Lucent Technologies MERLIN LEGEND Release 7.0 Feature Reference
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MERLIN LEGEND®
Communications System
Release 7.0
Feature Reference
Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this guide is complete and accurate at the time of printing. Information, however, is
subject to change. See Appendix A, “Customer Support Information,” in System Programming for important information.
Your Responsibility for Your System’s Security
Toll fraud is the unauthorized use of your telecommunications system by an unauthorized party—for example, persons other than your company’s
employees, agents, subcontractors, or persons working on your company’s behalf. Note that there may be a risk of toll fraud associated with your
telecommunications system, and, if toll fraud occurs, it can result in substantial additional charges for your telecommunications services.
You and your system manager are responsible for the security of your system, such as programming and configuring your equipment to prevent
unauthorized use. The system manager is also responsible for reading all installation, instruction, and system administration documents provided
with this product in order to fully understand the features that can introduce risk of toll fraud and the steps that can be taken to reduce that risk.
Lucent Technologies does not warrant that this product is immune from or will prevent unauthorized use of common-carrier telecommunication
services or facilities accessed through or connected to it. Lucent Technologies will not be responsible for any charges that result from such
unauthorized use. For important information regarding your system and toll fraud, see Appendix A, “Customer Support Information,” in System
Programming.
Federal Communications Commission Statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits
are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may
cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in
which case the user will be required to correct the interference at their own expense. For further FCC information, see Appendix A, “Customer
Support Information,” in System Programming.
Canadian Department of Communications (DOC) Interference Information
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions set out in the radio interference
regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.
Le Présent Appareil Numérique n’émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites applicables aux
appareils numériques de la classe A préscrites dans le réglement sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicté par le
ministère des Communications du Canada.
Year 2000 Compliance
The MERLIN LEGEND Communications System is certified to be Year 2000 compliant. Additional information on this certification, and other issues
regarding Year 2000 compliance, is available online at http://www.lucent.com/enterprise/sig/yr2000.
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Whether or not immediate support is required, all toll fraud incidents involving Lucent Technologies products or services should be reported to
Lucent Technologies Corporate Security at 1-800-821-8235. In addition to recording the incident, Lucent Technologies Corporate Security is
available for consultation on security issues, investigation support, referral to law enforcement agencies, and educational programs.
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If you suspect you are being victimized by toll fraud and you need technical support or assistance, call BCS National Service Assistance Center at
1-800-628-2888.
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Support Information,” of System Programming.
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Contents
Contents
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New Features and Enhancements
xiii
I Release 7.0 Enhancements
(April 1999)
xiii
Prior Releases: Features and Enhancements
xvii
I Release 6.1 Enhancements
(August 1998)
xvii
I Release 6.0 Enhancements
(February 1998)
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I Release 5.0 Enhancements
(June 1997)
xxv
I Release 4.2 Enhancements
(June 1997)
xxx
I Release 4.1 Enhancements
(June 1997)
xxxiii
I Release 4.0 Enhancements
(March 1996)
xxxv
I Release 3.1 Enhancements
(March 1996)
xxxviii
I Release 3.0 Enhancements
(August 1994)
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I Release 2.1 Enhancements
(August 1994)
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I Release 2.0 Enhancements
(October 1992)
xlvii
I Release 1.1 Enhancements
(October 1992)
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About This Guide
liii
I Intended Audience
liii
I How to Use This Guide
liii
I Terms and Conventions Used
lv
I Security
lvii
I Related Documents
lviii
I How to Comment on This Guide
lix
Features
1
I Overview
1
I Index of Feature Names
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I Index of Features by Activity
14
I Abbreviated Ring
29
I Account Code Entry/Forced Account Code Entry
30
I Alarm
37
I Alarm Clock
40
I Allowed/Disallowed Lists
42
I Authorization Code
49
I Auto Answer All
56
I Auto Answer Intercom
59
I Auto Dial
62
I Automatic Line Selection and
Ringing/Idle Line Preference
69
I Automatic Maintenance Busy
75
I Automatic Route Selection
77
I Barge-In
95
I Basic Rate Interface (BRI)
99
I Call Waiting
110
I Callback
116
I Caller ID
125
I Calling Restrictions
132
I Camp-On
140
I Centralized Voice Messaging
144
I Centrex Operation
145
I Conference
158
I Coverage
170
I CTI (Computer Telephony Integration) Link
208
I Digital Data Calls
223
I Direct-Line Console
231
I Direct Station Selector
240
I Direct Voice Mail
260
I Directories
263
I Display
271
I Do Not Disturb
311
I Drop
316
I Extension Status
317
I Fax Extension
322
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I Forced Account Code Entry
325
I Forward and Follow Me
326
I Group Calling
350
I Headset Options
388
I Hold
395
I HotLine
404
I Idle Line Preference
408
I Inside Dial Tone
409
I Inspect
410
I Labeling
413
I Language Choice
418
I Last Number Dial
423
I Line Request
427
I Messaging
429
I Microphone Disable
444
I Multi-Function Module
446
I Music-On-Hold
454
I Night Service
458
I Notify
469
I Paging
470
I Park
479
I Personal Lines
484
I Personalized Ringing
493
I Pickup
494
I Pools
500
I Power-Failure Transfer
507
I Primary Rate Interface (PRI) and T1
509
I Privacy
553
I Programming
557
I Queued Call Console (QCC)
565
I Recall/Timed Flash
590
I Reminder Service
598
I Remote Access
602
I Ringing Line Preference
617
I Ringing Options
618
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I Saved Number Dial
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I Second Dial Tone Timer
630
I Service Observing
632
I Signal/Notify
645
I Speed Dial
648
I Station Message Detail Recording (SMDR)
655
I System Access/Intercom Buttons
673
I System Renumbering
685
I Timed Flash
698
I Tandem Switching
699
I Timer
712
I Toll Type
714
I Touch-Tone or Rotary Signaling
716
I Transfer
723
I Uniform Dial Plan Features
741
I Voice Announce
757
Customer Support Information
A-1
I Support Telephone Number
A-1
I Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) Electromagnetic
Interference Information
A-1
I Canadian Department of Communications (DOC)
Interference Information
A-2
I FCC Notification and Repair Information
A-2
I Installation and Operational Procedures
A-4
I DOC Notification and Repair Information
A-5
I Renseignements sur la Notification du
Ministère des Communications du
Canada et la Réparation
A-6
I Security of Your System: Preventing Toll Fraud
A-8
I Toll Fraud Prevention
A-10
I Other Security Hints
A-16
I Limited Warranty and Limitation of Liability
A-20
I Remote Administration and Maintenance
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Features and Planning Forms
B-1
System Features
C-1
General Feature Use and Telephone Programming
D-1
I General Feature Use Information
D-1
I Telephone and Operator Features
D-3
I Telephone Programming
D-28
System Programming Menu Hierarchy
E-1
Sample Reports
F-1
I System Information Report
F-7
I Dial Plan Report
F-9
I Non-Local Dial Plan Report
F-12
I Label Information Report
F-13
I Tie Trunk Information Report
F-14
I DID Trunk Information Report
F-15
I GS/LS Trunk Information Report
F-16
I General Trunk Information Report
F-17
I DS1 Information Report
F-18
I PRI Information Report
F-19
I Remote Access (DISA) Information Report
F-23
I Operator Information Report
F-24
I Allowed Lists Report
F-26
I Access to Allowed Lists Report
F-27
I Disallowed Lists Report
F-28
I Access to Disallowed Lists Report
F-29
I Automatic Route Selection Report
F-30
I Extension Directory Report
F-31
I System Directory Report
F-32
I Group Paging Report
F-33
I Extension Information Report
F-34
I Group Coverage Information Report
F-36
I Direct Group Calling Information Report
F-37
I Night Service Information Report
F-39
I Group Call Pickup Report
F-40
I Error Log Report
F-41
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I Authorization Code Information Report
F-42
I BRI Information Report
F-43
I Switch 56 Data Information Report
F-44
Button Diagrams
G-1
Programming Special Characters
H-1
I Single-Line Telephones
H-1
I Analog Multiline Telephones
H-2
I MLX-10 and MLX-5
Non-display Telephones
H-3
I MLX Display Telephones
H-4
I ETR and MLS Non-display
Telephones
H-5
I ETR and MLS Display Telephones
H-6
Applications
I-1
I Organization of Descriptions
I-2
I System Support for Applications
I-3
I Supported Printers
I-4
I PassageWay Direct Connection Solution
I-5
I Voice Messaging Systems
I-6
I MERLIN LEGEND Mail
I-10
I Messaging 2000
I-15
I MERLIN LEGEND Enhanced Service Center
I-16
I Call Accounting System
I-17
I Call Accounting Terminal
I-20
I MERLIN LEGEND Reporter
I-23
I System Programming and Maintenance
I-29
I Intuity
I-31
I Intuity CONVERSANT
I-32
I TransTalk 9000 Digital Wireless System
I-33
I Business Cordless 905 Telephone
I-34
I Videoconferencing
I-34
I ISDN Terminal Adapter
I-41
Glossary
GL-1
Index
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
The exclamation point in an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the
user to the presence of important operating and maintenance
(servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the product.
To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, and injury to persons, follow these basic safety
precautions when installing telephone equipment:
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Read and understand all instructions.
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Follow all warnings and instructions marked on or packed with the product.
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Never install telephone wiring during a lightning storm.
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Never install a telephone jack in a wet location unless the jack is specifically designed
for wet locations.
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Never touch uninsulated telephone wires or terminals unless the telephone wiring has
been disconnected at the network interface.
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Use caution when installing or modifying telephone lines.
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Use only Lucent Technologies-manufactured MERLIN LEGEND Communications
System circuit modules, carrier assemblies, and power units in the MERLIN LEGEND
Communications System control unit.
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Use only Lucent Technologies-recommended/approved MERLIN LEGEND
Communications System accessories.
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If equipment connected to the analog extension modules [008 (ATL), 408 (LS-ATL), and
408 GS/LS], the MLX telephone modules (008 MLX, 408 GS/LS-MLX, 408 GS/LS-ID-
MLX, and 016 MLX), or the ETR telephone modules (412 LS-ID-ETR and 016 ETR) is
to be used for in-range out-of-building (IROB) applications, IROB protectors are
required.
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Do not install this product near water—for example, in a wet basement location.
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Do not overload wall outlets, as this can result in the risk of fire or electrical shock.
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The MERLIN LEGEND Communications System is equipped with a 3-wire grounding-
type plug with a third (grounding) pin. This plug will fit only into a grounding-type power
outlet. This is a safety feature. If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet, contact
an electrician to replace the obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the
grounding plug.
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The MERLIN LEGEND Communications System requires a supplementary ground.
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Do not attach the power supply cord to building surfaces. Do not allow anything to rest
on the power cord. Do not locate this product where the cord will be abused by persons
walking on it.
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Slots and openings in the module housings are provided for ventilation. To protect this
equipment from overheating, do not block these openings.
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Never push objects of any kind into this product through module openings or expansion
slots, as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts, which could result
in a risk of fire or electrical shock. Never spill liquid of any kind on this product.
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Unplug the product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Use a damp cloth for cleaning.
Do not use cleaners or aerosol cleaners.
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Auxiliary equipment includes answering machines, alerts, modems, and fax machines.
To connect one of these devices, you must first have a Multi-Function Module (MFM).
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Do not operate telephones if chemical gas leakage is suspected in the area. Use
telephones located in some other safe area to report the trouble.
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For your personal safety, DO NOT install an MFM yourself.
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ONLY an authorized technician or dealer representative shall install, set options, or
repair an MFM.
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To eliminate the risk of personal injury due to electrical shock, DO NOT attempt to
install or remove an MFM from your MLX telephone. Opening or removing the module
cover of your telephone may expose you to dangerous voltages.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
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Release 7.0 Enhancements
(April 1999)
Release 7.0 includes all Release 6.1 functionality, plus the enhancements listed
below. For a description of features and enhancements in prior releases, see
“Prior Releases: Features and Enhancements” in System Programming.
MLS and Enhanced Tip/Ring (ETR) Telephone
Support
0
One of the most important new capabilities of MERLIN LEGEND Release 7.0 is its
support for MLS and ETR telephones, allowing existing customers with either
telephones the ability to migrate to a MERLIN LEGEND Communications System.
The MLS telephones include the MLS-6®, MLS-12®, MLS-12D®, MLS-18D®, and
MLS-34D®. The ETR telephones include the ETR-6, ETR-18, ETR-18D, and
ETR-34D. The Business Cordless 905 telephone and the TransTalk™ 9000
Digital Wireless System are also supported.
The MLS, ETR, and Business Cordless 905 telephones, as well as the TransTalk
9000 Digital Wireless System, require ETR station ports. To provide support for
these telephones and for the TransTalk 9000 system, two new modules have
been designed:
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412 LS-ID-ETR Module. The 412 LS-ID-ETR module provides 4 LS trunks
with Caller ID and 2 touch tone receivers (TTRs) plus 12 ETR station ports,
including 4 with Tip/Ring (T/R) functionality. On the 412 LS-ID-ETR
module, the first 8 ports are ETR ports only—these ports do not have T/R
functionality. The remaining 4 ports (ports 9 through 12) can be
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programmed to support either T/R or ETR, but not both simultaneously.
This module does not have a separate PFT port. In the event of a power
failure, port 12 becomes the PFT port for line 1. If the port is programmed
for ETR operation, a single-line telephone must be plugged into the port for
operation during power failure.
If caller identification is subscribed to from the local telephone company,
the 412 LS-ID-ETR module displays the telephone number of incoming
callers (from supported areas) on ETR and MLS display telephones. In
addition, a button on the ETR and MLS telephone can be programmed to
toggle between displaying caller name or caller number.
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016 ETR Module. The 016 ETR module provides 16 ETR station ports,
including 6 with T/R functionality and 4 TTRs. On the 016 ETR module, the
first 10 ports are ETR ports only—these ports do not have T/R functionality.
The remaining 6 ports (ports 11 through 16) can be programmed to support
either T/R or ETR, but not both simultaneously.
Expanded Digital Endpoint Connectivity
0
Release 7.0 increases the maximum number of digital telephones supported from
127 to 200 by introducing a new 016 MLX module. In addition, each of the 200
ports can support an MFM adjunct which increases the current 255 station
endpoints to 400.
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016 MLX Module. Each 016 MLX module provides 16 digital station ports
and has an additional 32K of dual port RAM.
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Processor Module. The 016 MLX module can only be utilized with the
CKE4 or later processor module with upgrade to R7.0 software. The CKE4
processor module provides the lead to access the additional 32K of RAM
on the 016 MLX module.
Voice Announce on Idle Only Option on MLX
Telephones
0
Prior to Release 7.0, no options were available for disabling intercom voice
announcements at an MLX telephone when busy. In Release 7.0, a new
option—Voice Announce on IDLE ONLY—is available with the existing Voice
Announce feature. This new option allows a user to receive intercom voice
announcements only when they are not active on another call.
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Priority Call Queuing
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Priority call queuing provides the ability to:
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Place some callers ahead of others who are waiting for the same agent
group.
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Give key clients priority over others.
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Automatically increase the number of agents answering calls during busy
times, while continuing to offer callers the choice to leave a message
instead of waiting.
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Keep costs down by handling toll free calls (calls arriving on 800 and 888
lines) before processing calls on local lines.
Priority call queuing is accomplished in Release 7.0 by allowing you to define a
supportive relationship between calling groups. Calls that arrive in one calling
group can be processed by another calling group when no one from the first
calling group is available to answer the call. Through system programming, a
calling group can be assigned a priority level between 1 (highest priority) and 32
(lowest priority) and then designated as a support group for another group.
Calling Party Name on Caller ID
0
Release 7.0 continues to support Calling Party Number and adds a new
functionality for Calling Party Name. By programming a button on the telephone or
with a feature code through centralized programming, users are able to toggle
between displaying the caller’s telephone number or the caller’s name. In order to
use this feature, users must subscribe to caller identification from their local
exchange carrier (LEC).
Calling Party Name can be 15 characters in length for MLX telephones as well as
for ETR and MLS telephones. Calling Party Name is not recorded on SMDR
reports. In addition, neither Calling Party Name nor Calling Party Number are
displayed on analog multiline telephones.
This feature requires loop-start (LS) trunks. The existing LS-ID delay feature must
be programmed for each line, as well. This prevents Calling Party Number and
Name information from being lost when a call is answered too quickly.
Release 7.0 software also supports the Caller ID capability of the 408 GS/LS-ID-
MLX module. Although previously orderable, the Caller ID capability of this
module could not be used until Release 7.0 software became available.
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MLX Headset Operation
0
Headset operation in Release 7.0 has been enhanced so that MLX headset
operation more closely mimics the handset operation in the following ways:
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When a person is on a call using a headset and the headset auto-answer is
turned on, the user hears a short ring when another call is coming in. In
previous releases, this ring was not provided.
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When a person receives a voice-announced call and handles the call by
using a headset and turning off the speakerphone, the associated LEDs
(the DSS button and the inside Auto Dial button) for that extension at other
telephones are lit. In previous releases, the LEDs for that extension did not
light at the other telephones.
