGHT (pounds)

8.625 X 7.658

2.5

not app. not app.

Impact

FOOTPRINT (inches) WEIGHT (pounds):

10.75x8.9 9.08x8.9

2.25

Americom

FOOTPRINT (inches)

WEIGHT (pounds)

CONFERENCING

(Maximum Combinations At Any One Trme)

10.65X8.5

2.9

GO408 and GO81 6

8.4X8.5

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1 five-way plus 1 three-way plus 2 SOHVA 2 four-way plus 2 SOHVA

1 four-way plus 3 three-way 5 three-way plus 1 SOHVA

SMDA STORAGE CAPACITY PER CARTRIDGE

SOFfVVARE REVISION 13A AND LATER

lCHO#S9408 10818/SO816

800

1600

SOFtWARE REVISION 12AAND EARLIER 900 1800

STATION CABLE REQUIREMENTS

TYPE

MAXIMUM LENGTH

SWITCHING PRINCIPLE

2-wire (1 -pair) twisted, non-shielded cable

1009 feet with 24 gauge wire, 2000 feet with 22 gauge wire

Digital, time division multiplexing (TDM). Provides non-blocking

switching with stored program control

G1632 GM408

32 8 Non-blocking

Non-blocking

not app. not app.

not app.

G1632 GM408

2.1A 15ow

200VA

G1632

16.5

not app. not. app.

not app. GM408

16.5

27.6 9.25

4.5 1.75

30.5 xxx Single Line Proprietary

6.5x8.5

1.9

8.9x7.1 3

1.75 not app.

not app.

G1632 4 five-way plus

1 three-way plus 1 SOHVA 6 four-way plus 2 three-way 3 four-way plus

16 three-way

9 three-way

11632/51632

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STATION

Standard 50-pin male connectors for connection to external distribution field.

LINE

Standard, 8-conductor mini-jack (USOC 14C)

STATION MESSAGE DETAIL RECORDING PORT

FORMAT

PARITY DATA BlTS STOP BITS BAUD RATE HANDSHAKING

Serial, pseudo RS-232C None 7 or 8 (programmable) 1 or 2 (programmable) Programmable in class of service Xon

-Xoff

Hardware - CTS

CABLE LENGTH

500 Feet maximum

MUSIC IiJTERFACE

INPUT LEVEL

INPUT IMPEDANCE

CONNECTOR

Volts

Approximately 500 Ohms RCA phono jack

PA PORT

OUTPUT LEVEL

OUTPUT IMPEDANCE

CONNECTOR

400 Millivolts peak-to-peak (typical speech)

Approximately 500 Ohms

RCA phono jack

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peak-to-peak maximum

CENTRAL OFFlCE LlMlTS

LOOP LIMITS

CABLE INSULATION LEAKAGE

INDUSTRY/REGULATORY STANDARDS

MEMORY RETENTION

AFIER

POWER LOSS

FCC REGISTRATION NUMBER

KEY SYSTEM HYBRID SYSTEM

RINGER EQUIVALANCE NUMBER

PRODUCT CODES

69408 -

4-Line , &Station GO81 6 - 8-Line, 16Station G1632 - 1 &Line, 32Station GM498 - 4-Line, 8Station

Expansion Module

1900 Ohms maximum loop

15,000 Ohms minimum

FCC Certified, part 15 (Class A) FCC registered (fully protected)

LISTED by OSHA-accredited, nationally recognized, test laboratory

EIA RS478 Bell publication 48002 guidance Hearing aid compatible handset

68 hours minimum

CWUSA-61535KF-E CWVUSAS1536-MF-E

1.38

7714X DigfTech

7714s DigiTech 7700s DigiTech

24Line

24Line 24Line

Multiline Monitor Telephone

Speakerphone

19408,

SO408

10816, SO81 6

LCD Speakerphone 11632, s1632

7701 X DigiTech Single-Line Proprietary Telephone

DD32X Digiiech 32-Button DSS/BLF Console

80248 /mpact 24-Line LCD Speakerphone

81248 Impact

8012s Impact

24Line

Speakerphone

1FLine

LCD Speakerphone

8112s Impact 1 P-Line Speakerphone

8101 N Impact Single-Line Proprietary Telephone 8112N Impact Muttiline Proprietary Telephone

IB84X Impact 84-Button DSWBLF Console

701 OS Americom 1 O-Line LCD Speakerphone

7119x Americom WI-Line Multiline Monitor Telephone 7016s Amencorn 16-Line LCD Speakerphone XDA16 Americom l&Line Adjunct Feature Module

XD64X

Americom 64-Button DSS/BLF Console

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Description Of System Features

Cha

Description Of

Abandoned Hold Release

Refer to the discussion titled

Access Denied

Refer to the discussion titled Line Features.

Account Codes

(With Forced Positive Verification)

System users can employ account codes to identify

calls by category or by any other desired grouping so that the system can print reports. The account code entry can be voluntary or, beginning with software

release 13A, the programmer can arrange the system

so that the users are forced to enter an account code

before they can make an outgoing call. The system

compares the account code entered by a station user with a list of programmed account entries.

The programmer must program the system so that it verifies an entered account code as valid. If he or she

enables verification and the system cannot match an

account code that a user has dialed with the

programmed account code entries, the system will

sound an error tone if account code entry is voluntary,

or it will prevent the user from further dialing until he or

she enters a matching account code if account code

entry is forced.

