1.2.19
NIGHT SWITCHING
Operation of the Night Transfer Key at a DSS Console directs ring signalling for all incoming
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calls to the programmed night transfer station(s).
1.2.20
MESSAGE WAITING
A visual indication is displayed at an unattended station to indicate that a message is waiting at
a DSS Console. A call to the DSS Console resets the message waiting indication.
1.2.21 SUPERVISORY TONES
The following supervisory tones are generated within the system:
Intercom Dial Tone
Busy Tone
Intrusion Tone
Number Unobtainable Tone
Ring Tone
1.2.22 MUSIC ON HOLD
Provision has been made for internally generated synthesized tones, or music from an external
source, to be transmitted to a caller who has been placed on hold.
1.2.23
BACKGROUND MUSIC
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Provision has been made so that music, supplied from an external source, can be transmitted
over the station speakers and external zone paging speakers, if required. The music can be
turned on and off at each station and is automatically turned off when the handset is off-hook.
1.2.24
PUSHBUTTON DIALLING
Each station is equipped with a push button pad. Dialling, Decadic or VF, is controlled by a
centralised dialling facility in the main equipment. A dialling station signals to the centralised
dialling facility via a data transfer and the decadic or VF signals are sent out on the exchange
line.
During power failure, powerfail stations have decadic or VF dials switched in at the station.
1.2.25
STANDARD TELEPHONES (P-WIRE INTERNAL EXTENSION)
It is possible to connect 2-wire standard telephones with decadic dialling using a special
interface card and a ring generator unit in place of a 4-wire station interface card.
1.2.26 REMOTE EXTENSIONS (REMOTE STATION, P-WIRE TELEPHONE)
A remote extension can be connected to the systems using a Remote Extension and Tie Line
Interface Unit which provides the 4-wire to 2-wire conversion, generation of ring voltages and
tones. The remote extension must be a decadic telephone.
1.2.27 VISUAL INDICATIONS
A visual indication is provided at each station to show the status of exchange lines (Free,
Incoming ring, Hold, I-Hold, Exclusive Hold and Busy), intercom lines (Free, Busy and
Microphone on), and system facilities (Do Not Disturb, Monitoring, Message Waiting
etc).
The
DSS Console has a Busy Lamp Field
(BLF)
which displays the status of each station in the
system. In addition the DSS Console displays the number of the station(s) holding held
exchange lines.
1.2.28 MONITORING (ON-HOOK
DIALLING)
Each station may originate and monitor the progress of a call using the station speaker without
lifting the handset.
1.2.29 HANDSFREE
TALKBACK
ON INTERCOM CALLS
The called party has a full handsfree facility when called via an intercom call. A single tone
announces the call and the voice of the calling party is heard through the station speaker, at the
same time the called station’s microphone is activated and the intercom status lamp flashes to
indicate the microphone is on. The microphone may be cut-off by operation of the DND key.
A volume control is used to adjust the sound level transmitted through the station speaker.
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