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When a reliable disconnect occurs on a headset-handled call, the
associated LEDs (the DSS button and the inside Auto Dial button) for that
extension at other telephones are turned off. In previous releases, the
LEDs for that extension remained lit at the other telephones unless the
user pressed the Headset Hangup button.
Touch-Tone or Rotary Signaling
0
Beginning in Release 7.0, you can program tip/ring ports to use rotary signaling.
You can program any tip/ring port on an individual basis (including ports on the
412 LS-ID-ETR and 016 ETR modules that are programmed for tip/ring
operation). The factory setting is that rotary signaling is disabled.
Whenever the system receives a rotary digit on a port, it determines if the port is
programmed as rotary-enabled. If the port is rotary-enabled, the system
processes the digit. If the port is not rotary-enabled, the digit is rejected. Touch-
tone digits are always accepted by the port, regardless if it is rotary-enabled
or not.
Abandoned Call Information Reported to
MERLIN LEGEND Reporter
0
For abandoned calls, you are now able to identify the queue or the agent where
the call was abandoned. The MERLIN LEGEND Release 7.0 software has been
modified so that either of the following occurs:
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If the caller hangs up while the call is in queue, the Auto Login/Logout
Group ID is entered into the Station Message Detail Recording (SMDR)
record.
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If the caller hangs up while the call is ringing at a group member’s
extension, that group member’s extension number is entered into the
SMDR record.
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(August 1998)
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Release 6.1 includes all Release 6.0 functionality plus the enhancements listed
below.
Private Networking
0
Release 6.1 enhances the functioning of the networked MERLIN LEGEND
Communications System in a number of ways:
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Centralized Voice Messaging
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Group Calling Enhancements
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Transfer Redirect
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Direct Station Selector
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Call Forwarding
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SMDR
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Decrease in Call Set-Up Time
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PRI Switch Type Test
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Centralized Voice Messaging
0
One or more MERLIN LEGEND Systems (Release 6.1 or later) can share the
voice messaging system (VMS) of another MERLIN LEGEND System, provided
the systems are directly connected to the system with the VMS. In this
configuration, the system containing the VMS is known as the hub. This sharing of
the VMS is called Centralized Voice Messaging. Centralized Voice Messaging
includes the functions of voice mail, Automated Attendant, and fax messaging.
See the Network Reference for detailed information about Centralized Voice
Messaging.
Centralized Voice Messaging offers the following benefits:
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Private-networked MERLIN LEGEND Systems do not need a local VMS.
Having systems use a centralized VMS instead of separate VMSs is more
economical.
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Users who travel between sites can dial the same digits anywhere in the
private network to access the voice messaging system. For example, a
salesperson headquartered in Cincinnati can dial the same four digits at
the company’s Los Angeles office to retrieve voice messages.
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Productivity is enhanced because messages can be forwarded and
broadcast to all personnel within the private network.
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Calling groups on networked systems can send overflow coverage to a
shared VMS, so that an incoming caller can leave a message instead of
waiting in a queue.
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The VMS can light the Message Waiting lights on multiple MERLIN
LEGEND Systems in a private network. This greater efficiency saves time
because a user only has to look at his or her telephone to determine if he or
she has a message.
Group Calling Enhancements
0
A calling group can have a single non-local member that is defined by the Uniform
Dial Plan and exists on another MERLIN LEGEND Communications System
connected by a tandem trunk to the local system. If a calling group contains a
non-local member, the non-local member must be the only member in the calling
group. See the Network Reference for details.
A calling group containing a single non-local member can be used for the same
purposes as a calling group containing local extensions, including:
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Night Service. Night Service coverage can be provided across a private
network to a centralized Automated Attendant, a non-local calling group, a
QCC queue, a DLC, or any individual extension on the remote system,
such as a night bell.
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Group Coverage. Group Coverage can be provided across a private
network to a VMS, a non-local calling group, a QCC queue, a DLC, or any
individual extension on the remote system.
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Calling Group Overflow Coverage. Calling group overflow coverage can
be provided by a centralized VMS, a non-local calling group, a QCC queue,
a DLC, or any individual extension on the remote system.
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Calls Directed to Another System. Lines connected to remote systems
can be answered by any extension programmed to answer the call, such
as a centralized Automated Attendant or a system operator (QCC or DLC).
Transfer Redirect
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When an Automated Attendant transfers a call to a non-local extension, the
transferring MERLIN LEGEND System monitors the call to ensure that it is
answered. If the non-local extension is not available, or the call is not answered
within the transfer redirect timeout period (fixed at 32 seconds), the call stops
ringing at the non-local destination and is redirected to the extension on the same
system as the Automated Attendant that is programmed to receive redirected
calls. This redirect extension can be a QCC queue, a calling group, or an
individual extension.
Direct Station Selector
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Now users can press a Direct Station Selector (DSS) button for a non-local
extension to make or transfer calls to that extension. No busy indication, however,
is displayed by the DSS for non-local extensions.
Call Forwarding
0
The Forward feature now can be used to send calls to non-local extensions
across the private network.
SMDR
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In addition to SMDR options for non-network calls placed to and from the local
system, system managers now can program SMDR to log incoming and outgoing
UDP calls, or they can choose to log no UDP calls. The factory setting is to record
all UDP calls.
Customers who use a call accounting system may not want to fill the database
with calls coming and going across the private network. These customers may
choose not to log UDP calls.
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Decrease in Call Setup Time
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The setup time for a call across a private network has been reduced by
programming the number of UDP digits expected.
PRI Switch Type Test
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A new maintenance test, the PRI Switch Type Test, has been created to allow
Lucent Technologies technicians or authorized dealers to automatically determine
if each end of the PRI tandem trunks has been programmed correctly. The test
works for directly connected MERLIN LEGEND Systems, not for DEFINITY®
systems.
For a PRI tandem trunk to operate correctly between two MERLIN LEGEND
Systems, one system must have the PRI Switch Type set to Network, and the
other system must have the PRI Switch Type set to PBX. If both ends of the PRI
tandem trunk are programmed the same, problems occur in the communications
between the two systems.
Service Observing
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Service Observing allows one extension to listen in on (observe) a call at another
extension. A typical application of this feature is that of a Customer Service
supervisor observing how a Customer Service representative handles calls.
The Service Observing group can listen to anywhere from one extension to all
extensions in the system, including other Service Observers. Up to 16 Service
Observing groups can be programmed. The Service Observer and the observed
extension must be on the same system.
The observer activates Service Observing either by pressing a Service Observing
button and then dialing an extension number, or by pressing a DSS or Auto
Intercom button. The Service Observer must use an MLX telephone to observe an
extension; the telephone at the observed extension can be of any type.
A warning tone that alerts the observer, the observed extension, and the caller
that Service Observing is occurring can be set to on or off through System
Programming. The factory setting is on.
WinSPM
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The System Programming and Maintenance (SPM) software is now available in a
Windows format called WinSPM. For R6.1 and later systems, WinSPM provides a
graphical user interface (GUI) for those tasks most commonly performed by the
system manager. Pictorial representations of system components, such as
modules and their vintages and the creation of MLX telephone button labels
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appear on WinSPM. Supported in Windows 95, Windows NT, and Windows 98,
WinSPM is also backwards-compatible with previous DOS versions of SPM and is
available on CD-ROM.
Windows NT Driver
0
The MERLIN LEGEND Windows NT PBX driver is available in R6.1. When
coupled with the CentreVU Telephony Services application, the driver provides
true server-based Computer Telephony Integration (CTI). The new driver requires
a MERLIN LEGEND System of Release 5.0 or later and servers and PCs that
support the applications.
Release 6.0 Enhancements
(February 1998)
0
Release 6.0 includes all Release 5.0 functionality, plus the enhancements listed
below.
Private Networks
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In Hybrid/PBX mode systems only, MERLIN LEGEND Communications Systems
can be networked with one another or with DEFINITY Enterprise Communications
Server (ECS) and ProLogix™ Communications Systems in private networks. In
previous releases, this functionality is available using tie lines, but users handle
calls between networked switches as outside calls. In this release, dialing the pool
access code is not necessary for a call going from one networked switch to
another. Also, delay-start tie trunks or T1 trunks administered as PRI can act as
tandem trunks to connect networked systems.
Available for Hybrid/PBX mode systems, the private network features of the
MERLIN LEGEND Communications System Release 6.0 provide the following
advantages for geographically dispersed organizational sites:
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Intersystem Calling. In a private network, users on one local system can
call extensions on other systems in the network. Release 6.0 can support
2-, 3-, 4-, or 5-digit dial plans. They dial these extensions as inside calls. To
implement this function, the system manager programs the extension
ranges of remote networked switches to create a non-local dial plan. This
programming does not actually affect numbering on the remote system. To
correctly set up systems for transparent calling among non-local dial plan
extensions, the system manager assigns networking tie and/or PRI tandem
trunks to pools. Then he or she programs up to 20 patterns, associated
routes, Facility Restriction Levels (FRLs), digit absorption, and digit
prepending. This allows ARS-like routing of non-local dial plan calls. In
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addition, system managers can control whether calling name, calling
number, or both are shown at MLX display telephones for incoming calls
across PRI tandem trunks.
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Toll Savings. Private networked trunks may allow you to realize significant
cost savings on long-distance and toll calls by performing tandem switching
in the following two ways:
— Callers on a local system, or individuals dialing in to remote access
at a local system, can reach the public switched telephone network
(PSTN) via outside trunks connected to other systems in a private
network, avoiding toll charges or decreasing the cost of toll calls. No
special dialing is required. For example, an organization might have
a main office in Boston and a subsidiary office in New Jersey
connected by networked private tandem trunks between two
systems. A user in the New Jersey office who wishes to make an
outside call to the 617 area code (Boston) can do so through a line/
trunk connected to the system in Boston. For example, he or she
might dial, 916175551211. The local ARS tables would route this
call over the private networked trunks and use the ARS tables of the
remote system in Boston to route this call. The system managers at
each end of a private network set up ARS and Remote Access
features to implement this functionality.
— In addition, local organizations or incoming DID calls use private
networked trunks to make intersystem calls between networked
systems, which may be geographically distant from one another,
also resulting in toll savings.
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Service Cost Savings. In addition to toll call savings, there are two ways
that organizations can save on service costs incurred from
telecommunications providers that provide public switched telephone
network access:
— You order a point to point T1 facility from a service provider, then
use system programming to set it up for PRI signalling. As
necessary, a service provider can provide amplification on the T1
facility, but does not supply switching services.
— You can tailor your use of PRI B-channels with drop-and-insert
equipment that allows fractional use of B-channels for dedicated
data/video communications between systems at speeds greater
than 64 kbps per channel or 128 kbps for 2B data, while keeping the
remaining B-channels available for PRI voice traffic. The PRI
D-channel must remain active.
— You can tailor use of T1 channels to support both T1-emulated
tandem tie service and T1 Switched 56 service for data
communications at 56 kbps per channel, allowing 2B data transfers
at 112 kbps. You can also use drop-and-insert equipment to provide
fractional T1 use.
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Voice Mail and Auto Attendant. Networked systems (prior to Release
6.1) should have their own local voice mail and/or auto attendant
applications as well as their own external alerts and Music-On-Hold
sources. A single Auto Attendant, however, can transfer calls throughout
the network. It can answer only those calls that arrive on the PSTN facilities
of the system where it is connected.
Although many features are available using tie trunks for network connectivity,
PRI tandem trunks provide greatly enhanced features and faster call setup. For
this reason, PRI is recommended over tie functionality in private networks.
Group Calling Enhancements
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Release 6.0 and later systems include Group Calling features that enhance group
calling operations.
Queue Control
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The system manager can control the maximum number of calls allowed in the
primary calling group queue for calls that arrive on certain facilities often assigned
to calling groups. When the number of the calls in queue reaches the
programmed maximum, subsequent callers receive a busy signal.
Queue control applies to calls received on the following types of facilities:
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Direct Inward Dialing (DID)
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PRI facilities programmed for dial-plan routing
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All calls transferred from a voice messaging interface (VMI) port
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Dial-in Tie
Queue control also applies to internal calls to a calling group and calls to a calling
group through the Queued Call Console (QCC).
Internal calls that dial #0 or #800 and are directed to a calling group administered
as Position-Busy Backup are eligible for queue control. Calls that come in on a
trunk assigned to the QCC are not eligible for queue control if the call is directed
to a calling group designated as Position-Busy Backup.
Remote-access calls to a calling group, coverage calls directed to a calling group,
calls directed to a calling group through QCC Position-Busy Backup, and all other
outside calls are not eligible for queue control.
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Prompt-Based Overflow
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System managers can activate the Prompt-Based Overflow option. This option
allows callers waiting in queue and listening to a delay announcement to press the
# key in order to reach the overflow receiver for the group, which may be the QCC
queue or another calling group (including a calling group assigned for a voice mail
system).
All three overflow distribution options—based on the number of calls, the time a
caller has waited, and according to the caller’s prompt—may be used at one time.
In this case, time-based and number-of-calls based options take precedence over
overflow distribution based on the caller’s prompt.
When prompt-based overflow distribution is used, an extra TTR must be provided
for each delay announcement device assigned to the associated calling group.
The delay announcement informs the caller of the # key option to exit the queue
and leave rather than waiting for an agent. If no TTR is available when a calling
group call arrives, the call is not sent to a delay announcement extension.
Centrex Transfer via Remote Call Forwarding
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Centrex Transfer via Remote Call Forwarding can be used in all system modes of
operation to send outside calls to a remote telephone number or another Centrex
station. In this context, the term outside calls refers to calls from outside the
communications system, which may originate at extensions in the Centrex system
that are not connected to the local MERLIN LEGEND Communications System.
An outside call that uses this feature is defined as a call that arrives on an analog
Centrex loop-start line at the MERLIN LEGEND Communications System. It may
arrive directly or be transferred without consultation or without transfer supervision
(in the case of an automated attendant). The forwarding call to the outside
number is made on the same line/trunk on which the call arrived, conserving
system facilities. The following considerations and rules apply:
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Only outside Centrex calls are forwarded using this feature.
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The system must be equipped with analog loop-start Centrex lines and all
loop-start lines in the system must be Centrex facilities. Loop-start lines do
not have to provide reliable disconnect for use by the Centrex Transfer via
the Remote Call Forwarding feature.
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To transfer calls outside the Centrex system, the organization must
subscribe to a Centrex trunk-to-trunk transfer feature.
Activating Centrex Transfer via Remote Call Forwarding is just like activating
regular Remote Call Forwarding and requires that Remote Call Forwarding be
enabled for the extension. However, the user dials * instead of a dial-out code,
and a Pause character may be required after the *. The Centrex service provider
determines whether the Pause is needed.
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Pause cannot be originated from a single-line telephone or a remote access user.
A multiline telephone user in the local system must enter an authorization code to
activate the feature.
A remote access user may activate the feature without using an authorization
code. Barrier code requirements, however, do apply.
Authorization Codes and
Remote Call Forwarding
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In Release 6.0 and later Key or Hybrid/PBX mode systems, forwarding features
(including Centrex Transfer via Remote Call Forwarding, but excluding Follow Me)
can be activated or deactivated at a multiline telephone by entering the
authorization code for the extension from which calls are to be forwarded. The
user enters the authorization code, then activates or deactivates the forwarding
feature in the normal fashion. This is especially useful for a single-line telephone
user who must include a Pause character in a Centrex Transfer via Remote Call
Forwarding dialing sequence, because the character cannot be dialed at a single-
line telephone. It is also useful when activating Call Forwarding or Remote Call
Forwarding at phantom stations or via remote access (for example, from another
switch in the network). No other features can be used by entering an authorization
code in this fashion.
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Release 5.0 includes all Release 4.2 functionality, plus the enhancements listed
below.
Computer Telephony Integration (CTI)
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Beginning with Release 5.0, a PassageWay® Telephony Services CTI link from
the MERLIN LEGEND Communications System to a LAN server running Novell®
NetWare® software allows Lucent Technologies-certified telephony applications to
control and monitor MLX and analog multiline telephone (BIS only) operations.
The physical connection for the CTI link is an MLX port on a 008 MLX or 408 MLX
module on the MERLIN LEGEND Communications System control unit and an
ISDN link interface card plugged into the customer’s server. The feature is
available for Hybrid/PBX mode systems only.
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I The NetWare server software version must be 3.12, 4.1, or 4.11.
I The 008 MLX and 408 MLX modules must have a firmware vintage
other than 29. If the module has firmware 29, programming a CTI link on
the module is prevented. An earlier or later vintage firmware is
supported.
Basic Call Control
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A CTI link application on a user’s computer can assume basic call control of the
user’s analog multiline or MLX telephone’s SA buttons. Basic call control includes:
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Answering calls arriving on an SA button.
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Making calls from an SA button.
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Hanging up calls.
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Holding and retrieving a call on hold at the user’s extension.
NOTE:
Transfer and three-way conference, when handled through a CTI link
application, provide the original caller’s calling number information or
other information to the transfer receiver or new conference
participant, if the user has screen-pop capability.