A user must enter an account code either.before

dialing an outgoing call or after the distant party on an

incoming call has hung up. Additionally, users may enter an account code before they select a line for an outgoing call if they wish. When they enter an account code without a line selection, the code will apply to any

line they subsequently select at that station. On

incoming and outgoing calls, the user who enters the account code is associated with the call record except when the call is transferred. On transferred calls, the

transferee is associated with the call record. As a feature to LCD speakerphone users, the

programmer can arrange for a message to appear in

the telephone’s display to prompt the user to enter an

account code during incoming or before outgoing calls. He or she can also assign the length of time that the display appears. The user must enter account code digits after the message appears. If the programmer has set the system to verify code entry, it then makes a verification attempt. If the system cannot verify the

account code it causes the display to show an error

message. The user may then re-enter the account

code at this point. If the verification attempt is successful (or if the system does not require that the code be verified), the display will return to its normal

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date and time message. If the account codes are

forced and the call is outgoing, then the line is dropped

at the end of the display time if the user has not entered a valid account code. The programmable

range for the display time is 1 to 20 seconds. When the feature is not enabled, the system inhibits the display prompt.

When a station user activates the last number redial or automatic radial features for outgoing calls, the system will automatically re-use the last account code the user entered at that station unless he or she enters a new one before activating the redial feature.

In addition to turning on the account code feature, enabling its verification, and making it either voluntary

or forced, the programmer must set the account code length, specify the number of digits that the system will

verify, and make up the entire list of account codes that the users will use. Account code length defines the number of digits that a user must enter before the system will accept the code. The length can range from three to 16 digits but cannot be lower than the verified account code length. The verified account code length defines the number of digits that the system will verify before it accepts an account code as valid. As well, verified account code length defines the

number of valid account codes that a programmer can

store (as shown in the following table). A programmer should be aware that when he or she changes the verified account code length, the system automatically empties the list of valid account codes.

Digits Verified Number of Valid Account Codes

3 4

5 6 798

11,12 133 13,14 114 15,16 100

Even though a programmer has arranged a system to force users to enter account codes before making calls, they can always dial certain programmer-defined emergency numbers without an accompanying account code entry. The system allows a maximum of three programmable emergency numbers. The

minimum length of an emergency number is 1 digit

and the maximum length is 12 digits. Users may dial

emergency numbers manually, through system speed

dial, personal speed dial, last-number redial, or

automatic redial -- with or without account code entry.

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Account Codes - continued

Account Code Button

A programmer can use station class of service

programming to assign an account code button to any programmable button location at a station as part of

the button mapping procedure. With this account code

button available, the user can press it and then dial an account code without interrupting the call. Only the user of the Account Code button will hear the DTMF tones when he or she dials the code. The distant on-line party will not hear the DTMF tones, and the system will not place the line on hold. The user can hear the distant on-line party while he or she is dialing an account code. If the telephone does not provide an account code button, the user must dial an intercom code before he or she dials the account code digits.

All-Call Paging

Refer to the discussion titled Paging.

Analog Terminal Interface Support

With software release revision 8, the digital telephone system supports the operation of the Analog Terminal

Interface (ATI-D). The ATI-D is a multipurpose on-premise accessory with dual circuits that provide an industry-standard telephone interface. This feature adapts most industry-standard (IST) devices and the

ExecuMail voice processing system to the digital

telephone system. The ATI-D accepts both tone and

pulse (rotary) dialing from these devices. Each ATI-D circuit will drive a load with a maximum ringer equivalence number (REN) of 2.0 thus allowing more than one IST connection at each ATI-D circuit input. The ATI-D supports a wide variety of IST equipment such as model 500 and 2500 telephones, cordless

telephones, answering machines, and FAX machines.

The ATI-D is housed in a metal enclosure powered by the telephone system through the station

port connections. It contains a ringing generator to

generate a ringing signal for the IST devices.

ancj

Area Paging Interface

Refer to the paragraph titled External Paging interface found in the discussion titled Paging.

Automatic Dialing Of Stored Numbers

Automatic Dialing

The system supports up to 22 automatic dial (autodial)

numbers per station. Autodial buttons can store up to 16 digits plus an intercom or line selection. Stored

digits include 9-0, +# and #. The system stores a

pause at any point where the HOLD button is pressed, and stores a hookflash at any point where the TAP button is pressed. Automatic dialing provides a way to obtain one-button access to frequently used system features. This feature does not require any class of service to enable it.

Programmable DSWBLF

A station user can store one-button, direct station selection (DSS) at any memory button location to create a DSS memory button. When this button is pressed, any active outside call, is automatically placed on hold and an intercom call is automatically made to that previously stored station number. The visual

indicators of the stations programmed at the button locations form a busy lamp field (BLF). The BLF conveys station status to the user. An autodial number can also be programmed as a secondary function at every DSS/BLF memory location. No class of service is required.

Station Speed Dial

Each station provides 10 speed dial number locations at the keypad buttons. Station speed dial numbers can be up to 16 digits in length and can include line or

intercom selection, numbers, #, hookflash signals. A user can store a pause by pressing the HOLD button and store a hookflash signal by pressing the TAP button.

System Speed Dial

The system provides 99 system-wide speed dial

numbers. The system speed dial numbers can be up to thirty-two digits in length, and can include numbers,

programs the system speed dial numbers at station 10

or 12 for use at every station in the system. No class

of service programming’ is required.