Screen Pop
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Screen pop occurs when the calling number, called number, or other user-defined
identifier (such as an account code that a voice-response unit prompts the caller
to dial) is used to display a screen associated with the far-end party. For example,
Caller ID services can be used to support screen pop on a system that includes a
CTI link; using the calling party number as a database key code, information
about a caller automatically appears on the user’s computer screen when the call
arrives at the extension. Depending on the application, screen pop may be
available for calls that arrive on line buttons other than SA buttons and/or calls
that are answered manually at the telephone rather than by the application.
Screen pop can occur on incoming calls from the following sources:
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Calling group distribution.
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ISDN PRI Routing by Dial Plan.
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An extension on the MERLIN LEGEND Communications System.
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In the case of remote access calls, the only information that the
application can collect about the caller is the remote telephone
number.
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A transfer of a call that was answered by a voice response unit.
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A transfer, redirection, or conference of a call that was answered at a
Direct-Line Console (DLC) or at a Queued Call Console (QCC).
NOTES:
I DLCs may use CTI applications. If they do, they perform the same way
as other extensions. A DLC assigned to use a CTI link application is a
monitored DLC. When a DLC is used as a regular operator console and
is not using a CTI link extension, it is non-monitored.
I Calls to a QCC or a DLC not using a CTI application do not initiate
screen pop at the operator position. However, when an operator directs
a call to an extension using a CTI application, caller information does
initiate screen pop. If the DLC is non-monitored, screen pops can occur
after the DLC releases the call.
I Calls transferred from Cover buttons on non-monitored DLCs do not
initiate screen pop at the destination extension.
HotLine Feature
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The Release 5.0 HotLine feature is designed for retail sales, catalogue sales, and
other types of businesses and organizations, and is available in all three modes of
system operation. It allows a system manager to program a single-line telephone
extension connected to an 008 OPT, 012, or 016 module as a HotLine. When a
user lifts the handset at the HotLine extension, the telephone automatically dials
the inside extension or outside telephone number programmed as the first
Personal Speed Dial number (code #01) for the extension. The system does not
permit calls to be transferred, put on hold, or conferenced. (A user can press the
telephone’s Hold button, if it has one, to put a call on local hold, but the call cannot
be redirected in any way. Switchhook flashes are ignored.)
Personal Speed Dial codes can be programmed from the extension prior to
HotLine assignment (a system programming function). Alternatively, a Personal
Speed Dial code can be programmed from the single-line telephone after HotLine
operation is assigned. However, because of security considerations, this is a one-
time opportunity. Once the Personal Speed Dial number is programmed, any
changes to it or any other extension programming must be performed using
centralized telephone programming.
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Any type of inside or outside line that is normally available to a single-line
telephone can be assigned to a HotLine extension. Generally, the HotLine
telephone does not receive calls, and its lines should be set to No Ring.
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SECURITY ALERT:
If a HotLine extension accesses a loop-start line, that line should provide
reliable disconnect and be programmed for reliable disconnect. Otherwise,
a user at the extension may be able to stay on the line after a call is
completed and then make a toll call.
Group Calling Enhancements
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Release 5.0 and later systems include Group Calling features that enhance group
calling operations.
Most Idle Hunt Type
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In addition to the Circular (factory setting) and Linear hunt types supported in
earlier releases, a third hunt type distributes calling group calls in an order based
on which agent has waited the longest since transferring or hanging up on an
incoming calling group call. For some applications, this hunt type is more efficient
than the circular type because it takes into account the varying duration of calls.
The system distributes calls based on when an agent last completed a call, not on
when he or she last received one. This hunting method ignores non-calling group
calls. For example, if an agent transfers a call that arrived on a line not assigned
to the calling group, the calling group member’s most-idle status is unaffected.
Delay Announcement Devices
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The system manager can designate as many as ten primary delay announcement
devices per group, rather than the single device for each group that is available in
Release 4.2 and earlier systems. Furthermore, an additional secondary delay
announcement device can be specified, for a total of ten primary device
extensions and one secondary device extension per group.
A primary delay announcement device operates in the same fashion as a single
delay announcement device, playing once, as soon as it is available, for the caller
who has waited the longest for a calling group agent and has not heard a primary
delay announcement. If a secondary announcement device is used, it can use the
factory setting, which plays the announcement once, or it can be set to repeat the
announcement after a certain amount of time. The system manager programs the
time (0–900 seconds) between announcements. This setting controls both the
interval between primary and secondary announcements and the interval
between repetitions of the secondary announcement, if it is set to repeat. (See
“Group Calling Options” in Chapter 4 of System Planning for guidelines on setting
the delay.)
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The primary and secondary announcement options, when used together, allow an
initial message to play for callers, followed by a repeating announcement that, for
example, urges callers to stay on the line and wait for a calling group member.
Two or more groups may share an announcement device.
A primary delay announcement device can be programmed as a secondary delay
announcement device.
Enhanced Calls-in-Queue Alarm Thresholds
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Three Calls-in-Queue Alarm thresholds can be set to more clearly indicate the
real-time status of the calls waiting in the queue according to the behavior of
programmed Calls-in-Queue Alarm buttons. In earlier releases, only one Calls-in-
Queue Alarm Threshold setting is available to activate the LEDs at programmed
Calls-in-Queue Alarm buttons for a calling group.
Using all three levels, the system manager sets Threshold 3 to the highest value,
Threshold 2 to a middle value, and Threshold 1 to the lowest value. A
Calls-in-Queue Alarm button indicates the severity of the alarm conditions in the
following ways:
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If the number of waiting calls is less than the value programmed for
Threshold 1 or drops below that level, the LED is unlit.
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If the number of waiting calls is greater than or equal to the Threshold 1
value but less than the Threshold 2 value, the LED flashes.
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If the number of waiting calls is greater than or equal to the Threshold 2
value but less than the value for Threshold 3, the LED winks.
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If the number of waiting calls is greater than or equal to the highest value,
Threshold 3, the LED lights steadily.
NOTE:
A Direct Station Selector (DSS) button that is used as a
Calls-in-Queue Alarm button can only indicate two threshold levels,
either by flashing or by lighting steadily. If a calling group must use
this type of Calls-in-Queue Alarm button, only two threshold levels
should be programmed.
If all three thresholds are set to the same value, the result is one threshold only
with LED state either off or on (steady). If two values are the same, then the result
is two alarm levels (flash, steady). The factory setting is one call for all three
thresholds, with LED states of off and steady.
An external alert signals only when the number of calls in the queue meets or
exceeds the programmed Threshold 3 value.
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MLX-5 and MLX-5D Telephones
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The MLX-5 nondisplay and MLX-5D display telephones are compatible with all
system releases. The display telephone includes a 2-line by 24-character display,
and both telephones come with five line buttons. In systems prior to Release 5.0,
the MLX-5 and MLX-5D telephones are treated as MLX-10 and MLX-10D
telephones, respectively. As of Release 5.0, the system recognizes the MLX-5
and MLX-5D telephones as 5-button telephones.
If these telephones are connected to communications system releases prior to
5.0, they are recognized by the communications system as 10-button telephones.
Release 4.2 Enhancements
(June 1997)
Release 4.2 includes all Release 4.1 functionality, plus the enhancements listed
below. There are no hardware changes for Release 4.2.
Additional Network Switch and Services Options
for ISDN Primary Rate Interface (PRI)
0
Release 4.2 of the system supports connectivity to MCI® or local exchange carrier
(LEC) PRI services and to the following central office switch types (in addition to
the 4ESS™ and 5ESS® switch types that carry AT&T Switched Network
services):
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NORTEL® DMS™-100 BCS 36 for local exchange carrier services.
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NORTEL DMS-250 generic MCI07, serving the MCI network.
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Digital Switch Corporation DEX600E generic 500-39.30, serving the MCI
network.
Beginning with Release 4.2, the following MCI PRI and PRI local exchange carrier
(LEC) services (along with AT&T Switched Network services) can be provided to
users of the MERLIN LEGEND Communications System:
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MCI Toll Services for DMS-250 or DEX600E switch type:
— MCI Prism® service for domestic outgoing long-distance and
international voice calls; for domestic outgoing 56-kbps restricted,
64-kbps unrestricted, and 64-kbps restricted circuit-switched data
calls.
— MCI VNet® service for incoming and outgoing domestic and voice
calls; for 56-kbps restricted, 64-kbps restricted, and 64-kbps
unrestricted circuit-switched data calls.
— MCI 800 for domestic, toll-free incoming voice calls.
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— MCI 900 service numbers.
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LEC services for DMS-100 switch types:
— DMS Virtual Private Network service for calls between the MERLIN
LEGEND Communications System and another communications
system (such as another MERLIN LEGEND Communications
System).
— DMS INWATS (Inward Wide Area Telephone Service) for domestic
toll-free incoming voice calls.
— DMS OUTWATS (Outward Wide Area Telephone Service) for
domestic outgoing long-distance voice calls.
— DMS FX (foreign exchange) to provide local call rating for calls from
the local exchange to the area serviced by the foreign exchange.
— DMS tie trunk service to provide private exchange call rating for
calls placed on a dedicated central office facility between the
MERLIN LEGEND Communications System and another
communications system (such as another MERLIN LEGEND
Communications System).
Improvements to Station Message Detail
Recording (SMDR) and Support for
MERLIN LEGEND Reporter Application
0
The SMDR feature is enhanced to provide more details about calling group agent
activities and to help system managers assess the effectiveness of call centers in
terms of both agent performance and the adequacy of facilities to handle inbound
calls. These improvements apply to calling groups that are programmed as Auto
Login or Auto Logout type. The SMDR and MERLIN LEGEND Reporter features
listed are administrable:
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TALK Field. For Auto Login and Auto Logout calling groups, the TALK field
records the amount of time a calling group agent spends on a call.
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DUR. (DURATION) Field. For Auto Login and Auto Logout calling groups,
call timing begins when a call arrives at the MERLIN LEGEND
Communications System and not after a preset number of seconds. Call
timing ends when the call is disconnected; either the caller or the agent
hangs up. This allows the system manager to determine how long a caller
waited for an agent’s attention.
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Coding of Calls on Reports. An asterisk (*) appears in the call record
when:
— A call is not answered by an Auto Login or Auto Logout calling group
agent and is abandoned while waiting for an agent.
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— The call is answered by someone not a member of an Auto Login or
Auto Logout calling group.
An exclamation point (!) signals that an Auto Login or Auto Logout agent
handled a call that was answered by someone who was not a member of
that Auto Login or Auto Logout with Overflow group. An ampersand (&) in
the call record indicates that the group’s overflow receiver answered the
call.
MERLIN LEGEND Reporter
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MERLIN LEGEND Reporter provides basic call accounting system reports for all
incoming calls to Auto Login or Auto Logout type calling groups. MERLIN
LEGEND Reporter assists in determining the effectiveness of calling group
agents, assessing the level of service provided to callers, and ascertaining
whether adequate incoming telephone lines and agents are available to handle
peak-call load. The SMDR Talk Time option sets up special call records used by
MERLIN LEGEND Reporter. The default is off, in which case the Release 4.0
SMDR reports are available. If the option is set to on, the following new reports
are provided:
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Organization Detail Report
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Organization Summary and Trends Report
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Selection Detail Report
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Account Code Report
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Traffic Report
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Extension Summary Report
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Data Report
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Talk and Queue Time Distribution Report
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Time of Day Report
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ICLID Call Distribution Report
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Facility Grade-of-Service Report
Maintenance Enhancements
0
Change to Permanent Error Alarm
0
Beginning with Release 4.2, the most recent permanent error alarm is not shown
on the System Error Log menu screen but is available as an option from that
screen. For details, refer to the maintenance section of the technician guide,
Installation, Programming, and Maintenance.
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Enhanced Extension Information Report
0
Beginning with Release 4.2, the Extension Information Report includes the
Extension Status and supervisory mode of each extension.
Release 4.1 Enhancements
(June 1997)
Release 4.1 includes all Release 4.0 functionality, plus the enhancements listed
below. There are no hardware changes in Release 4.1.
Coverage Timers Programmed for
Individual Extensions
0
Beginning with Release 4.1, coverage timers, which control the duration of the
delay before calls are sent to each level of coverage, are changed as follows:
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The Group Coverage Ring Delay (1–9 rings) is programmed on individual
extensions and replaces the Coverage Delay Interval programmed
systemwide in previous releases.
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The Primary Cover Ring Delay (1–6 rings) and Secondary Cover Ring
Delay (1–6 rings), programmed on individual extensions, replace the Delay
Ring Interval programmed systemwide in previous releases.
These enhancements allow the system manager to customize coverage call
delivery to match individual extensions’ call-handling requirements.
Night Service with Coverage Control
0
Beginning with Release 4.1, a system manager can enable the Night Service
Coverage Control option to automatically control the status of telephones
programmed with Coverage VMS (voice messaging system) Off buttons,
according to Night Service status.
When Coverage Control is enabled and the MERLIN LEGEND Communications
System is put into Night Service, all programmed Coverage VMS Off buttons are
automatically turned off (LED is unlit) and all eligible outside calls are sent to the
assigned voice messaging system calling group with normal ringing delay. When
Night Service is deactivated during the day, all programmed Coverage VMS Off
buttons are automatically turned on (LED is lit) and voice mail coverage is
disabled for outside calls.
Users can override the Coverage VMS Off button status at any time by pressing
the programmed Coverage VMS Off button to turn the LED on or off.
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Night Service Group Line Assignment
0
Beginning with Release 4.1, a system manager can assign lines to Night Service
groups to control handling of after-hours calls received on individual lines. This
capability replaces the automatic assignment to Night Service groups of only
those lines that ring on the Night Service operator console. An outside line must
be assigned to a Night Service group to receive Night Service treatment.
With this enhancement, Night Service can be activated and deactivated on lines
that do not appear on operator consoles (for example, personal lines), and lines
appearing at operator positions can be excluded from Night Service.
Forward on Busy
0
Beginning with Release 4.1, the Forward, Follow Me, and Remote Call Forward
features are enhanced to remove the requirement that a call be ringing at an
extension before it can be forwarded. With the Forward on Busy enhancement, a
call to an extension with no available SA or ICOM buttons is forwarded
immediately to the programmed destination, preventing the caller from hearing a
busy signal from the intended call recipient’s extension.
Maintenance Testing for BRI Facilities that Are
Part of Multiline Hunt Groups (MLHGs)
0
Beginning with Release 4.1, the NI-1 BRI (National Integrated Services Digital
Network-1 Basic Rate Interface) Provisioning Test Tool is enhanced to include
testing for BRI facilities that are part of Multiline Hunt Groups (MLHGs).
The NI-1 BRI Provisioning Test Tool is used by Lucent Technologies maintenance
personnel on MERLIN LEGEND Communications Systems that include an
800 NI-BRI module. Technicians use the tool during system installation and
maintenance to test the functionality of the BRI lines and to report analyzed
results.
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Release 4.0 Enhancements
(March 1996)
0
Release 4.0 includes all Release 3.1 functionality, plus the enhancements listed
below.
Support for Up to 200 Extensions
0
An expanded dial plan supports up to 200 tip/ring devices.
Support for National ISDN BRI Service
0
This service (Hybrid/PBX and Key modes) provides an alternative to loop-start
and ground-start lines/trunks for voice and digital data connectivity to the central
office. Each of the two B-channels (bearer channels) on a BRI line can carry one
voice and one data call at any given time. The data speeds on a B-channel are up
to 28.8 kbps for analog data and up to 64 kbps for digital data, which is necessary
for videoconferencing and other high-speed applications. Release 4.0 supports
the ISDN Ordering Code (IOC) Package “S” (basic call handling) service
configuration and Multiline Hunt service configuration on designated central office
switches.
New Control Unit Modules
0
Release 4.0 supports a new NI-BRI line/trunk module and a higher-capacity
tip/ring module.
800 NI-BRI Module
0
This new module connects NI-BRI trunks to the MERLIN LEGEND System for
voice, high-speed data, and video transmission.
016 Tip/Ring Module
0
This new module supports a 200-extension dial plan by providing 16 ports for
tip/ring devices. Applications that use a tip/ring interface can connect to this
board. All 16 ports can ring simultaneously. Four touch-tone receivers (TTRs) are
included on the module as well. The module’s ringing frequency (default 20 Hz)
can be changed, through programming, to 25 Hz for those locations that require it.
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Downloadable Firmware for the
016 (T/R) and NI-BRI Modules
0
The Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA)
technology, introduced in Release 3.0, continues to support these two modules for
installation and upgrade in Release 4.0. A Release 3.0 or later processor is
required for PCMCIA technology.
Support for 2B Data Applications
0
A Lucent Technologies-certified group and desktop video application can use two
B-channels to make video/data calls when connected to a single MLX extension
jack programmed for 2B data. The 2B data devices must be equipped with
ISDN-BRI interfaces. NI-1 BRI, PRI, or T1 Switched 56 facilities support 2B data
communications at 112 kbps (using two 56-kbps channels) or 128 kbps (using two
64-kbps B-channels). This feature is available for Hybrid/PBX and Key modes
only.