Automatic Hold For Intercom

Assist Button

Refer to the discussion titled Messaging.

Refer to the discussion titled Hold.

Automatic Hold - Transfer To Line

Automatic Callback

Refer to the discussion titled Intercom.

Refer to the discussion titled Hold.

Automatic Pause Insertion

Refer to the discussions titled Automatic Dialing and

Recfiahng.

++,

pauses, and

+#,

pauses, and hookflash signals. The attendant

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Account Codes - continued

Quantity Of Emergency Numbers For Forced

Account Codes

With software release 14A, the quantity of emergency

numbers that the forced account code feature

provides increases from three to 10. There is no change in programming required to achieve this from the method currently discussed in the programming chapter of your system manual.

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Automatic Redial (Of Busy

Number Or Unanswered Call)

Refer to the discussion titled Redialing.

Automatic Station Relocation

With this feature, the system will automatically

recognize a particular station should that station be relocated to a new station port. When someone places a telephone at a new port location, it will continue to provide the same class of service parameters and respond to the same extension numbers as it did at the original station port. A programmer must enable this system feature using system class of service programming. As an added

feature when someone plugs an LCD speakerphone in

a new station port, the system will prompt the user on

the display to verify the relocation of features.

Auxiliary Equipment Interface

An installer can use the auxiliary equipment interface to connect a telephone device or a data device to an outside line ahead of the common equipment. The system can detect an off-hook condition in a device that an installer has connected to the auxiliary equipment interface, and turn on the status light for that line at telephones that have that line appearance.

It does this to indicate that the line is busy and not available for station use. Auxiliary equipment interface

connections provide connections to lines 2 and 4. A

user cannot interrupt an external device by pressing

the line button unless the line has been programmed

to be non-private.

Auxiliary Ringer Interface

Refer to the discussion titled Ringing.

Background Music

Refer to the discussion titled Music features.

The system provides all of the basic, lA2-type, key

service features. These features are: selective line pickup, common line pickup, multiline pickup, and hold. No special class of service programming is required.

Battery Back-Up (Chassis, Cable, And Batteries)

The manufacturer offers battery back-up assemblies

including chassis, cable, fuses, and batteries as optional kits available through normal distribution channels. The assemblies are designed so that

installers can connect them directly to the

uninterruptable power source (UPS) interface located

on~the-common equipment chassis. The system does

not require any action from the telephone user to

make it operate on battery power nor does it require any class of service programming action on the programmer’s part.

Battery Back-Up Interface

The common equipment cabinet provides an interface for an optional battery back-up kit to give full

uninterrupted system power in case of an AC power loss. The switching and charge circuitry are in the common equipment, while the batteries, chassis, and cable are packaged as a separate option. When

plugged into an active AC power source the common equipment will constantly charge the attached batteries. Built-in circuitry automatically switches to battery power when AC power is lost. With batteries at full charge, a fully loaded system will operate for a minimum of one hour without AC power.

Refer to the discussion titled Class Of Service.

Refer to the discussion titled Intercom.

Basic Key Service (1 A2) Emulation

Battery Back-Up

Block Programming

Call Announce With Handsfree

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Call Costing And Station Message Detail

Accounting Reports

The system provides built-in, estimated costing of all outside calls. It also provides station message detail accounting (SMDA) printout reports of all costed calls

as well as displaying call costs on LCD speakerphones.

Call costing, in general, provides a means of establishing costs to be applied to outside calls made from system telephones. Call costing computes charges for a call after it is completed. It does not

restrict dialing as toll restriction does. Call costs are

based on a two-tier time rate and includes a line

surcharge cost. A programmer can program

allowances for call set-up and minimum call duration. The system provides several ways of determining call

costing making it is possible to apply reasonable rates for the entire country.

The system will automatically provide a report

whenever the costed call storage reaches 95 percent

previously generated reports. The programmer can

take programming action to always delete the records

after they have been printed. The attendant has the ability to request particular reports to be printed at any

time they are required. The programmer can establish account codes to allow

system users to identify calls by category or by any other desired grouping so that the system can report costing by that category or grouping. Further, the

programmer can define department numbers and assign stations to different departments so that the

system can produce call cost reports on a department-by-department basis.

Programmers must use call costing and SMDA

reporting class of service programming to set the costing features, and assign stations to specific SMDA departments using the station class of service programming. He or she can also enable the LCD speakerphone display of costed calls through station class of service programming.

of capacity. Additionally, the programmer can arrange for these reports to be printed automatically at a specific time of day.

SMDA

Per-Station SMDA

With the release of software revision 13A, the

There are five different SMDA reports which can be

produced:

Detailed report sorted by stations

a Detailed report sorted by account codes 0

Line summary report

Department summary report

Department Call Distribution (DCD)

A general output of all records

programmer can use the VDT programming option to request that the system send SMDA reports to either

data port A or data port B for printout. It is also

possible to use this feature remotely through a data

communications arrangement to capture SMDA

reports. In addition to this VDT enhancement, this software release allows the system to provide SMDA station reports for individual stations when the attendant requests them by dialing certain code

numbers at station 10 or 12. Note, however, that the

Upon completion of report printing, the telephone

system can provide only one station report at a time.

attendant can delete all records the system used for

the reports. The system will not delete any call

records created between the time the report printout was started and completed. If the attendant does not delete the reports after they are printed, a later command to delete records’will delete all records at

that point and not just the ones that were printed in the

Station Message Detail Recording (SMDR)

The SMDR feature generates a call record for printing

as soon as the system collects the record. It presents the call record at an FE-232 level as ASCII transmit

data in an for that purpose.

Reporting

80column

Through VDT Programming

and

format at the data port available

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Call Forwarding

This feature allows a station user to designate another station or the attendant station as the recipient of all

calls normally directed to ring at his or her station. If

the user has call forwarding enabled when the

attendant activates night transfer of ringing, the system users station. Calls that the system forwards to a recipient station can be forwarded again by that station user to another station. Thus, two levels of call

forwarding on all calls can occur, first, from station A

to station B and then, from station B to station C. As a

reminder that call forwarding is enabled, a short tone burst will occur at the user’s station for each intercom call that it receives while its calls are forwarded.

When the programmer has assigned a call forward

button to a station, its associated LED will turn on to

indicate that the feature is enabled when the user

presses it; however, if the call forward button is

programmed as a second level to a DSS/BLF button,

the system reserves the LED indication for BLF

indication. On LCD speakerphones that are recipients of call forwarding, the display will indicate the extension number or station name for the station from which an intercom call was forwarded.

Call Forwarding - Personal

Call forwarding of personal calls allows a station user to designate another station number (or the attendant

station number) to be the recipient of intercom and

prime line calls normally directed to that user’s station.

For each intercom call received while call forward is enabled, a ring reminder (short tone burst) will be sounded at the forwarding station to remind the user

that his or her calls are being forwarded. On LCD

speakerphones that are recipients of call forwarding,

the display will indicate the extension number or

station name for the station from which an intercom call was forwarded,.

fowards

All Calls

the night ringing assignment of the

Call Park

Refer to the discussiontitled Hold.

Call Pickup

Directed Call Pickup

A station user can dial a code, followed by the

extension number of a ringing station, to answer the

ringing call.

Group Call Pickup

If a call rings to any station in a pre-programmed group and another user in the group wishes to answer

the call, that user may dial the group pickup code and

answer the call. Four different groups can exist with any number of stations in a group. Overlap is provided by allowing stations to be in more than one group thus enabling those stations to pick up for stations in more

than one group. The programmer must place the

system stations in logical answering groups by group

them together using the station class of service

programming.

Screened Call Transfer

Screened call transfer allows station users to transfer outside calls from one station to another, via the intercom link, in one of two ways. If both stations have access to the.line., a user effects a common line pickup

transfer. If the other station does not have access to the incoming line, the user uses the

transfer/conference button to effect the transfer. For a

screened transfer, the transferring user precedes the

transfer with an announcement to the party that is to

receive the transferred call.

Unscreened Call Transfer

A user can transfer a call to anotherstation without first announcing it. The transferred call will camp-on to the other station where it will ring and await an

answer. The call will automatically ring back to the transferring station after a programmable recall period.

There is no limit as to how many calls users can

camp-on to another station. A transferred call will only

ring if the station is idle. If the station is busy, the call will wait until it is idle before it rings. The programmer can use the system class of service programming to set the recall time for an unanswered transferred call.

Unanswered Call Transfer Recall Timing

A transferred call that is unanswered after a pre-programmed length of time will return to the station that transferred it. The system will return the call to both attendant stations when the tandem attendant feature is enabled. When LCD

speakerphones are employed, the display will show the station number or name as well as the line number that is being recalled. The system class of service

programming determines the recall time for an

unanswered call transfer.

A telephone user can signal a busy station with the

call waiting tone to indicate that he or she wishes to

contact them. Users dial a special code to activate the

call waiting tone.

Call Transfer

Call Waiting Tone

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Caller Identification (ID) Service Support

The central office sends caller ID data along lines that

it has assigned to the Caller ID service. Caller ID information is displayed at a system LCD

speakerphone only if the programmer assigns it to the

Caller ID service, and then only for those Caller ID lines that are assigned to that station and arranged to

perform as follows:

l ring audibly

can be answered by user pressing button for the

ringing line

are transferred to the station fhe station receives Caller ID data for a call between the first and second rings. A programmer can enable the first ring for a line assigned to Caller ID to be either audible or silent. Selecting the “silent” option insures

that the Caller ID data is displayed prior to ringing,

which nearly eliminates the loss of Caller ID data due to premature answering.

Station users may automatically retrieve and dial the

last Caller ID number displayed at a station by using a preprogrammed SAVE recovery button. Because the programmer can store the local area code and up to 100 6-digit area code and local office codes, ten-digit Caller ID numbers can automatically be transformed

into a format that can be dialed (seven-, eight-, and eleven-digit Caller ID numbers are already in a format that can be dialed and do not need to be transformed).

The system will dial those numbers that are present in the 6-digit table as local calls even if they are in

different area codes.

All Caller ID features require that the Caller ID decoder device (product code CID08) deliver Caller ID data to the system’s RS-232 data port B. The programmer

must configure this port to match the output of the Caller ID decoder device. The recommended configuration is 9600 baud, with eight data bits and one stop bit. He or she must use VDT programming

to do this.

Caller ID distribution is in the form of messages which specify the Caller ID data for lines with incoming calls, and identify the stations answering such lines. The data is in the ASCII format and is suitable for use with PC-based application programs.