Support for T1 Switched 56
Digital Data Transmission
0
For Hybrid/PBX and Key mode systems, Release 4.0 expands support of T1
functionality by providing access to digital data over the public switched 56-kbps
network, as well as to digital data tie-trunk services. Users who have T1 facilities
for voice services can now use them for video or data calls at rates of 56 kbps per
channel (112 kbps for video calls using 2B data). The Release 4.0 offering also
includes point-to-point connectivity over T1 tie trunks, allowing customers to
connect two MERLIN LEGEND Communications Systems or a MERLIN LEGEND
Communications System with a Lucent Technologies DEFINITY G1.1
Communications System or DEFINITY Enterprise Communications Server. The
two communications systems can be co-located or can be at different sites.
Forwarding Delay Option
0
Each user can program a Forwarding Delay setting for the Forward, Remote Call
Forwarding, or Follow Me features. The forwarding delay is the number of times
that a call rings at the forwarding extension before the call is sent to the receiver.
The delay period gives the original call recipient time to answer or to screen calls
by checking the displayed calling number (if available). The delay can be set from
0 to 9 rings. The factory setting for the forwarding delay is 0 rings (no delay).
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Voice Announce on Queued Call Console
0
The system manager can enable the fifth Call button on a QCC console (Hybrid/
PBX mode only) to announce a call on another user’s speakerphone (providing
the destination telephone has a voice announce-capable SA button available). A
QCC cannot receive voice-announced calls; they are received as ringing calls.
The factory-set status for the fifth Call button is voice announce disabled.
Time-Based Option for
Overflow on Calling Group
0
Release 4.0 has added a time limit for calls in queue in addition to the previous
number of calls limit. If the Overflow Threshold Time option is set to a valid
number between 1 and 900 seconds, calls that remain in the calling group queue
for the set time are sent to the overflow receiver. If the overflow threshold time is
set to 0, overflow by time is turned off. The factory-set time limit is 0 seconds (off).
Single-Line Telephone Enhancements
0
The following changes enhance the performance of single-line telephones:
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Disable Transfer. Through centralized telephone programming, the
system manager can disable transfer by removing all but one SA or ICOM
button from the extension.
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No Transfer Return. When a handset bounces in its cradle, the system
interprets this as a switchhook flash and attempts to transfer a call. When
the transfer attempt period expires, the user’s telephone rings. Release 4.0
eliminates this unintended ringing by disconnecting the call in situations
where a switchhook flash is followed by an on-hook state and a dial tone is
present.
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Forward Disconnect. All ports on 008 OPT, 012, and 016 modules now
send forward disconnect to all devices connected to them when forward
disconnect is received from the central office. This enhancement prevents
the trunk/line from being kept active when one end disconnects from the
call. If an answering machine is connected to the port, it does not record
silence, busy tones, or other useless messages. This operation is not
programmable.
Seven-Digit Password for SPM
0
Release 4.0 has increased system security by requiring a 7-digit password for
system managers or technicians who use System Programming and Maintenance
(SPM) to perform programming or the Trunk Test procedure. This password is for
use in addition to a remote access barrier code.
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Release 3.1 Enhancements
(March 1996)
Release 3.1 includes all Release 3.0 functionality, plus the enhancements listed
below.
Call Restriction Checking for Star Codes
0
Beginning with Release 3.1, a system manager can add star (*) codes to Allowed
and Disallowed Lists to help prevent toll fraud. Star codes, typically dialed before
an outgoing call, enable telephone users to obtain special services provided by
the central office. For example, in many areas, a telephone user can dial *67
before a telephone number to disable central office-supplied caller identification at
the receiving party’s telephone. You must contract with your telephone service
provider to have these codes activated.
When users dial star codes, the system’s calling restrictions determine whether
the codes are allowed. If they are allowed, the system’s calling restrictions are
reset, and the remaining digits that the users dial are checked against the calling
restrictions.
Trunk-to-Trunk Transfer Set for Each Extension
0
This enhancement to the Transfer feature enables the system manager to allow or
disallow trunk-to-trunk transfer on a per-extension basis. In Release 3.1 and later
systems, the default setting for all extensions is restricted.
Programmable Second Dial Tone Timer
0
The system manager can assign a second dial tone timer to lines/trunks, in order
to help prevent toll fraud (for example, when star codes are used). After receiving
certain digits dialed by a user, the central office may provide a second dial tone,
prompting the user to enter more digits. If this second dial tone is delayed, and the
user dials digits before the central office provides the second dial tone, there is a
risk of toll fraud or misrouting the call. The second dial tone timer enables the
system manager to make sure that the central office is ready to receive more
digits from the caller.
Security Enhancements
0
The sections below outline security measures that are implemented in Release
3.1 and later systems.
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Disallowed List Including Numbers Often
Associated with Toll Fraud
0
A factory-set Disallowed List 7 contains default entries, which are numbers
frequently associated with toll fraud. By default, Disallowed List 7 is automatically
assigned to both generic and integrated voice messaging interface (VMI) ports
used by voice messaging systems. The system manager can manually assign this
list to other extensions.
Default Pool Dial-Out Code
Restriction for All Extensions
0
The default setting for the pool dial-out code restriction (Hybrid/PBX mode only) is
restricted. No extension or remote access user with a barrier code has access to
pools until the restriction is removed by the system manager.
Default Outward Restrictions for VMI Ports
0
Ports assigned for use by voice messaging systems (generic or integrated VMI
ports) are now assigned outward restrictions by default. If a voice messaging
system must be allowed to call out (for example, to send calls to a user’s home
office), the system manager must remove these restrictions.
!
SECURITY ALERT:
Before removing restrictions, it is strongly recommended that you read
Appendix A, ‘‘Customer Support Information,” in System Programming.
Default Facility Restriction
Level (FRL) for VMI Ports
0
The default Automatic Route Selection (ARS) FRL for VMI ports is 0, restricting all
outcalling.
Default for the Default Local Table
0
The default Automatic Route Selection (Hybrid/PBX mode only) FRL has changed
to 2 for the Default Local table. System managers can easily change an
extension’s default FRL of 3 to 2 or lower to restrict calling. No adjustment to the
route FRL is required.
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New Maintenance Procedure for Testing
Outgoing Trunks
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Technicians must enter a password in order to perform trunk tests.
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SECURITY ALERT:
The enhancements in Release 3.1 help increase the security of the MERLIN
LEGEND System. To fully utilize these security enhancements, be sure to
read and understand the information in these upgrade notes and in the
relevant system guides.
Release 3.0 Enhancements
(August 1994)
0
Release 3.0 includes all Release 2.1 functionality plus the enhancements listed
below.
Equipment
0
New hardware includes a variety of components. Additional details are included
elsewhere in this book.
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CPU modifications include:
— A processor running at 16 MHz with a 32-bit wide data bus.
— 1.5 MB of non-volatile (battery-backed) RAM.
— 4.0 MB of Flash ROM.
— PCMCIA memory card interface.
— A full-duplex 1200/2400 bps modem.
— Error/Status code display for maintenance support.
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An 800 GS/LS-ID line/trunk module delivers the calling party’s telephone
number to the customer premises (MLX display telephones only) if the
service is subscribed to by the customer and if it is supported by the
caller’s telephone company.
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Support for:
— MDC 9000 (six-line, cordless).
— MDW 9000 (six-line, cordless, wireless).
— 8101 (single-line telephone, desk or wall-mount, data/fax jack,
selectable positive disconnect).
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— 2500YMGL and 2500 MMGL (single-line desk telephones,
selectable positive disconnect).
— Picasso™ Still-Image telephone (for interactive display of still
images).
— Videophone 2500 single-line telephone with interactive video
display
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Pre-fabricated and pre-drilled backboard.
Installation, Upgrade Administration, and
Maintenance
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These are the new MERLIN LEGEND Communications System capabilities:
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SPM (Release 3.18) conversion of translations from Release 1.0, 1.1, 2.0,
and 2.1 to 3.0.
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Remote operation at 1200/2400bps.
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Advice and feedback administration screens for new Release 3.0
functionality.
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PCMCIA Memory Card Interface (a Release 3.0 processor board required)
allowing:
— System software installation.
— System software upgrade.
— 800 GS/LS-ID port module firmware upgrade.
— Integrated backup and restore of translations.
— Automatic and manual options for backup and restore are available
on the system. Automatic backup can be scheduled weekly or daily
to fit the customer’s needs.
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Inter-digit dialing timer values are programmable.
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Inspection of Lines/Trunks displays only those lines and trunks configured
on system rather than all 80 facilities.
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Extensions and facilities in Maintenance Busy (both manual and automatic)
can be identified by the maintenance monitor.
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User Features
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Security
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The Remote Access feature allows people at remote locations to enter the system
by dialing the number of a line or trunk designated for remote access. The system
can be programmed to require the remote user to dial a barrier code (a type of
password) after reaching the system. In earlier versions, the systemwide barrier
code length is fixed at four digits. Release 3.0 allows a systemwide barrier code
length ranging from a minimum of four digits to a maximum of 11 digits, with a
factory setting of seven digits. SMDR records are enhanced to provide information
for remote access calls. If the remote access call is received on a facility providing
Caller ID information (see below), the SMDR report can help trace the call.
Caller ID
0
Caller information (telephone number) is furnished to MLX display telephones by
an 800 GS/LS-ID module using the LS (loop-start) option. This allows customers
to screen calls before answering the telephone, as well as providing calling party
information for use with various applications. This function is available only when
the customer subscribes to caller identification service from the telephone
company, if the telephone company supports that service.
Shared System Access (SSA)
0
A telephone may have up to 27 Shared SA buttons to expand extension
coverage.
Authorization Codes
0
The Authorization Code feature allows you to make calls using your calling
privileges when you are dialing from an extension other than your own. When you
enter your authorization code (ranging from 2 to 11 characters and unique across
the system), the privileges and restrictions assigned to your home extension
override the current restrictions at the host extension. This includes toll restriction,
outward restriction, Facility Restriction Level (FRL), Allowed Lists, Disallowed
Lists, Night Service Exclusion List, and Dial Access to Pools. All other functions
on the telephone are those of the local telephone, not the home extension.
Authorization codes can also be used for the purpose of call accounting through
the SMDR printout. The SMDR account code field can hold either the
authorization code extension number or the authorization code itself.
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Direct Voice Mail
0
If your company has voice mail, this feature allows you to dial a co-worker’s voice
mailbox directly without ringing that person’s extension. Direct Voice Mail is
especially useful for transferring calls when a co-worker is not available.
Additional Features
0
The status of Leave Word Calling (LWC) and Privacy are retained across cold
starts.
Caller ID (CLASSSM ICLID and PRI) are available on primary coverage and return
from transfer.
Additional Application Packages, Adjuncts, and
Adapter Enhancements
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PassageWay Direct Connection Solution
0
PassageWay Direct Connection Solution (Release 2.0) is a computer telephony
integrated product that links a desktop Microsoft® Windows®-based PC to the
MERLIN LEGEND Communication System’s MLX-10DP, MLX-20L, or MLX-28D
telephone. The Windows applications are: AT&T Call (autodial/contact manager),
AT&T Buzz (screen-pop applications), AT&T Set (extension programming
interface), and Log Viewer (call log application). PassageWay Direct Connection
Solution (Release 2.0) is the version supported on MERLIN LEGEND
Communications System Release 3.0.
PagePal™
0
PagePal connects several paging systems to the MERLIN LEGEND
Communications System. No other system adapter is necessary for loudspeaker
paging.
Fax Attendant 2.1.1
0
Fax Attendant Release 2.1.1, which co-resides with AUDIX Voice Power on the IS
III Release 1.2 platform, provides the same functionality as earlier versions, plus
the following enhancements:
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Personal Fax Messaging. Inbound faxes can be stored until the
subscriber asks that they be printed, at any fax machine he or she
specifies, on company premises or offsite (when the subscriber retrieves
fax messages remotely).
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Fax Mail. Allows subscribers to send fax messages, get fax messages,
record personal greetings, and program outcalling.
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Fax Broadcast. Provides a simple way to send one fax to as many as
1000 fax numbers.
Call Accounting System (CAS) for Windows
0
This stand-alone version of CAS takes advantage of the easy-to-use graphical
environment offered by Microsoft Windows. Through data communications, it also
allows one CAS system to serve multiple business sites.
Group Videoconferencing
0
Group videoconferencing is supported over DS1 (Digital Signal Level 1) facilities
with PRI. (Videoconferencing has been available since Release 2.0.)
Release 2.1 Enhancements
(August 1994)
0
Refer to Release 2.1 Notes for detailed descriptions of Release 2.1
enhancements. Release 2.1 includes all Release 2.0 functionality plus the
enhancements listed below.
Operational
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System operational enhancements include the following:
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When a call is forwarded to a multiline telephone that has an Auto Dial or
DSS button programmed for the forwarding telephone, the green light next
to the Auto Dial or DSS button for the forwarding telephone does not flash.
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People answering calls received on Cover buttons are allowed to generate
touch tones if their telephones are not outward- or toll-restricted.
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Calls received on personal lines with Do Not Disturb on go immediately to
coverage instead of waiting for the coverage delay interval.
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A call put on hold at a Cover button can be added to a conference by
someone who has a personal line for the call.
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A call put on hold at a Cover button can be picked up by any person who
has a personal line for the call.
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Calls that have been put on hold at a Cover, SA, Shared SA, or Pool button
can be picked up by a person who has a personal line button for the call.
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An inside call on hold at an SA button can be picked up and transferred by
any person with a Shared SA button corresponding to the button with the
held call.
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Calls that are on hold awaiting transfer can be picked up by any user who
has a personal line for the call.
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Beginning with Integrated Solution III Version 1.2, the automatic
reconciliation program that was run automatically at 3:00 a.m. is disabled
and can be invoked manually from the User Maintenance menu.
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If an extension is programmed for Forced Account Code Entry, account
codes do not have to be entered when using a programmed Loudspeaker
Paging button. In addition, an SMDR record is not generated for calls made
to paging ports.
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When an MLX telephone, other than an MLX-20L, is plugged into an MLX
port and the Personal Directory does not contain any entries, the allocation
of the Personal Directory resource is released. If there are any entries in
the Personal Directory, the Personal Directory allocation and the entries in
the Personal Directory are saved in the MLX port.
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SMDR call records for calls made on PRI facilities are more accurate than
SMDR call records for calls made on non-PRI facilities. Outgoing calls
made on PRI facilities receive “answer supervision.” Consequently, SMDR
timing for calls made on PRI facilities begins when the call is answered.
Timing for calls made on non-PRI facilities begins when dialing is
completed. Therefore, an SMDR call record is not generated when a call
made on a PRI facility is not answered at the far end.
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The Call Type field and the Called Number field on the SMDR report are
changed for both the Basic and ISDN report formats.
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An 012 port that is programmed as a generic voice messaging interface
(VMI) port can transfer an outside call to an outside number.
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In a system where the transfer audible option is programmed for
Music-On-Hold and a music source is provided, outside callers who are
transferred to a calling group and are waiting in the queue or who are
parked or camped-on, hear music while they are waiting. Internal callers
never hear music on hold while waiting in the calling group queue or when
they are parked, camped-on, or being transferred to another extension.
Installation and Hardware
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Installation and hardware enhancements include the following:
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The control unit covers for the MERLIN LEGEND Communications System
are the same easy-to-use covers as those for the MERLIN II
Communications System.
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A new 012 (tip/ring) module [apparatus code 517G13 (28) or higher letter]
contains a built-in ring generator. The maximum ring equivalency number
(REN) supported is 2.2, and the module will ring four ports at one time.
Bridging of single-line telephones is not supported because of poor
transmission quality.
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A new 008 OPT module (labeled “with RING GEN.”) contains a built-in ring
generator. It rings four ports at a time.
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Ferrite cores for the power supply modules are shipped from the factory to
comply with FCC Part 15 requirements.
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3129-WTWA (touch tone outdoor telephone equipped with cast aluminum
housing and armored handset cord with bell ringers)
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3129-WRWA (rotary dial outdoor telephone equipped with cast aluminum
housing and armored handset cord with bell ringers).
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3129-WAWA (auto dial outdoor telephone equipped with cast aluminum
housing and armored handset cord with bell ringers).
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3129-WNWA (nondial, automatic ringing on dedicated circuit outdoor
telephone equipped with cast aluminum housing and armored handset
cord with bell ringers).
Equipment and Operations
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Equipment and operations enhancements include the following:
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A new release (Version 2.16) of the System Programming and
Maintenance (SPM) software to support international use.
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Support of PRI connection to DEFINITY‚ Communications Systems
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MLX-10DP telephone, identical to an MLX-10D, except that it provides a
jack for access to the PassageWay Solution and PassageWay Direct
Connection Solution application.
Additional Application Packages, Telephones,
Adjuncts, and Adapter
0
Additional application packages, adjuncts, and adapter enhancements include the
following:
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A Digital Announcer Unit, compatible with all call management systems
and tip/ring applications currently available for the MERLIN LEGEND
Communications System.
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The HackerTracker system software enhancement to the Call
Accounting System (CAS) detects abnormal calling activity by allowing
monitoring of facilities or authorization code usage.