If a user has stored the station number of a calling

station into the direct station select/busy lamp field

(DSWBLF) of his or her station, the flashing of the

corresponding BLF light will identity the caller. The

BLF lights also indicate the status of the.DSS

telephone using the department pilot number.

Refer to the discussion titled Class of Service.

Calling Station Identification On BLF

Class Of Service Pro

(From Main Sta9

ramming

ion)

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Class Of Service

Block Programming

A programmer can assign a particular line or station’s class of service to an entire block of lines or stations with one programming action. This feature eliminates

the need for him or her to individually program stations

and lines with the same class of service. A programmer can perform a block programming class of service after he or she has programmed a station

class of service or line class of service for a particular

station or line.

Class Of Service Programming

Class of service (COS) programming is used by the installer/programmer to configure and assign all system, line, station, and special purpose operating features. The installer/programmer enters COS programming by dialing an access code over the intercom line. System administrators can enter COS programming with another code to reprogram any system, station, or special purpose operating feature that may require change at a later date. Line

reprogramming ability is not available through system administration programming. The system attendant can reprogram certain system-wide features that

require periodic change by entering COS

programming with another code provided for this

purpose. The station user can program individual

stations for speed dial, autodial and direct station

selection (DSS) by entering COS with a code provided for that purpose. Thus, COS programming is arranged with a hierarchical order from the highest(the

installer/programmer) to the lowest (the station user)

level with a higher level programmer having the ability to do anything a lower level programmer can do without exiting a current programming mode. However, only the station user can program the speed dial and autodial locations at a telephone.

All class of service (COS) programming is performed from station 10 or 12. Any station and console combination will function in this mode and provide visual feedback with the LED associated with the programming button. By employing an LCD speakerphone, however, the programmer will have the benefit of display prompts and verifications to simplify and clarify the programming procedures. Class of service programming access is as follows:

Flexible Station And Line Class Of Service Control

The extension number of a station and all other programmable attributes that are initially assigned to a particular station port and the line, along with all programmable line attributes that are initially

connected to a particular line port can be re-assigned to a different port through programming action. This feature allows adds, moves, and changes without

(From Main Station)

re-locating the station and line wiring. A programmer can use line and station class of service programming are used to reassign stations and lines.

Class Of Service Programming

A programmer can use an asynchronous, serial data terminal with an

service programming through menu-driven procedures. VDT programming provides a menu-driven approach to programming that is

discussed in Chapter 4.

Class Of Service Program Printout

The common equipment provides serial data ports that the installer can use to interface an RS-232 compatible, asynchronous serial data printer to the system. The connected.printer will provide a printout of class of service and toll restriction records. The programmer can use the data printer service class of service programming procedure to specify the nature and extent of each requested printout. He or she can use the system class of service programming to specify the bit-length and baud rate of the data.

Default Functional Program

At initial power-up, the system sets the operating

features to a specific group of operating conditions

(default conditions). The default conditions provide a complete operating system for normal use. The installer can leave the system defaulted or reprogram as desired. After a programmer has reprogrammed a

system, he or she can re-default it by using the system, line, and station class of service programming or use a master clear to default the entire system and erase all stored programmable button information.

Remote Programming And Administration

Both remote class of service programming and the transmission of SMDR data for printing are available through serial data ports. The system supports X-on

X-off terminal control codes as well as a DTR signal for handshaking. The system data communications

operates per the popular XMODEM protocol. The

database can be uploaded or downloaded, error free, from or to a remote computer that is running software that supports the XMODEM protocol. The two serial

data ports allow VDT programming (either local or

remote) to be conducted through one port at the same time that the other port is being used to send SMDR

data for printing. VDT programming of the system is

menu driven.

Refer to the discussion titled Ringing.

(Video Display Terminal)

W-232

interface to effect class of

Common Audible

Ringer Interface

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Conferencing

Add-On Conferencing

With this feature, a user at a station that is operating in

a private mode can add up to four other stations to an outside call.

Multiline Conferencing

This feature will allow one station to access up to four

outside lines at the same time resulting in a conference arrangement. The user employs the

transfer/conference button to effect the conference.

that already has its logic-paired port occupied; however, one must not this configuration for assigning a console to station ports 10 and 12 because the console buttons will not be usable for programming. As discussed above, this feature is also useful for adding a second console to a station that already has a paired console installed with it.

The digital telephone system automatically recognizes

a console when its connected to a station port and automatically assigns station intercom numbers to the console buttons for direct station selection (DSS) purposes with associated busy lamp field (BLF) status

Unsupervised Conferencing

After a user has established a conference between an

internal party and a maximum of two external parties,

this feature allows the internal party to drop out of the

conference by dialing a special code. The conference between the two outside parties continues in an unsupervised condition.

lights. However, the console buttons are fully programmable and the station user can customize them as he or she see fit by programming them as

DSS buttons or as automatic dialing (autodial) buttons. When the user programs the buttons for DSS use,

autodial capability is also available at a secondary

level at each DSS button. All 32 buttons on the DD32X console and the first 48 buttons on the

Console Support

Beginning with software release 8, the digital telephone system supports the installation and use of a DigiTech DD32X and an Americom XD64X

DSSIBLF console at any available station port. With

software release 12A, console support is extended to include the lmpacr IB64X console as well. The number of installed consoles is limited only by availability; however, since a console complements a

port

IB64X are programmable for DSS and/or autodial use.