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A new digital Magic On Hold unit is available in three configurations:
— Basic Prerecorded Package
— Personalized Package
— Custom Production Package
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The MERLIN® Identifier application enables people to receive, store, and
use information provided by the local telephone company, specifically, the
telephone number of a caller in an area where the service is also
supported.
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An Off-Premises Range Extender (OPRE) supports off-premises operation
with an off-premises extension capability and extended range operation for
tip/ring devices as well as variable gain to improve voice transmission
levels.
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PagePac® Plus Loudspeaker Paging Systems do not require system
adapters. The controller provides eight built-in zones (expandable to 56
zones by using up to three 16-zone expansion units), group zones,
talkback, night bell, operator override, tones, door supervision, microphone
input, and system access security codes as standard features.
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PassageWay Solution (Release 1.0) software consisting of four
applications that run with Microsoft® Windows™ 3.1 or later and provide an
interface between an IBM®-compatible personal computer and the
MERLIN LEGEND Communications System.
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Four single-line telephones with memory buttons: 710, 715, 725, and 730.
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Four specialty handsets compatible with all MLX telephones and the 3101
series, 3178-NHL, 8102, and 8110 single-line telephones.
Release 2.0 Enhancements
(October 1992)
0
Refer to Release 2.0 Notes for detailed descriptions of Release 2.0
enhancements. Release 2.0 includes all Release 1.1 functionality plus the
enhancements listed below.
Programming
0
Programming enhancements include the following:
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Extension Copy is a feature that reduces programming time by allowing the
use of any extension as a template for programming another extension or
block of extensions through centralized telephone programming.
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Integrated Administration provides a single interface through Integrated
Solution III (IS III) for programming entries common to the MERLIN
LEGEND Communications System and AUDIX™ Voice Power.
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Any SPM Version 2.xx (where xx is replaced by numbers) provides a
Convert function for use in upgrading the system from Release 1.0 or 1.1.
This function converts a backup file from a Release 1.0 or 1.1 system to
Release 2.0 and later format, allowing reuse of existing system
programming on the upgraded system.
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Forced idle reductions keep system interruptions at a minimum. In general,
the smallest necessary component is forced idle during programming
activities. For example, renumbering a single extension idles only one
extension. Only a few systemwide programming activities, such as setting
the system mode and system renumbering, idle the entire system.
Operational
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System operational enhancements include the following:
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Coverage VMS Off is a feature that prevents incoming outside calls from
going to voice mail. (All other coverage remains active as programmed.)
The feature is programmed extension by extension, either through
extension programming or through centralized telephone programming.
I
A Night Service group can be programmed to include either extensions or a
calling group as members. You should not program both individual
extensions and a calling group into the Night Service group, however,
because individuals will not have a chance to answer before calling group
members do.
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When AUDIX Voice Power sends a Leave Message notification to an
extension, the system identifies the voice mail system as the sender of the
message. When the voice mail subscriber uses the Return Call feature, the
call goes to any available voice mail port, not just to the specific port that
generated the message. This reduces the chance of getting a busy port.
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Coverage receivers can call coverage senders and have the call receive
coverage treatment. If a receiver calls a sender for whom he or she is
covering, and the sender is busy or unavailable, the call proceeds to other
points of coverage. It does not come back to the receiver who originated
the call.
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Enhancements to display prompts include automatic posting of a Do Not
Disturb message (for MLX display telephones or other multiline
telephones, a Posted Message button must be programmed for the Do Not
Disturb message to be posted automatically) when a user activates the Do
Not Disturb feature, and confirmation messages when a user activates
Hold, Privacy, Saved Number Dial, and Transfer.
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Direct Inward Dialing (DID) trunk emulation on a T1 facility provides up to
24 DID channels on a single DS1 interface, instead of requiring 24
separate physical trunks.
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A telephone user can send a timed flash (switchhook flash) on a loop-start
trunk call on a System Access (SA) button.
Fax Attendant System™
0
Fax Attendant is an application for sending and receiving fax messages; its
interface is similar to the voice mail interface provided by AUDIX Voice Power.
Fax Attendant System, which co-resides with AUDIX Voice Power on the IS III
platform, provides the following services:
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Fax Call Coverage. Receives and holds messages for subscribers whose
fax machines are busy or out of paper. This service also allows a
subscriber to have a personal fax number without having a fax machine.
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Fax Mail. Allows subscribers to create and use fax distribution lists, send
and receive fax messages, and record personal greetings for incoming fax
calls.
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Fax Response. Prompts callers to select and receive faxes from a
customer-created menu of choices, using touch-tone responses.
408 GS/LS-MLX Module
0
The 408 GS/LS-MLX module (Releases 2.0 and later only) combines four line/
trunk jacks for ground-start or loop-start trunks and eight extension jacks for MLX
telephones on a single module in the control unit.
Primary Rate Interface (PRI)
0
Primary Rate Interface (PRI) enhancements include the following:
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Connectivity to the 5ESS® Generic 6
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Multiple incoming calls to directory number
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Call-by-Call Service Selection
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Password handling for FTS2000
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Extension ID as Calling Party Number for Automatic Number ID (ANI)
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Maintenance
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Maintenance enhancements include the following:
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Clear descriptions of module test failures
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Optional printing of hard copy of error logs
I
Display that correlates extension numbers with slot/port and logical ID
I
Display showing which slots, trunks, and extensions are maintenance busy
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Internal digital switching element (DSE) loopback test for all modules
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B-channel loopback test for MLX modules
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B-channel line or call service states display
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Error log entries for dual-port RAM errors
Release 1.1 Enhancements
(October 1992)
0
Refer to Release 1.1 Notes for detailed descriptions of Release 1.1
enhancements. Release 1.1 includes all Release 1.0 functionality plus the
enhancements described in the following sections.
Language Selection
0
This selection allows you to program the system for the display of prompts,
menus, and messages on MLX display telephones in English, French, or Spanish.
You can also program the following options in any of these languages,
independently of the system language:
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Individual extensions with MLX telephones
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System Programming and Maintenance (SPM)
I
System programming reports
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SMDR report headers
MLX-10D, MLX-20L, and MLX-28D display telephones and MLX-10 nondisplay
telephones are available in three separate versions, with factory-set buttons in
English, Spanish, or French. (The MLX-10DP is available in the English version
only.) In addition, user and operator guides and telephone tray cards are available
in all three languages.
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Programming and Maintenance
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Programming and maintenance enhancements include the following:
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Additional Inspect capability in system programming.
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Editing capability (Backspace selection) in extension programming.
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Improvements to system reports.
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An access log that records the last 20 times maintenance or system
programming has been accessed.
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Longer (20-second) gap between ring cycles for programming mode and
Forced Idle tone.
Operational
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System operational enhancements include the following:
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Automatic selection of an SA button when Conference is invoked
(Hybrid/PBX mode).
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Prompting through Conference feature on MLX display telephones.
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Relocation of the More prompt on the MLX-20L display.
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Display of the number saved on a programmed Last Number Dial or Saved
Number Dial button when the button is inspected.
SPM
0
SPM enhancements include operation in English, French, or Spanish, faster
backup and restore, and automatic onscreen display of reports as they are
created, with a Browse capability for reading the reports.
Equipment
0
Additional equipment includes the 8102 and 8110 analog telephones, four
headsets, two headset amplifiers, and a transparent protective cover for the
MLX-10 and MLX-10D telephones. The 8102 and 8110 telephones are also
compatible with Release 1.0.
PF Registration
0
PF registration number AS5USA-65646-PF-E is assigned by the FCC for
operating the MERLIN LEGEND Communications System in Hybrid/PBX mode in
the United States. (The PF registration is also applicable to Release 1.0 systems.)
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Intended Audience
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The MERLIN LEGEND Communications System is an advanced digital switching
system that integrates voice and data communications features. Voice features
include traditional telephone features, such as Transfer and Hold, and advanced
features, such as Group Coverage, Direct Voice Mail, and Tandem Switching.
Data features allow both voice and data to be transmitted over the same system
wiring.
Intended Audience
0
This book provides detailed information about system features, extension
features, and system applications in Release 7.0 of the MERLIN LEGEND
Communications System. It is intended as a reference for anyone needing such
information, including support personnel, sales representatives, system
managers, and account executives. It is also intended for technicians who are
responsible for system installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
How to Use This Guide
0
The section entitled ‘‘Index of Feature Names’’ on page 2 is provided to help you
to find the appropriate feature name for the function that you want described. You
can then quickly find the description of the feature or features using the page
numbers provided. If you do not know the name of a feature that interests you, the
‘‘Index of Features by Activity’’ on page 14 provides a list of functions and the
features that provide them, along with the page numbers where you can find
descriptions.
Each entry in the guide explains a feature or set of features in great detail.
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“At a Glance,” a boxed table at the beginning of each feature description,
summarizes, as applicable, the following aspects of the feature or feature group:
I
Users Affected. Shows what category of users is affected by a feature.
For example, “Auto Dial” lists telephone users and Direct-Line Console
(DLC) operators as those affected by the feature. (From this you can
conclude that Queued Call Console (QCC) operators cannot use Auto
Dial.)
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Reports Affected. Cites the Station Message Detail Recording (SMDR)
reports in which you can find information relating to the feature.
I
Modes. Lists the system operating mode or modes in which the feature is
used.
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Telephones. Tells you which telephones support the feature.
I
Programming Code(s). As appropriate, lists the programming code(s)
used to program the feature on a button or to turn it on or off.
I
Feature Code(s). Lists the feature code(s) you can use to activate the
feature or turn it off.
I
MLX Display Label(s). Lists the name as it appears on the MLX-20L® and/
or other MLX telephones.
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System Programming. If applicable, summarizes the system
programming procedure(s) that control the feature.
I
Maximum(s). If applicable, tells you what maximum numbers apply to the
feature.
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Factory Setting(s). Shows you the default programming, that is, how the
system sets the feature when no one programs it.
Following each “At a Glance” table is a full description of the feature or feature
group, telling you how it works for those who have different types of equipment or
programmed positions. Following the description, feature entries include (as
applicable) each of these sections:
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Considerations and Constraints. An explanation of exceptions and
unusual conditions pertaining to the feature. This section can help you
troubleshoot a problem with the feature.
I
Mode Differences. An explanation of variations in the use of the feature in
the different modes supported by the system.
I
Telephone Differences. An explanation of variations in the use of the
feature with different telephones.
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Feature Interactions. A list of issues and considerations to be aware of
when using another feature in conjunction with the main feature described.
The list is arranged alphabetically by feature.
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‘‘Related Documents’’ on page lviii provides a complete list of system
documentation together with ordering information.
In the USA only, Lucent Technologies provides a toll-free customer Helpline
24 hours a day. Call the Helpline at 1-800-628-2888 (consultation charges may
apply), or contact your Lucent Technologies representative if you need assistance
when installing, programming, or using your system.
Outside the USA, if you need assistance when installing, programming, or using
your system, contact your Lucent Technologies authorized representative.
Terms and Conventions Used
0
The terms described here are used in preference to other, equally acceptable
terms for describing communications systems.
Lines, Trunks, and Facilities
0
Facility is a general term that designates a communications path between a
telephone system and the telephone company central office. Technically, a trunk
connects a switch to a switch—for example, the MERLIN LEGEND
Communications System to the central office. Technically, a line is a loop-start
facility or a communications path that does not connect switches—for example,
an intercom line or a Centrex line. In actual usage, however, the terms line and
trunk are often applied interchangeably. In this guide, we use line/trunk and lines/
trunks to refer to facilities in general. Specifically, we refer to digital facilities. We
also use specific terms such as personal line, ground-start trunk, Direct Inward
Dialing (DID) trunk, and so on. When you talk to personnel at your local telephone
company central office, ask them which terms they use for the specific facilities
they connect to your system.
Some older terms have been replaced with newer terms, as follows:
Old Term
New Term
trunk module
line/trunk module
trunk jack
line/trunk jack
station
extension
station jack
extension jack
analog data station
modem data workstation
digital data station
terminal adapter workstation
7500B data station
ISDN terminal adapter data
workstation
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Typographical Conventions
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Certain type fonts and styles act as visual cues to help you rapidly understand the
information presented:
analog voice and
analog data station
analog voice and
modem data workstation
digital voice and
analog data station
MLX voice and
modem data workstation
analog data-only station
modem data-only workstation
digital data-only station
terminal adapter data-only
workstation
7500B data-only station
ISDN terminal adapter data-only
workstation
digital voice and
digital data station
MLX voice and
terminal adapter workstation
MLX voice and
7500B data station
MLX voice and
ISDN terminal adapter data
workstation
Convention
Example
Italics or bold indicate emphasis.
It is very important that you follow
these steps.
WARNING: Do not remove modules
from the carrier without following
proper procedures.
Italics also set off special terms.
The part of the headset that fits over
one or both ears is called a headpiece.
Plain constant-width type indicates text
that appears on the telephone display
or PC screen, as well as characters
you dial at the telephone or type at the
PC.
Choose Ext Prog from the display
screen.
To activate Call Waiting, dial *11.
Old Term
New Term
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Product Safety Advisories
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Throughout these documents, hazardous situations are indicated by an
exclamation point inside a triangle and the word CAUTION or WARNING.
!
WARNING:
Warning indicates the presence of a hazard that could cause death or
severe personal injury if the hazard is not avoided.
!
CAUTION:
Caution indicates the presence of a hazard that could cause minor personal
injury or property damage if the hazard is not avoided.
Security
0
Certain features of the system can be protected by passwords to prevent
unauthorized users from abusing the system. You should assign passwords
wherever possible and limit distribution of such passwords to three or fewer
people.
Nondisplaying authorization codes and telephone numbers provide another layer
of security. For more information, see Appendix A, ‘‘Customer Support
Information.”
Throughout this guide, toll fraud security hazards are indicated by an exclamation
point inside a triangle and the words SECURITY ALERT.
!
SECURITY ALERT:
Security Alert indicates the presence of a toll fraud security hazard. Toll
fraud is the unauthorized use of your telecommunications system, or use by
an unauthorized party (e.g., persons other than your company’s employees,
agents, subcontractors, or persons working on your company’s behalf). Be
sure to read ‘‘Your Responsibility for Your System’s Security’’ on the inside
front cover of this guide and ‘‘Security of Your System: Preventing Toll
Fraud’’ in Appendix A, ‘‘Customer Support Information.”
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Related Documents
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The documents listed in the following table are part of the MERLIN LEGEND
documentation set. Within the continental United States, contact the Lucent
Technologies BCS Publications Center by calling 1-800-457-1235.
Document No.
Title
System Documents:
555-670-100
Customer Documentation Package:
Consists of paper versions of the System Manager’s Quick
Reference, the Feature Reference, and System
Programming
555-670-110
Feature Reference
555-670-111
System Programming
555-670-112
System Planning
555-670-113
System Planning Forms
555-670-116
Pocket Reference
555-670-119
System Manager’s Quick Reference
555-661-150
Network Reference
555-670-800
Customer Reference CD-ROM:
Consists of the System Manager’s Quick Reference, the
Feature Reference, System Programming, and the Network
Reference
Telephone User Support:
555-660-122
MLX Display Telephone User’s Guide
555-630-150
MLX- 5D, MLX-10D and MLX-10DP Display Telephone Tray
Cards (5 cards)
555-630-152
MLX-28D and MLX-20L Telephone Tray Cards (5 cards)
555-660-124
MLX-5® and MLX-10® Nondisplay Telephone User’s Guide
555-630-151
MLX-5 and MLX-10 Nondisplay Telephone Tray Cards
(6 cards)
555-630-155
MLX-16DP Display Telephone Tray Cards (5 cards)
555-660-120
Analog Multiline Telephones User’s Guide
555-670-122
MLS and ETR Telephone Tray Cards
555-660-126
Single-Line Telephones User’s Guide
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MLX Direct-LIne Consoles Operator’s Guide
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Analog Direct-Line Consoles Operator’s Guide
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MLX Queued Call Console Operator’s Guide
Miscellaneous User Support:
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Calling Group Supervisor and Service Observer User Guide
555-650-105
Data and Video Reference
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Overview
This guide provides both summary and detailed information about the features of
the MERLIN LEGEND Communications System. For each feature, the following
types of information are provided, as applicable:
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At a Glance. Summary information about the feature, including users
affected, telephones supported, programming codes, and factory settings.
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Description. A detailed description of the functions/uses of the feature.
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Considerations and Constraints. An explanation of exceptions and
unusual conditions pertaining to the feature.
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Mode Differences. An explanation of variations in the use of the feature in
the different modes supported by the communications system.
I
Telephone Differences. An explanation of variations in the use of the
feature with different telephones.
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Feature Interactions. A list of issues and considerations that you should
know about when using one feature in conjunction with another.
For easy reference, features are covered in alphabetical order. The ‘‘Index of
Feature Names,’’ which follows, shows where information can be found about
features and other system components that may have been renamed or
reorganized in this release of the communications system and related products.
The ‘‘Index of Features by Activity’’ section, beginning on page 14, presents
tables listing features according to tasks typically performed with the system. Use
these, or the index at the back of the book, when you are not sure which entry you
should consult.