While the first

logic-paired port) extends the autodial buttons of the

paired telephone by 32 and provides DSS/SLF coverage for station ports 10 through 41, the second

XD32X

station port) provides DSSIBLF coverage as follows:

companion telephone located in an adjacent station

port, the installer can use up to one-half of the available station ports for consoles. In addition with the dual console feature (discussed later), a full two-thirds

of the total station port capacity is available for console

use. Beginning with software revision of 9, an installer can

assign two consoles to one telephone. This feature is especially useful when used with DigiTech DD32X consoles and a G1832 system that has one or two

GM408 expansion modules included with it. This dual

console feature allows a station user to monitor up to 48 stations from one station location using 32-button consoles.

An installer can install the first console at the station

port that is logic-paired with the station that he or she

wishes to complement. An installer can install the

second console at any station port except 10 or 11

and, use class of service programming to assign it to

the same station port that is logic-paired with the first

console.

An installer can install a DD32X, XD64X, or IB64X

console at any station port and assign it to a station without first installing a console at the station’s

logic-paired port. This configuration is convenient for

When an installer installs a console and programs it to complement a telephone without first having a console

installed at a port that is logic-paired to that telephone, its button assignment is automatically defaulted, as

described above, but the user can reprogram it as

required. It is important to remember that when a programmer programs for a second console, the system sets the console button mapping to that which is described above. When a programmer clear the assignment, the system resets the button mapping to match a logic-paired console. This means that when the second console feature is cleared, the console installed at that port complements the telephone that is installed at its logic-paired port instead of the telephone that is located at the program designated

port,

stations 10 through 41 (through station port 57 with

1864X and

adding a console to an existing telephone installation

XD32X

XD64X

console (the one installed at the

and

console (the one installed at the programmed

On a 32-station system with two 8-station expansion modules, the first 16 buttons are automatically assigned (defaulted) to station ports 42 through 57 for DSS purposes.

On a 32-station system with one 8-station expansion module, the first 8 buttons are automatically assigned (defaulted) to station ports 42 through 49 for DSS purposes.

On any other smaller station capacity system, all buttons are unassigned.

and its buttons are automatically reassigned to

XD64X

consoles).

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Console Support - continued

In addition to the DSS support that the consoles provide to the telephone, the first DD32X console provides COS programming buttons Cl0 through C41 and the second console provides COS programming buttons C42 through C57 when they are needed. You will not need the second IB64X or XD64X consoles for programming purposes since the first one provides complete program button coverage.

Data Security

This data security feature will prevent any type of tone

(DTMF, camp-on, barge-in, etc.) from interrupting a call that is active on a port programmed with the

feature. This prevents interference to non-voice communications from occurring when the port is being

used as a data port (when operating a modem through

an ATI-D port for, example). The programmer can use

station class of service programming to enable a data security port.

Default Functional Program

Refer to the discussion titled Class of Service.

Default Toll Restriction

Refer to the discussion titled Toll Restriction.

Delayed Ringing

Refer to the discussion titled Ringing.

Departmental

Refer to the discussion titled Direct Department Calling With Departmental Call Distribution (DCD).

Callii;oktribution

(DCD)

Designated Programmable Buttons

Designated programmable buttons are those that the

programmer assigns to a station using the button

mapping procedures that are a part of station class of

service programming. These buttons provide one-button access to a broad range of features. While the programmer must assign most designated buttons, the station users can assign the auto redial button and the response message button themselves.

Dial 0 For System Attendant

The system attendant station (station 10) is signalled whenever anyone dials the digit 0 on the intercom line.

Direct Department Calling With

Departmental Call Distribution (DCD)

The system enhances direct department calling with departmental call distribution (DCD) and provides a means by which outside lines can be assigned to one of four different departments. Calls received on

department lines and calls that are transferred to a department from within the system search for an idle station in that department. The system distributes department calls evenly throughout the department stations for answering with individual stations having the ability to be taken out of service as necessary.

The system places calls received on department lines

and calls that are transferred to a department from

within the system in a queue for servicing.

new calls, transferred calls, and held calls a time stamp so that they will be serviced in the order of their arrival.

The system allows up to four departments and allows up to 16 stations (plus one overflow station) in each one. The programmer can assign a station to more than one-department, if desired.. Since the programmer can assign a station to more than one department, she or he can add the attendant station to serve as the overflow station for all departments if desired. The programmer can assign separate pilot numbers (extension numbers) to each department that

the users can use for making intercom calls or doing call transfers to the department.

The direct department calling feature requires that the programmer assign lines and stations to a department.

It does not require that he or she assign department lines to appear at buttons on department stations. If a

site requires that a particular department line must appear at a particular department station, the programmer can assign it; however, the programmer must ensure that neither direct nor delayed ringing is enabled for that line at that station.

An incoming call searches for the first station availabte

to answer a call. If all stations in a department are

busy or ring with no answer (RNA call), the call will go

to the overflow station in that department (if one has

been programmed). If there is no overflow station programmed, the call continues to try the department

stations until it is answered or dropped by the caller. The caller continues to receive ringback tone until the call is answered. The overflow station can service the call or transfer it back to the department using the

department pilot number. When the call is transferred

back to the department by an overflow station, it will

not return to the overflow station until that station is

idle and has no ringing calls either new or transferred.

Instead, the call will camp-on at the department and wait for a station to become idle. The caller will

receive music while on hold if the system is so equipped.

ringing it is recommended that a music source be connected to the system. The call will remain in a held state until it is answered or until the department transfer recall timeout period has ended.