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Feature Name...
See...
Page #...
#
2B Data
Digital Data Calls.
See also Data/Video Reference
223
A
Administration
Programming
See also System Programming
557
Alarm
Alarm
37
Alarm Clock
Alarm Clock
40
Allowed Lists
Allowed/Disallowed Lists
Night Service
42
458
Area Code Tables
Automatic Route Selection
77
Attendant Barge-In
Barge-In
95
Attendant DSS
Direct Station Selector
240
Attendant Message Waiting
Messaging
429
Attendant Console—Display
Display
271
Attendant Console—Switched Loop
Queued Call Console
565
Authorization Code
Authorization Code
49
Auto Answer—All
Auto Answer All
56
Auto Answer—Intercom
Auto Answer Intercom
59
Auto Dial
Auto Dial
62
Auto intercom
Auto Answer Intercom
59
Auto Login/Logout (Calling Group)
Group Calling
Extension Status
350
317
Automatic Answer (Data Management)
Auto Answer All
56
Automatic Callback
Callback
Remote Access
116
602
Automatic Completion
Transfer
723
Automatic Extended Call Completion
Queued Call Console
565
Automatic Hold or Release
Queued Call Console
Hold
565
395
Automatic Line Selection
Automatic Line Selection and
Ringing/Idle Line Preference
69
Automatic Maintenance Busy
Automatic Maintenance Busy
75
Automatic Route Selection (ARS)
Automatic Route Selection
77
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Automatic Route Selection (ARS) over
Private Networks
Automatic Route Selection
and Tandem Switching
See also Network Reference
77
699
Autoqueuing
Callback
Remote Access
116
602
B
Barge-In
Barge-In
95
Barrier Codes
Remote Access
602
Basic Rate Interface
Basic Rate Interface
See also Data/Video Reference
99
Behind Switch Operation
Recall/Timed Flash
Centrex Operation
590
145
Bridging of Station Lines on Multiline
Telephones
Personal Lines,
System Access/Intercom Buttons
484,
673
C
Call Accounting System (CAS)
Appendix I
17
Call Accounting Terminal (CAT)
Appendix I
20
Call-by-Call Services Table
Primary Rate Interface (PRI) and T1
See also Data/Video Reference
509
Call Completion
Transfer, One-Touch
723
Call Coverage
Coverage
170
Call Forward(ing)/Follow me
Forward and Follow Me
326
Call Park
Park
479
Call Pickup
Pickup
494
Call Pickup—Directed
Pickup
494
Call Pickup—Group
Pickup
494
Call Records
Station Messaging Detail
Recording (SMDR)
655
Call Restrictions
Calling Restrictions
132
Call Waiting
Call Waiting
110
Callback
Callback
116
Callback Queuing
Callback
116
Caller ID
Caller ID
125
Calling Group
Group Calling
350
Calls-in-Queue Alarm
Group Calling
Queued Call Console
350
565
Feature Name...
See...
Page #...
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Camp-On
Camp-On
-140
Cancel Delivered Message
Messaging
429
CAT (Call Accounting Terminal)
Appendix I
20
Centralized Telephone Programming
Programming
See also System Programming
557
Centralized Voice Messaging
Centralized Voice Messaging
See also Network Reference
144
Centrex
Centrex Operation
145
Centrex Transfer via Remote
Call Forwarding
Forward and Follow Me
326
Class of Restriction
Remote Access
602
Computer Telephony Integration
CTI Link
208
Conference
Conference
158
Consultation Transfer
Transfer
723
CONVERSANT®
Appendix I
32
Coverage Delay Interval
Coverage
170
Coverage Group
Coverage
170
Coverage Inhibit
Coverage
170
Coverage On/Off
Coverage
170
Coverage
Coverage
170
D
Data Hunt Groups
See Data/Video Reference
Data Privacy
Privacy
See also Data/Video Reference
553
Data Status
See Data/Video Reference
Data Transmission Speed
See Data/Video Reference
Default Local and Toll Tables
Automatic Route Selection
77
Delay Announcement
Group Calling
350
Delay Ring
Ringing Options
618
Delete Message
Messaging
429
Deliver Message
Messaging
429
Dial by Name (Display Feature)
Directories
263
Dial Plan
System Renumbering
685
Dial Plan: Non-Local
Uniform Dial Plan (UDP) Features
See also Network Reference
741
Dialed Number
Display
271
Feature Name...
See...
Page #...
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Digital Data Ports
Digital Data Calls
See also Data/Video Reference
223
Dial-Plan Routing Table
Primary Rate Interface (PRI) and T1
See also Data/Video Reference
509
Dial Tone
Inside Dial Tone
409
Digits in Extension
System Renumbering
685
Direct Dept. Calling (Hunting, Hunt Groups)
Group Calling
350
Direct Facility Termination (DFT)
Personal Lines
484
Direct Group Calling (DGC)
Group Calling
350
Direct Inward System Access (DISA)
Remote Access
602
Direct-Line Console
Direct-Line Console
231
Direct Pool Termination (DPT)
Pools
500
Direct Station Selector
Direct Station Selector
240
Direct Voice Mail
Direct Voice Mail
260
Directory Built into PBX
Directories
263
Directory of System Speed Dial Numbers
Speed Dial
648
Directory of Extension Numbers
Directories
263
Disallowed Lists
Allowed/Disallowed Lists
42
Display
Display
271
Display Preference
Display
271
Display of Name Associated with Station
Labeling
413
Display Prompting
Display
271
Distinctive Ringing
Ringing Options
618
Do Not Disturb
Do Not Disturb
311
Drop
Conference
158
E
Executive Barge-In
Barge-In
95
Extended Call Completion
Queued Call Console
565
Extended Station Status
Extension Status
317
Extension Auto Dial
Auto Dial
62
Extension Directory
Directories
263
Extension Pickup
Pickup
494
Extension Programming
Programming
557
Feature Name...
See...
Page #...
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Extension Status
Extension Status
Group Calling
317
350
F
Facility Alpha/Number for Incoming Calls
Labeling
413
Facility Restriction Levels (FRLs)
Automatic Route Selection,
Uniform Dial Plan (UDP) Features
See also Network Reference
77,
741
Fax Extension
Fax Extension
322
Fax Message Waiting
Messaging
429
Feature feedback
Display
271
Flexible Numbering
System Renumbering
685
Follow Me
Forward and Follow Me
326
Forced Account Code Entry
Account Code Entry/Forced Account
Code Entry
30
Forward
Forward and Follow Me
326
G
General Pickup
Pickup
494
Group Assignment
Night Service
458
Group Call Pickup
Pickup
494
Group Calling
Group Calling,
Extension Status
350,
317
Group Coverage
Coverage
170
Group Paging (Speakerphone)
Paging
470
Group Pickup
Pickup
494
H
Hands-Free Answer on Intercom (HFAI)
Auto Answer Intercom
59
Hands-Free Unit
Auto Answer Intercom
59
Handset Mute
Headset Options
388
Headset Auto Answer
Headset Options
388
Headset Disconnect
Headset Options
388
Headset/Handset Mute
Headset Options
388
Headset Hang Up
Headset Options
388
Headset Operation
Headset Options
388
Headset Options
Headset Options
388
Feature Name...
See...
Page #...
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Headset Status
Headset Options
Queued Call Console
388
565
Hold
Hold
395
Hold Reminder Station
Display
271
Hold Return
Queued Call Console
565
Hotel mode
Extension Status
317
HotLine
HotLine
404
Hunt Groups
Group Calling
350
Hunt Type
Group Calling (page 350)
I
ICOM buttons
System Access/Intercom Buttons
673
Identification of Stations Being Covered
on Covering Party’s Display
Display
271
Idle Line Preference
Automatic Line Selection and
Ringing/Idle Line Preference
69
Immediate Ring
Ringing Options
618
Incoming Call Line Identification (ICLID)
Caller ID
125
Individual Coverage
Coverage
170
Individual Paging
Paging
470
Individual Pickup
Pickup
494
Inside Auto Dial
Auto Dial
62
Inside Dial Tone
Inside Dial Tone
409
Inspect
Inspect
410
Inspect Screen
Display
271
Intercom (ICOM) Buttons
System Access/Intercom Buttons
673
Intercom Dialing
System Access/Intercom Buttons
673
Intercom Dialing over Private Networks
Uniform Dial Plan (UDP) Features
See also Network Reference
741
Intuity™
Appendix I
31
Intuity CONVERSANT
Appendix I
32
ISDN/BRI Interface
Basic Rate Interface.
See also
Data/Video Reference.
99
ISDN/PRI Interface
Primary Rate Interface (PRI) and T1
See also Data/Video Reference
509
Feature Name...
See...
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ISDN Terminal Adapter
Digital Data Calls
Appendix I
See also Data/Video Reference
223
41
L
Labeling
Labeling
413
Last Number Dial
Last Number Dial
423
Last Number Redial
Last Number Dial
423
Leave Message
Messaging
429
Leave Word Calling
Messaging
429
Line Pickup
Pickup
494
Line Request
Line Request
427
Line/trunk Pool Button Access
Pools
500
Line/trunk Queuing
Callback
116
Loudspeaker Paging
Paging
470
LS-ID Delay Option
Caller ID
125
M
Maintenance Alarm
Alarm
37
Maintenance Busy
Automatic Maintenance Busy
75
Manual Signaling
Signal/Notify
645
Menu-Based Feature Activation
Display
271
Menu-Based Station Programming
Programming
557
MERLIN II System Display Console
Direct-Line Console
Direct Station Selector
231
240
MERLIN LEGEND Mail
Appendix I
10
MERLIN LEGEND Reporter
Appendix I
23
Message (Fax)
Messaging
429
Message Center Operation
Queued Call Console
565
Message Indicator
Messaging
429
Message Status (Operator)
Messaging
429
Message Waiting Receiver
Group Calling
Messaging
350
429
Messaging
Messaging
429
Microphone Disable
Microphone Disable
444
Missed Reminder
Reminder Service
598
Feature Name...
See...
Page #...
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Modem Pooling
See MERLIN LEGEND Communications
System Modem Pooling, Application Note
Multi-Function Module
Multi-Function Module
446
Music-On-Hold
Music-On-Hold
454
Mute
Microphone Disable
444
Mute, Headset/Handset
Headset Options
388
N
N11 Table
Automatic Route Selection
77
Name/Number of Internal Caller
Display
271
Networked Systems
Uniform Dial Plan (UDP) Features
See also Network Reference
741
Next Message
Messaging
429
Night Service
Night Service
458
No Ring Option
Ringing Options
618
Notify
Signal/Notify
645
Numbering Plan
System Renumbering
685
O
On- or Off-Hook Queuing
Callback
116
One-Touch Hold
Transfer
723
One-Touch Transfer
Transfer
723
Operator Automatic Hold
Hold
395
Operator Hold Timer
Hold
395
Originate Only
System Access/Intercom Buttons
673
Outside Auto Dial
Auto Dial
62
Outward Restriction
Calling Restrictions
Night Service
132
458
P
Page All
Paging
470
Paging
Paging
470
Park
Park
479
PassageWay® Direct Connection Solution
Appendix I
5
PassageWay Telephony Services
CTI Link
See also PassageWay Telephony
Services Network Manager’s Guide
208
Feature Name...
See...
Page #...
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Patterns
Automatic Route Selection
77
Personal Directory
Directories
263
Personal Speed Dial
Speed Dial
648
Personalized Ring
Ringing Options
618
Pickup
Pickup
494
Pickup, Call Waiting
Call Waiting
110
Pool Dial-Out Code Restriction
Calling Restrictions
132
Pool Routing
Automatic Route Selection
77
Pool Routing: Private Network Trunks
Uniform Dial Plan (UDP) Features
741
Pools
Pools
500
Position Busy Backup
Queued Call Console
565
Posted Messages
Messaging
429
PRI
Primary Rate Interface (PRI) and T1
See also Data/Video Reference
509
Primary Coverage
Coverage
170
Primary Rate Interface (PRI)
Primary Rate Interface (PRI) and T1
See also Data/Video Reference
509
Prime Line
Centrex Operation
145
Principal User
Personal Lines
System Access/Intercom Buttons
484
673
Printer
Station Message Detail Recording
(SMDR)
655
Priority Call Ringing
Ringing Options
618
Privacy
Privacy
553
Programming
Programming
557
Q
Queue Priority
Queued Call Console
565
Queued Call Console (QCC)
Queued Call Console
565
R
Recall
Recall/Timed Flash
590
Reminder Service
Reminder Service
598
Remote Access
Remote Access
602
Remote Administration
See System Programming
Remote Call Forwarding
Forward and Follow Me
326
Remote Programming
See System Programming
Feature Name...
See...
Page #...
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Restrictions
Calling Restrictions
132
Retrieve Message
Messaging
429
Return Call
Messaging
429
Return Ring Interval
Queued Call Console
565
Ring Buttons
System Access/Intercom Buttons
673
Ring Timing Options
Ringing Options
618
Ringback (Transfer Audible)
Transfer
723
Ringing/Idle Line Preference
Automatic Line Selection and
Ringing/Idle Line Preference
69
Ringing Options
Ringing Options
618
Rotary Signaling
Touch-Tone or Rotary Signaling
716
Routes per Pattern
Automatic Route Selection
77
Routing by Dial Plan
Primary Rate Interface (PRI) and T1
509
S
SA Buttons
System Access/Intercom Buttons
673
Saved Number Dial
Saved Number Dial
626
Scroll
Messaging
429
Second Dial Tone Timer
Second Dial Tone Timer
630
Selective Callback
Callback
116
Secondary Coverage
Coverage
170
Send All Calls
Do Not Disturb
311
Send/Remove Message
Messaging
429
Send Ring
Ringing Options
618
Service Observing
Service Observing
632
Set Up Space
System Renumbering
685
Shared System Access
System Access/Intercom Buttons
673
Signaling
Signal/Notify
645
Six-Digit Screening
Automatic Route Selection
77
SMDR
Station Message Detail Recording
(SMDR)
655
Speakerphone Paging
Paging
470
Special Numbers Pattern
Automatic Route Selection
77
Special Services Selection Table
Primary Rate Interface (PRI) and T1
509
Speed Dial
Auto Dial
Directories
Speed Dial
62
263
648
Feature Name...
See...
Page #...
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SPM
Programming
See also System Programming
557
Station Conference—External Parties
Conference
158
Station Conference—Total Parties
Conference
158
Station DSS Auto Dial
Direct Station Selector
240
Station Lines
System Access/Intercom Buttons
673
Station Message Detail Recording
Station Message Detail Recording
(SMDR)
655
Station Programming
Programming
557
Station-to-Station Messaging
Messaging
Signal/Notify
429
645
Supplemental Alert Adapter
Multi-Function Module
446
Switched 56
Primary Rate Interface (PRI) and T1
See also Data/Video Reference
509
Switchhook (Flash)
Recall/Timed Flash
590
Switched Loop Console
Queued Call Console
565
Switch Identifiers for Non-Local Networked
Systems
Tandem Switching
See also Network Reference
699
System Access Buttons
System Access/Intercom Buttons
673
System Directory
Directories
263
System Numbering, Non-Local Extensions
Uniform Dial Plan (UDP) Features
741
System Renumbering
System Renumbering
685
System Programming
Programming
See also System Programming
557
System Speed Dial
Speed Dial
648
System Programming and Maintenance
Programming
See also System Programming
557
T
T1 Interface (DS1)
Primary Rate Interface (PRI) and T1
See also Data/Video Reference
509
Tandem Switching
Tandem Switching
699
Three-Digit Numbering
System Renumbering
685
Time-Day-Date (Display)
Display
271
Timed Flash
Recall/Timed Flash
590
Time of Day Routing
Automatic Route Selection
77
Timer
Timer
712
Toll Restriction
Calling Restrictions
132
Feature Name...
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Page #...
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Toll Type
Toll Type
714
Touch-Tone Receivers (TTRs)
Touch-Tone or Rotary Signaling
716
Touch-Tone Signaling
Touch-Tone or Rotary Signaling
716
Transfer
Transfer
723
Transfer Audible
Transfer
723
Transfer Return Identification
Display
271
Transfer Return Interval
Transfer
723
Trunk Pools
Pools
500
Trunk-to-Trunk Transfer
Transfer
723
TTRs
Touch-Tone or Rotary Signaling
716
Two-Digit Numbering
System Renumbering
685
U
UDC/DDC
Group Calling
350
UDP Features
Uniform Dial Plan (UDP) Features
741
Unrestricted Restriction
Calling Restrictions
132
V
Videoconferencing
Digital Data Calls
Appendix I
See also Data/Video Reference
223
34
Voice Messaging Interface (VMI) Ports
Group Calling
350
Voice Announce
Paging
470
Voice Announce Disable
Voice Announce
757
Voice Announce Inside Calls
Paging
System Access/Intercom Buttons
470
673
Voice Announce on Busy Stations
Voice Announce
757
Voice-Announced Transfer
Transfer
723
Voice Buttons
System Access/Intercom Buttons
673
Voice Mail Message Waiting
Messaging
429
Voice Mail Systems
Appendix I
6
Voice Messaging Systems
Appendix I
6
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Index of Features by Activity
The tables in this section index system features according to the activities that
people typically perform. Operator features are not covered exhaustively here
because they are described in detail in the entries: ‘‘Direct-Line Console’’ on
page 231, ‘‘Direct Station Selector’’ on page 240, and ‘‘Queued Call Console
(QCC)’’ on page 565. This index lists features according to the following
categories:
I
Basic Calling and Answering Features
— Answering calls
— Conferencing and joining calls
— Dialing
— Paging
— Putting a call on hold
— Using the system from an outside telephone
I
Call Coverage Features
— Covering calls
— Having your calls covered
I
Timekeeping Features
I
Calling Privileges and Restrictions Features
— Preventing people from making calls
— Allowing calls
— Other calling privileges
I
Messaging Features
— Leaving messages
— Receiving messages
— Controlling messaging
I
System Manager Features
— Customizing your system
— Managing directories
— Monitoring messages
— Obtaining reports
— Allocating lines and trunks
— Assisting operators
— Troubleshooting
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Answering calls:
And seeing who is calling you from
another extension
Display
telephones
Display
271
And seeing who is calling you from an
extension on a remote networked
system (Hybrid/PBX mode)
MLX display
telephones
Release 6.0 and
later
Display
271
And seeing who is calling you from
outside
MLX display
telephones
Display,
Caller ID
Primary Rate
Interface
271
125
509
And identifying the type of call according
to the ring
All
Ringing Options
618
And transferring to another extension
All
Transfer
723
And transferring to an outside number
All except single-
line
Transfer
723
And transferring to a non-local extension
(Hybrid/PBX mode)
All
Uniform Dial Plan
(UDP) Features
741
At another extension
All
Pickup
494
At a line not on your telephone
All
Pickup
494
At a line you share with others
All
System Access/
Intercom Buttons
Personal Lines
Centrex Operation
673
484
145
For another person or group of people
All
Coverage
Personal Lines
System Access/
Intercom Buttons
Forward/Follow Me
Queued Call Console
Direct-Line Console
Group Calling
170
484
673
326
565
231
350
If you are a calling supervisor for people
answering calls
DLC and QCC
operators only
Direct-Line Console
Queued Call Console
Direct Station
Selector
Group Calling
Extension Status
231
565
240
350
317
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If you are an operator
DLC and QCC
operators only
Direct-Line Console
Queued Call Console
Direct Station
Selector
231
565
240
If you are part of a group
All
Group Calling,
Extension Status
350
317
Waiting for you, after you hear
call-waiting tone
All
Call Waiting
110
That come to your extension while you
are at another extension
All
Forward/Follow Me
326
And then disconnect, without using the
handset or Speaker button
All
Recall/Timed Flash
590
Using a Hands-Free Unit, without lifting
the handset
Analog multiline
with no speaker
Auto Answer
Intercom
59
Using a headset
MLX
Headset Options
388
Using a modem, fax machine, or headset
Analog multiline
Auto Answer All
56
Conferencing and joining calls:
Conferencing inside and outside parties
where the inside parties do not share a
line
All
Conference
158
Joining calls of inside parties who share
a line
All
System Access/
Intercom Buttons
Personal Lines
Centrex Operation
673
484
145
Preventing others from joining your calls
All except QCC
Privacy
553
Joining a caller and the extension he or
she wants to reach
All except
operators
Transfer
723
Dialing:
An inside call
All
System Access/
Intercom Buttons
Centrex Operation
673
145
An inside call to an extension on a
networked system (Hybrid/PBX mode)
All, Release 6.0
and later
systems
Uniform Dial Plan
(UDP) Features
741
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An outside call
All
System Access/
Intercom Buttons
Pools
Personal Lines
Centrex Operation
673
500
484
145
An inside or outside number with one
touch
All except
single-line and
QCC
Auto Dial
62
An inside or outside number with one
touch
Operators with
MLX telephones
or System
Display
Consoles only
Direct Station
Selector
240
An inside or outside number by lifting the
handset of a single-line telephone
Single-line only
(Release 5.0
and later
systems)
HotLine
404
A call from another extension, using your
own calling privileges
All
Authorization Code
49
An inside call to anyone in a group of
people
All
Group Calling
350
An Account Code, for billing to a project
or client, during or before a call
All
Account Code Entry/
Forced Account
Code Entry
30
By entering a 3-digit code for a party that
people in your company call often
All
Speed Dial
648
By entering a 2-digit code for a party you
call often (telephones with 10 or fewer
buttons)
All
Speed Dial
648
By selecting a name from the display
All
Directories
263
A person who has left a message on
your display,
with one touch
Display
telephones only
Messaging
429
Outside of normal office hours
All
Night Service
458
A number you dialed before
All except QCC
Last Number Dial
Saved Number Dial
423
626
A busy extension to reach it when it is
available
All except QCC
Callback
Camp-On
116
140
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A busy line to have your call placed when
the line is available
All except QCC
(and single-line
and cordless or
wireless, for Line
Request)
Callback
Line Request
116
427
When you want to interrupt a call at a
busy extension or one with Do Not
Disturb on
Operators only
Barge-In
95
Using a special long-distance service to
which your company subscribes, such
as MEGACOM® WATS
System
managers (to set
up)
Primary Rate
Interface
Pools
Automatic Route
Selection
509
500
77
Using a line/trunk that originates at
another system in your private network
System
managers (to set
up); Release 6.0
and later
Tandem Switching
Automatic Route
Selection
699
77
A voice mail box
All
Direct Voice Mail
260
Change the Extension Directory to
accommodate new or changed
extensions
System
managers only
Labeling
413
Change the System Directory to
accommodate business needs
System
managers only
Labeling
413
Paging:
One person at your company who has a
speakerphone and is not a QCC
operator or at a single-line telephone
All
System Access/
Intercom Buttons
673
Several people at your company who
have speakerphones and are not QCC
operators or at single-line telephones
All
Paging
Pickup
470
494
All the people at your company who have
speakerphones and are not QCC
operators or at single-line telephones
All
Paging
Pickup
470
494
Over your company’s loudspeaker
system
All
Paging
Pickup
470
494
Prevent or allow voice-announced calls
from coming in over your speakerphone
Analog multiline
and MLX
Voice Announce
757
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Putting a call on hold:
At your own extension, so that you can
pick it up
All except
single-line
Hold
395
At your own extension, so that you can
pick it up
Single-line
Recall/Timed Flash
590
At your own extension, so that you or
someone who shares a line can pick it
up
All
Hold
System Access/
Intercom Buttons
Personal Lines
Centrex Operation
395
673
484
145
At your own extension, automatically in
order to transfer an outside call to
another extension with a shared line or
button
All
Transfer
723
At your own extension, so that anyone
can pick it up after you page them
All except QCC
Park
479
At one of several reserved extensions,
so that anyone can pick it up after you
page them
Operators only
Park
479
Automatically
DLC operators
only
Hold
Direct-Line Console
395
231
Using the system from an outside
telephone:
To gain access to the system as if you
were on an inside extension
N/A
Remote Access
602
To receive calls that come to your
system extension
N/A
Forward/Follow Me
326
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Call Coverage Features
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Feature Name...
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Covering calls:
As an operator
DLC and QCC
operators only
Direct-Line Console
Queued Call Console
Direct Station
Selector
231
565
240
As a calling supervisor for people
covering calls
DLC and QCC
operators only
Direct-Line Console
Queued Call Console
Direct Station
Selector
Group Calling
Extension Status
231
565
240
350
317
As a member of a group
All
Group Calling
Coverage
350
170
And you want to adjust the ringing at the
button where calls come in
All except
single-line
Coverage
Ringing Options
170
618
Having your calls covered:
By someone who shares a line
All
System Access/
Intercom Buttons
673
Occasionally
All
Forward/Follow Me
326
Occasionally, and you wish to change
forwarding options from any multiline
telephone in the system
All; Release 6.0
and later
systems
Forward/Follow Me
Authorization Code
326
49
By voice mail
All
Coverage
170
Regularly
All
Coverage
170
And you want to adjust or remove the
ringing at the button(s) where covered
calls arrive
All except
single-line
Coverage
Ringing Options
170
618
At an outside number (for example, your
home office)
All
Forward/Follow Me
326
At a number outside the MERLIN
LEGEND Communications System, for
calls arriving on Centrex lines
All; Release 6.0
and later
systems
Forward/Follow Me
326
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Timekeeping Features
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To set others’ telephones to ring at a
certain time as a reminder
DLC operators
only
Reminder Service
598
To set your own telephone to ring at a
certain time as a reminder
All
Reminder Service
598
To set the alarm clock on your telephone
Display
telephones only
Alarm Clock
40
To set the time at your telephone
Display
telephones only
Alarm Clock
40
To set the timer for calls or other
activities
Display
telephones only
Alarm Clock
40
To set the systemwide time
System
manager only
See System
Programming
Calling Privileges and Restrictions Features
Activity...
For...
Feature Name...
Page #...
Preventing people from making calls:
To your extension
All except
operator
Privacy
Do Not Disturb
553
311
To your extension when your telephone
is too busy to take any more calls or you
must be away from your telephone
QCC only
Queued Call Console
565
To outside numbers
System
manager only
Calling Restrictions
Toll Type
132
714
To toll numbers
System
manager only
Calling Restrictions
Automatic Route
Selection
Pools
Toll Type
132
77
500
714
To certain numbers or area codes
System
manager only
Allowed/Disallowed
Lists
42
Outside of normal business hours
System
manager only
Night Service
458
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On certain outside lines in a Hybrid/PBX
system
System
manager only
Automatic Route
Selection
Pools
Toll Type
77
500
714
Allowing calls:
To certain numbers or area codes
System
manager only
Allowed/Disallowed
Lists
Speed Dial (System
Speed Dial)
42
648
Outside of normal business hours
System
manager only
Night Service
458
Other calling privileges:
To use your own calling privileges at
others’ extensions
All
Authorization Code
49
To enter your password for off-hours
calls
All
Night Service
458
Messaging
Activity...
For...
Feature Name...
Page #...
Leaving messages:
Turn an extension’s Message light on or
off to indicate that you have a message
for the party
Operators only
Messaging
(Send/Remove
Message)
429
Call and let a co-worker with a display
telephone know that you have called
All
Messaging
(Leave Message)
429
Let a co-worker with a display telephone
know that you wish to speak with him or
her, without calling
All except QCC
Messaging
(Leave Message)
Signal/Notify
429
645
Let a co-worker with a multiline
telephone know that you wish to speak
with him or her, without calling
All except QCC
Signal/Notify
645
Post a specific message (such as,
OUT TO LUNCH) for co-workers who
have display telephones
All except
single-line
Messaging
(Posted Messages)
429
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Cancel a message left for a co-worker
who has a display telephone
All
Messaging
(Leave Message)
429
Receiving messages:
Read messages
Display
telephones
only
Messaging
429
Turn off Message light
All
Messaging
429
Delete messages
Display
telephones
only
Messaging
429
Return a call from a co-worker who has
left a message
Display
telephones
only
Messaging
429
Controlling messaging:
Change the posted messages that users
can choose from
System
manager only
Labeling
413
Change the extension information that
appears on display telephones that have
messages
System
manager only
Labeling
413
Set up voice messaging system to take
calls
System
manager only
Group Calling
350
Set up extensions to receive messages
from a fax machine that has a delivery
for them
System
manager only
Messaging
429
Set up calling groups to receive
messages from co-workers
System
manager only
Messaging
429
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Activity...
For...
Feature Name...
Page #...
Customizing your system:
Set up account codes so that calls can
be billed or tracked to a specific client or
project
N/A
Account Code Entry/
Forced Account Code
Entry
30
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Set up which line is selected when a user
lifts the handset or presses the Speaker
button
All telephones
Automatic Line
Selection and
Ringing/Idle Line
Preference
69
Change extension numbers for
extensions, adjuncts, lines, telephones,
ranges of extensions on a DSS, ARS,
calling groups, Idle Line Access, Listed
Directory Number (LDN), paging groups,
park zones, Pools, or Remote Access
All
System Renumbering
685
Add or change ranges of non-local dial
plan extension numbers so that local
users can dial them as if they were
connected to the local system
All, Release
6.0 and later
systems
Uniform Dial Plan
(UDP) Features
741
Change the overall system numbering
plan; for example, change to 2-, 3-, or a
variable number of digits for extension
numbers
All
System Renumbering
685
Modify the line buttons (SA or ICOM)
available on a user’s telephone: change,
add, or delete
All except
single-line
System Access/
Intercom Buttons
673
Set up a single-line telephone so that it
dials a specific inside extension or
outside number as soon as someone
lifts the handset
For single-line
only (Release
5.0 and later)
HotLine
Speed Dial
404
648
Adjust the ringing at an extension,
including one with a single-line
telephone or Multi-Function Module
(MFM)
For single-line/
MFM
Ringing Options,
Coverage
618, 170
Set up special telephones to be used for
incoming and outgoing calls during a
commercial power failure
N/A
Power-Failure
Transfer
507
Adjust the system dial tone to
accommodate a voice messaging
system or modem
N/A
Inside Dial Tone
409
Control what a caller hears while waiting
for the system (during transfer, while on
hold, or during other operations where
the caller must wait)
N/A
Music-On-Hold
454
Set up an adapter connected to an MLX
extension to support a fax machine,
modem, or other device
N/A
Multi-Function Module
446
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Change the language (English, French,
or Spanish) used in System
Programming and Maintenance (SPM)
software
System
manager or
programmer
Labeling
413
Change the language (English, French,
or Spanish) used in Station Message
Detail Recording (SMDR) and
programming reports
N/A
Labeling
413
Change the language used (English,
French, or Spanish) systemwide or at an
extension; this also changes the clock,
which is 12-hour for English and 24-hour
for French or Spanish
MLX display
telephones
only
Language Choice
418
In Hybrid/PBX mode, change the display
of caller information for non-local dial
plan calls
MLX display
telephones,
Release 6.0
and later
Uniform Dial Plan
(UDP) Features
741
Set up the Transfer feature for one-touch
Transfer or automatic Hold
All
Transfer
723
Control extensions with software running
on an associated worktop PC, on a local
area network (LAN) running Novell
NetWare® 3.12, 4.1, or 4.11
MLX and
analog
multiline
CTI Link
208
Directories:
Change a user’s Personal Directory
listings
MLX display
telephones
only
Labeling
413
Change the Extension Directory to
accommodate new or changed
extensions
N/A
Labeling
413
Change the names listed with System
Directory entries to accommodate
business needs
N/A
Labeling
413
Monitoring Messages:
Change the posted messages that users
can choose from
N/A
Labeling
413
Change the extension information that
appears on display telephones with
inside calls and messages
N/A
Labeling
413
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Set up a group of fax machines to take
calls
N/A
Group Calling
350
Set up voice messaging system to take
calls
N/A
Group Calling
350
Obtaining reports:
Obtain a report on incoming and
outgoing calls, including account codes,
if programmed
N/A
Station Message
Detail Recording
655
Get a report on the way the system is
programmed
N/A
Station Message
Detail Recording
655
Allocating lines and trunks:
In Hybrid/PBX mode, route calls for
maximal cost savings, security, and
efficiency
All
ARS
77
In Hybrid/PBX mode, allow non-local
users to access PSTN trunks connected
to your local system, to save toll costs
All; Release
6.0 and later
Tandem Switching
Remote Access
699
602
In Hybrid/PBX mode, allow local users to
access PSTN trunks connected to
another system in your network, to save
toll costs
All; Release
6.0 and later
Tandem Switching
ARS
699
77
Take an outside line out of service when
there is a problem with it
N/A
Automatic
Maintenance Busy
75
In Hybrid/PBX mode, assign lines that
can be answered without operator
involvement
All telephones
Personal Lines
484
In Behind Switch mode, allow
Conference, Transfer, and Drop buttons
to access host features
N/A
Recall/Timed Flash
590
Assisting Operators:
Allow a QCC operator to join callers and
extensions more rapidly
N/A
Queued Call Console
565
Find out about the Alarm button on
operator consoles or set up a special
light or bell to signal a system problem
Operator
consoles
Alarm
37
Troubleshooting:
Prevent DLC operators from accidentally
disconnecting callers
N/A
Hold
Direct-Line Console
395
231
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Find out what to do when callers on hold
are being disconnected
N/A
Hold
395
Make your system more secure from toll
fraud
N/A
Calling Restrictions
Remote Access
Forward/Follow Me
ARS
Group Calling
132
602
326
77
350
Correct problems that users are having
with the switchhook, Recall, or Flash
button
N/A
Recall/Timed Flash
590
Join a caller and the extension he or she
wants to reach
Operator
consoles
Direct-Line Console
Queued Call Console
231
565
Find out about the Alarm button that
signals a system problem
Operator
consoles
Alarm
37
Find out about the Alarm button that
signals too many calls waiting in line for
your attention or your group’s attention
Operator
consoles
Group Calling,
Auto Dial
350
62
Activate Night Service for system use
outside of normal business hours
Operator
consoles
Night Service
458
Set up the way calls are distributed to
calling group members
System
manager only
Group Calling
350
Monitor others’ calls
N/A
Direct-Line Console
Queued Call Console
Direct Station
Selector,
Extension Status
Group Calling
231
565
240
317
350
Set up a device to answer calls when a
group is unavailable to take them
System
manager only
Group Calling
350
Log a calling group member in or out.