It assigns

provide reassurance to the caller during

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When the recall timeout period has ended, the call will

return to the transferring station.

Intercom calls that are made to the department will test the department stations for busy or a RNA. If all stations are busy, a busy tone is returned to the caller.

Intercom calls will not camp-on at the department but will go to the overflow station. Further, the system

camp-on feature cannot be used to camp-on to a

department.

Subsequent calls to a department on a particular line

always try the next station in the department from

whichever station serviced the last call on that line. To understand this, assume a department with

stations 15, 16, and 12 assigned as department

members

1,2,

and 3. Further assume lines

1,2,

and 3 are programmed to ring in this department. To create a randomizing effect, the system tracks for each line which department member (1,2, or 3)

serviced it last. When the next call arrives on line

for instance, the system makes a search for the next

idle department member after the last one that serviced a call on line 1. Since there are several lines assigned to the department and conversation times and wrap-up times vary, a natural random distribution of calls on lines

1,2,

and 3 at stations 15, 16, and 12

will occur. Further, since the system is keeping track

The station user sets the wrap-up mode by pressing

SHIFT DND and presses these buttons again

the wrap-up mode.

It should be noted that the departments formed for use

with this direct department calling feature are different from those departments used in SMDA reporting. Assign department transfer recall time (unanswered call transfer recall time feature) using the system class of service programming. Assign lines for direct

department calling using the line class of service

programming. Assign department stations, access codes to departments (flexible numbering feature),

and busy/RNA timeout (call forward - busy feature)

using the station class of service programming.

Departmental Calling Distribution (DCD) Report

The attendant station can request a Departmental

Calling Distribution (DCD) report that provides a compilation of department call activity. The statistics that are reported are based on the department assignments that are active at the time of the report and are extracted from the SMDR records collected by the system. For a report to be generated, a

department must exist. All calls that are included in the DCD report, must meet the following conditions

before they are reported as department calls:

on a per line basis of the servicing stations as

department members instead of station numbers, the programmer could rearrange the department list

without having any effect on call distribution. As the programmer adds more stations to a department, the randomizing effect improves.

A DCD report consists of the following columns of

information:

Since the RNA time of a station is a programmable

feature, department stations can be set to have a

short RNA time to allow a call to search rapidly through a department for an answer.

When an outside or transferred call is ringing at a department station, the station user can press the

pre-programmed Do Not Disturb (DND) button to place the station in an off-duty condition. While

off-duty, all outside and transferred calls skip to the next department station. This off-duty condition remains set until the DND button is pressed again to place the station back in service. When the overflow station is set to DND, all incoming and transferred calls will return to the department queue.

A department station can also be taken out of service and placed in a wrap-up mode to provide the user time for doing such things as follow-up paperwork. While a station is in a wrap-up mode, all outside and transferred calls skip to the next department station.

to clear

They must be incoming calls. Outgoing calls are

not reported in the DCD report. The port number of the line which received the call

must be one that is assigned to a department.

The port number of the station which answered

the call must be assigned to a department.

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Station Number:

The station name or extension

number of the station being reported.

Idle Time:

The amount of time that the station is

on-hook and available to answer a call.

Dept. Calls:

The amount of time spent on incoming calls that rang into the department and calls that were transferred to the department.

Hold lime:

The amount of time that department

calls spent in an on-hold state at a particular station.

Avg. Dept. Calls:

(including on-hold

Wrap-Up Time:

The average time per call

time)that

a station spent on a call.

The time that a station spent in a wrap-up mode doing such things as follow-up paperwork. While a station is in a wrap-up mode, it does not receive department calls. The station user sets a wrap-up mode by pressing SHIFT DND and

repeats the procedure to clear the wrap-up mode.

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Direct Department Calling With Departmental Call

Distribution (DCD) - continued

Missed Calls:

answered at a station and that are cycled by the

system to another station for answering.

Other Calls:

on outgoing call activity, incoming call activity on non-department lines, plus all intercom call activity.

On-Duty Time:

summation of idle time, department call time, wrap-up time, and other call time.

Off-Duty Time:

not disturb mode. While in a do-not-disturb condition, a station is not available to receive calls. The station user sets a do-not-disturb mode by

pressing DND and repeats the procedure to clear the do not disturb mode.

Unanswered Calls:

unanswered at a department.

Calls Answered After

of calls that waited at least 36 seconds

(approximately six rings from the CO) before being

answered.

Calls Handled By Overflow Station:

of calls that were answered and transferred by the

overflow station and then answered and serviced by another station.

Calls Terminated At Overflow Station:

number of calls that were received by the overflow station and were either answered but not transferred or were dropped by the caller before being answered.

The total number of calls that are not

This is a summation of the time spent

The on-duty time includes a

The time that a station spent in a do

Total number of calls that went

Seconds:

Total number

Total

Direct Inward Station Dialing (DISD)

The DISD feature allows an external party to call an

intercom station directly without assistance by the attendant. The DISD call must be received on a line which has been specially programmed to allow this feature. Any line can be programmed to be a DISD

line for both the normal mode of operation and the night transfer (of ringing) mode of operation.

The number of rings which occurs on a DISD line

before it is answered is programmable. By setting a large number of rings, time is allowed for a call to be serviced in a regular manner by stations that have a line appearance for the DISD line. Setting the number of rings to 0 disables the line for DISD use. If a line is

to be dedicated for DISD use, it is a good practice to

set it for one ring. The amount of time allowed for an

extension number to be dialed is programmable and a

DISD assist station can be programmed to answer

calls that are not completed during this dial time limit. When a DISD line is called, it rings for a programmed number of rings. If the call is not answered in a normal manner by a station with the line appearance during this time, the system answers it and presents a

DISD dial tone to the caller. The system then waits for

an extension number to be dialed from the calling telephone. Only one DISD line is serviced at a time; therefore, an incoming call could ring for more than the programmed number of rings if a DISD call is being serviced when a second DISD call is received.

When a valid extension number is dialed, a confirmation tone is sounded, the system attempts a transfer, and thecalled station rings if it is idle. If a called station does not answer within the transfer

recall timeout period, the call is returned to DISD dial tone. If the called station has the call forward feature set, the forwarded station rings. If a called station is busy, the call is placed on hold and camped-on at the busy station. If the camp-on is not answered within the transfer recall timeout period, a busy tone is given followed by DISD dial tone. The system will return the caller to DISD dial tone two additional times and then drop the line (a total of three attempts are made).

NOTE: If the busy called station is part of a hunt

group, the DISD call is routed to an idle station in the

hunt group. If no idle stations are found, the call is

camped-on at the dialed station.

followed in the case of a ring-no-answer (RNA).

If an invalid extension number is dialed, an error tone

is sounded before the DISD dial tone is returned. If a

mistake in dialing is made, the caller can dial a

new DISD dial tone. The system will return the caller to DISD dial tone two additional times and then drop the line. If extension number dialing is not completed

within the programmed dial time limit, the call is routed

to the DISD assist station if one is programmed;

otherwise, the line is dropped. If the assist station is

busy (call will camp-on at the assist station) or if the

assist station does not answer before the transfer

recall timeout period, the system will return the caller to DISD dial tone. If extension number dialing is not completed within the dial time limit this time, the line is dropped.

The installer should connect a music source to the

system so the music can provide a reassurance to the

caller during a camp-on situation when the DISD feature is being used.

The hunt group is not

for ‘a

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Direct Station Call Hold (Station Park)

This feature allows a station user to park a call at a specific station where it will be held without ringing. A

feature code plus a station extension number can be

dialed over the intercom line to park the call or a programmable button can be programmed to provide a “directed hold” to a specific station. The parked call is picked up by directed station by dialing a feature code.

It can be picked up at any station through the use of

the call pickup feature. No class of service is required.

Also refer to the discussions titled Call Pick-Up

Directed and Call Park.

Direct Station Selection (DSS)

Programmable

Refer to the discussion titled Programmable DSSBLF.

Distinctive Ringing

Refer to the discussion titled Ringing.

Do Not Disturb

Any station can be set to a do-not-disturb mode

using the designated DND programmable button and associated indicator (indicator will light when DND is active). While in the DND mode, the station will not

ring on any incoming call nor will it accept an intercom call. A party making an intercom call to a station set in the do-not-disturb mode hears a fast busy tone. The feature cannot be overridden by the calling party

unless the override feature is enabled. The DND

feature is used with the departmental calling feature to

provide a station wrap-up mode and a station off-duty mode.

Do Not Disturb Inhibit

The system can be programmed to inhibit any station from entering the DND mode. System class of service

programming is used to program this feature.

Do Not Disturb Override

Stations can be provided with DND override capability which will allow them to call a station that is set in the

DND mode. The Executive/Attendant Override feature

must also be active for DND override feature to function. Station class of service programming is used

to assign this feature.

(DND)

Dual Console Support

Refer to the discussion titled Console Support.

Dual Intercom

Refer to the discussion titled Intercom.

Dynamic Line Buttons

Through class of service programming, the programmer can arrange certain idle line buttons to serve as dynamic line buttons. This feature allows the system to temporarily assign a line to a station that

normally does not have the line assigned to it, and

have that line appear on a dynamic line button. While the call is appearing on the dynamic line button (LED on), any normal call handling operations can be performed. Station class of service programming allows certain buttons to be programmed as dynamic line buttons

End-To-End Signalling On Intercom

After an intercom call has been established with an

ATI-D port, the system can continue to send dialing

signals (DTMF tones) through the intercom path. This

feature can be performed from every station in the

system, and is used by peripherals such as voice mail

equipment.

End-To-End Signalling On Lines

After an outside call has been established, the system can continue to send dialing signals (DTMF tones) through the telco network and have them received at the distant end for inward call completion (bank by

phone, etc.). This conventional, off-hook dialing

feature can be performed from every station in the system.

Refer to the discussion titled Hold.

This feature allows the user of a station, upon encountering a busy signal at another station, to dial a code that will override the busy signal of a call, sound a warning tone, and allow access to the existing conversation. This feature is enabled through station class of service programming.

Refer to the discussion titled Paging.

A large array of individual features can be disabled

system-wide to provide a basic telephone system. A basic telephone system is useful for installation environments where a large proportion of the stations are accessible to unauthorized users thus subject to

tampering or for environments where station users

must be limited as to the variety of features allowed to them. Features are disabled by system class of service. Once disabled, they can enabled by turning on all features at once using the system default programming.

End-To-End Signalling

Exclusive Hold

Exclusive Hold System-Wide

Enable/Disable

Executive/Attendant Override

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External Paging Interface

Feature Inhibit

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