Operator
consoles
Group Calling,
Extension Status X
350
317
Control the number of calls that can be
waiting in a calling group queue before
callers receive a busy signal
System
manager only,
Release 6.0
and later
Group Calling
350
Set options that control when calling
group calls are sent to a QCC operator
or calling group for overflow handling
and when a calling group alarm or alert
is activated to indicate that too many
calls are in queue
System
manager only
Group Calling
350
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Log a delay announcement device for a
group in or out
Operator
consoles
Group Calling
350
Allow DLC operators to place calls on
hold automatically
System
manager only
Hold
Direct-Line Console
395
231
Turn an extension’s Message light on or
off to indicate that you have a message
for the party
Operators only
Messaging
(Send/Remove
Message)
429
Customizing Your Telephone
Activity...
For...
Feature Name...
Page #...
Using the line buttons on your telephone
All
System Access/
Intercom Buttons
Personal Lines
Pools
Centrex Operation
673
484
500
145
Programming buttons
Multiline
telephones
Programming
557
Changing the ringing sound on your
telephone
All
Ringing Options
618
Changing the number of times calls ring
All
Ringing Options
618
Using the display to screen incoming
calls
MLX display
telephones
only
Inspect
410
Seeing what features are programmed
on telephone buttons
MLX display
telephones
only
Inspect
410
For noisy environments: turning off the
microphone at an MLX telephone
(except a QCC) so that a user can hear
voice announcements but must lift the
handset to respond
System
manager only
Microphone Disable
444
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Abbreviated Ring
Abbreviated Ring
See ‘‘Ringing Options’’ on page 618.
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Account Code Entry/Forced Account Code Entry
Account Code Entry/Forced Account
Code Entry
At a Glance
Description
Use Account Code Entry to enter account codes (developed by accounting or
administrative personnel) for outside calls, both incoming and outgoing. These
codes appear on Station Message Detail Recording (SMDR) reports, along with
other call information, and are used for billing or cost-accounting to identify
outgoing calls with a project, client, or department. You can enter an account code
before or during a call or not at all. You can also change, correct, or cancel an
account code while the call is in progress.
Forced Account Code Entry is similar, but it affects only outgoing calls and
requires a caller to enter an account code before placing an outside call. You can
change or correct an account code while a call is in progress, but you cannot
cancel it.
To enter, change, or correct an account code during a call, activate the feature
and enter the account code. Only the person who enters the account code hears
Users Affected
Telephone users, operators, data users
Reports Affected
Extension Directory, Extension Information, SMDR
Modes
All
Telephones
All touch-tone telephones
Programming Code
*82
Feature Code
82
MLX Display Label
Account Code [Acct]
System Programming
Enter extensions required to use account codes before
making an outside call:
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Extensions→Account
Hardware
Printer for SMDR Reports, or PC and printer equipped with
Lucent Technologies CAS software needed for Account
Code Reports
Maximum
16 characters (0–9, *)
Factory Setting
Forced Account Code not assigned to any extensions
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the tones generated by dialing the account code number. To cancel an account
code (when permitted), activate the feature and exit without entering a code.
Forced Account Code Entry, when activated for an extension, has the following
effects:
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If you select an outside line on an SA button (by dialing a dial-out code) or
on an ICOM button (by dialing the Idle Line Access code) without entering
an account code, the call is blocked. Depending on the type of telephone
used, this may be indicated by the programmed Account Code Entry button
flashing, the SA button going to the off/idle state, or an intercept tone.
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If you try to make an outside call on a personal line or Pool button without
entering an account code, there is no dial tone.
Considerations and Constraints
If SMDR is set to record outgoing calls only, you cannot enter an account code for
incoming calls.
The system does not validate account codes; it checks only the number of
characters entered (maximum of 16) and completion (signaled by dialing # or
pressing a programmed Account Code Entry button).
Account codes can be no more than 16 characters in length, and only the digits
0–9 and the character * can be used.
Forced Account Code Entry allows you to enter account codes for incoming calls,
including incoming calls added to a conference call, by using the Account Code
Entry feature. Account codes are not mandatory in these situations. (Outgoing,
outside calls added to a conference must have an account code.)
You cannot change an account code entered from another extension.
An incoming caller cannot hear tones as account codes are entered during a call.
An Account Code Entry button only activates and completes the account code
entry. It does not automatically enter an account code. A separate outside Auto
Dial button can be programmed with an account code number.
In Release 2.0 and prior systems, a user at an extension programmed with
Forced Account Code Entry must enter an account code to use Loudspeaker
Paging. In Release 2.1 and later systems, users at extensions programmed with
Forced Account Code Entry do not need to enter an account code to use
Loudspeaker Paging.
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Mode Differences
Behind Switch Mode
In Behind Switch mode, single-line telephones must be programmed through Idle
Line Preference to select an SA or ICOM button when the user lifts the handset to
make an outgoing call.
Telephone Differences
Queued Call Consoles
To make an outgoing call from a Queued Call Console (QCC), activate Account
Code Entry by selecting the feature from the Home screen, or by pressing the
Feature button and selecting the Account Code Entry feature from the display.
After the account code is dialed, complete the entry by dialing #. Then select a
personal line, SA, or Pool button on which to make the call.
Normally, you cannot enter account codes when you answer a Group Coverage
call at a Group Cover button programmed on a multiline telephone. When the
QCC queue is programmed as the receiver for a coverage group, however, Cover
buttons are not required and the QCC system operator can enter account codes.
Those account codes appear on the SMDR printout. In this case, the Account
Code Entry feature must be activated from the display and cannot be activated by
dialing the feature code.
MLX Telephones
You can program account codes individually on outside Auto Dial buttons. You
can also program an account code as an entry in the Personal Directory
(MLX-20L® telephones). Enter an account code by pressing the Feature button
and selecting Account Code from the display.
NOTE:
Account codes cannot be entered with System Speed Dial or Personal
Speed Dial because pressing # to activate speed dial completes account
code entry.
On MLX display telephones, you can also activate and complete the feature by
pressing the Feature button and selecting the feature from the display. Once the
entry is complete, select a personal line, SA, or Pool button, lift the handset, and
make the call.
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If Account Code Entry is assigned to a button, the LED flashes when you lift the
handset and attempt an outside call. On MLX display telephones, the feature
name appears on the display. Enter the account code and press the programmed
Account Code Entry button; the green LED goes from flashing to on. Then select
the outside line and proceed with the call.
ETR, MLS, and Analog Multiline Telephones
You can program account codes individually on outside Auto Dial buttons on ETR,
MLS, and analog multiline telephones. Activate Account Code Entry by pressing a
programmed Account Code Entry button, or by pressing the Feature button and
dialing 82. After dialing the account code, complete the entry by pressing a
programmed Account Code Entry button or dialing #.
If Account Code Entry is assigned to a button, the LED flashes when you lift the
handset and attempt an outside call. Enter the account code and press the
programmed Account Code Entry button; the green LED goes from flashing to on.
Then select the outside line and proceed with the call.
Single-Line Telephones
By default, single-line telephones in Behind Switch mode cannot use Account
Code Entry or Forced Account Code Entry. If this feature is to be used, the
single-line telephone must be programmed through Idle Line Preference to select
an SA or ICOM button so that you hear an inside dial tone when the handset is
lifted for an outgoing call.
Single-line telephones must have touch-tone dialing to use the Account Code
Entry feature. When a single-line telephone user hears inside dial tone, you can
activate the feature by dialing #82.
On a single-line telephone, you cannot enter account codes by using System
Speed Dial or Personal Speed Dial, because these features are activated by
dialing #. Pressing # completes the entry of an account code and cannot also be
used to activate the Speed Dial features.
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Feature Interactions
Authorization Code
If you do not enter an account code, the ACCOUNT field of the
SMDR printout contains the authorization code or the home
extension used to obtain restriction privileges. If you enter an
account code at any time during a call, that account code is stored in
the SMDR record.
If the extension used to make a call is assigned Forced Account
Code Entry, the caller is not forced to enter the account code while
using the Authorization Code feature.
If the home extension is assigned Forced Account Code Entry, you
must enter an account code before entering an authorization code.
Auto Dial
You can program often-used account codes on outside Auto Dial
buttons.
Automatic Line
Selection
On a single-line telephone, you can enter account codes only if
Automatic Line Selection is programmed to select an SA or ICOM
button when the handset is lifted.
Automatic Route
Selection
When ARS is used, enter an account code before or after dialing the
telephone number. If Forced Account Code Entry is assigned, enter
the code before dialing the ARS dial-out code.
Callback
You should enter an account code before activating Callback;
otherwise, you cannot enter the account code until after the call
connects. You cannot enter account codes while the call is queued.
You must enter a forced account code before Callback is activated.
If not, you hear a busy tone.
Conference
You should enter a separate account code for each added outside
conferee.
Coverage
When answering calls on a programmed Cover button, a receiver
cannot enter an account code. An account code must be entered
from the sender’s telephone. If the receiver tries to enter an account
code, no error tone sounds, but the account code does not appear
on the SMDR report. Cover buttons are not required when a QCC
queue is programmed as a receiver for a coverage group; therefore,
a QCC operator can enter account codes, which appear on the
SMDR report.
Digital Data Calls
Account codes can be entered for calls made by digital data
workstations and by video systems that support the use of # for
feature codes. The account code must be entered before the
telephone number.
Directories
On an MLX-20L telephone, you can program an account code as a
listing in a Personal Directory. To enter the code from the display,
activate Account Code Entry and choose the directory entry with the
code.
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Display
When you activate an Account Code Entry feature, the ACCT:
message on the display prompts you to enter the account code. The
account code digits appear next to the prompt as they are dialed.
Forward and
Follow Me
You cannot enter account codes for calls forwarded to outside
numbers. Account codes are not necessary for calls forwarded to
extensions.
On telephones with Forced Account Code Entry assigned, you can
forward calls only to local extensions and not to outside telephone
numbers. If the extension has Remote Call Forwarding on with an
outside number programmed and Forced Account Code Entry is
activated, then Remote Call Forwarding is overridden and calls ring
only at the extension.
HotLine
HotLine extensions (Release 5.0 and later) cannot use account
codes.
Personal Lines
When Forced Account Code Entry is assigned to an extension and
you try to dial an outside call on a personal line button without
entering the account code, the call does not go through.
Pools
When Forced Account Code Entry is assigned to an extension and
you try to dial an outside call on a Pool button without entering the
account code, the call does not go through.
Primary Rate
Interface and T1
At an extension assigned to a PRI line, you can enter an account
code either before the call is made or during the call. Forced
account codes must be entered before calling. If you enter an
account code before a call is dialed, it is treated as a restriction code
for all the outgoing calls placed over the PRI line.
Remote Access
A remote access user cannot enter account codes. If a remote
access user, however, calls an inside extension and the person at
that extension enters an account code, the code overwrites the
barrier code number (01–16) in the ACCOUNT field of the SMDR
report.
SMDR
The account code appears in the ACCOUNT field of the SMDR
record. If SMDR is programmed for outgoing calls only, you cannot
enter an account code for an incoming call. If a remote access
barrier code is entered for an incoming call and then an account
code is entered, only the account code (not the barrier code ID)
appears on the report.
Speed Dial
You can program a System Speed Dial number or a Personal
Speed Dial number to replace a long account number, but you
cannot program it to contain both an account number and a
telephone number. Single-line telephones cannot use Personal
Speed Dial or System Speed Dial to dial account codes because the
# required to use Speed Dial is also used to terminate Account Code
Entry.
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Transfer
When a call is transferred, the destination extension cannot change
an account code entered at the originating extension.
UDP Features
In Release 6.0 and later systems (Hybrid/PBX mode only), account
codes entered on the local system are reported by SMDR. Account
codes can be entered for private network calls. When Forced
Account Code Entry is programmed, you can still dial a non-local
extension without entering an account code.
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Alarm
At a Glance
Description
Alarms provide either a visible or audible indication when the system detects a
problem that needs immediate attention.
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Alarm Button. A programmed button on Direct-Line Consoles (DLCs) and
a factory-set button on QCCs that alerts an operator to system problems.
The red LED next to the Alarm button on the operator console lights when
the system detects a problem (such as a problem with one of the lines/
trunks or some other system error) that requires immediate attention. It
remains on until the problem is corrected.
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Maintenance Alert. An alert device such as a bell or strobe light
connected to the line or trunk designated as a maintenance alarm jack. The
device rings or lights when the system detects a problem.
The red LED on the processor module turns on when the system detects a
problem that requires immediate attention. It remains lit until the problem is
corrected.
The red LED on some modules turns on when the system detects a
module-related problem—for example, a loss of service on a 100D
module.
Considerations and Constraints
As soon as the system detects a problem, the red LED next to the Alarm button
turns on and/or the maintenance alert sounds or flashes.
All system operator consoles with an Alarm button receive the indication.
Users Affected
Operators
Reports Affected
Extension Information
Mode
All
Telephones
System operator consoles only (QCC or DLC)
Programming Code
*759
MLX Display Label
Alarm [Alarm]
System Programming
AuxEquip→MaintAlarms
Hardware
Alert device (bell or strobe) for Maintenance Alert
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Telephone Differences
Alarm buttons can be programmed only on system operator consoles.
Direct-Line Consoles
The Alarm button is not a fixed feature and can be assigned to any available
button on an analog or MLX DLC.
An Alarm button can be factory-assigned on an analog DLC but not on an MLX
DLC. On a system with fewer than 29 lines, the Alarm button is factory-assigned
to analog DLCs with 34 or more buttons. On a system with more than 29 lines,
Line 30 is assigned to the button that would have been the Alarm button.
An operator at an MLX DLC can use the Inspect feature to display the number of
alarms; an analog DLC operator cannot use Inspect.
Queued Call Consoles
An Alarm button is a fixed feature on a QCC.
A QCC operator can use the Inspect feature to display the number of alarms.
Feature Interactions
Automatic
Maintenance Busy
When more than 50 percent of the lines/trunks in the pool are in a
maintenance-busy state, the red LED next to the Alarm button on
system operator consoles turns on, and the designated
maintenance alert device sounds or flashes.
CTI Link
When a CTI link is reset (called a broadcast reset), any programmed
Alarm buttons on operator consoles or connected alarm devices
light up.
Direct-Line Console
A DLC operator uses an Alarm button to monitor system operation.
The red LED next to the Alarm button on the operator console goes
on when the system detects a problem that requires immediate
attention. An operator with an MLX DLC can use Inspect to display
the number of alarms; an operator with an analog DLC cannot use
Inspect. On a system with fewer than 29 lines, an Alarm button is
factory-assigned to analog DLCs with 34 or more buttons.
On a system with more than 29 lines, the Alarm button is replaced
with the line 30 button. The Alarm button is not a fixed feature and
can be assigned to any available button on an analog or MLX DLC.
Inspect
You can use Inspect on an MLX DLC or a QCC to display the
number of alarms.
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Alarm
Night Service
A line/trunk jack programmed as a maintenance alarm port cannot
be assigned to a Night Service group.
Personal Lines
A line/trunk jack used for a maintenance alarm cannot be assigned
as a personal line.
Pools
A line/trunk jack used for a maintenance alarm cannot be assigned
to a pool (Hybrid/PBX mode only).
UDP Features
In Release 6.0 and later systems (Hybrid/PBX mode only), in private
networks, system alarms must be on the local system. The Alarm
button on an operator console responds to the local system.
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Alarm Clock
Alarm Clock
At a Glance
Description
If you have a display telephone, you can use it as an alarm clock and set it to beep
at a particular time to remind you of an appointment, meeting, or other important
event. Until canceled, the alarm sounds every day at the set time.
NOTE:
The Alarm Clock feature is not supported on ETR and MLS telephones. For
information about setting time reminders, see ‘‘Reminder Service’’ on page
598.
Each MLX telephone and analog multiline display telephone has a timer to time
calls, meetings, breaks, or other events. When activated, the timer appears at the
top of the display, next to the date, and starts counting. It counts to 59 minutes
and 59 seconds, then resets to zero and continues counting.
To Set the Alarm
To set the alarm on an MLX display telephone, follow the procedure below:
1.
Press the Menu button.
2.
Select Alarm Clock [AlClk]. If this feature is not displayed, press the
More button. The display shows the alarm status (on/off) and the time set.
3.
For English-language operation, dial a 4-digit time from 0100 to 1259 and
select am/pm to switch the displayed time from A.M. to P.M. or back again.
For French- or Spanish-language operation, dial a 4-digit time from 0000 to
2359. If you make an error, select Reset and redial.
4.
Select On.
5.
Press the Home button. A bell appears on the Home screen.
Users Affected
Telephone users, operators
Reports Affected
None
Modes
All
Telephones
MLX display and analog multiline telephones
MLX Display Label
AlarmClk [Alarm]