ATT DEFINITY Communications System Generic 3 Instructions Manual

Abbreviated Dialing  (AD)
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Abbreviated Dialing (AD)
Feature Availability
Abbreviated Dialing is available with all Generic 3 releases. Enhanced 
Abbreviated Dialing (also known as Enhanced Number List) is optional with all 
releases except G3vs/G3s ABP. Enhanced Ab breviated Dialing is not available 
with G3vs/G3s ABP. Automatic Dialing Buttons and designated user 
programming of group lists are available with G3V4 a n d later releases.
Description
Provides lists of stored...

Feature Descriptions
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nGroup Number Lists
Allow access by a group of users, such as purchasing or personnel 
d e partments, who frequently dial the same numb ers. An individual user 
can access up to three specific Group Numb er Lists, as set by the System 
Manager.
The Group Number Lists are administered by the System Manager. G3V4 
and later releases also provide for the administration of a designated user 
(extension number) who can program a Group Number List. The 
designated...

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Group Number and System Number 
List Entries
G3V4 provides the option of selecting between two Group Number and System 
Number List entry num bering schemes. The type of numb ering scheme used is 
administered on the “System-Parameters Customer-Options” form. The first 
numbering sc heme corresp onds to the one used in G3V3 and earlier releases. 
The second numbering scheme corresponds to the one used in G2 switches.
Enhanced Number List
List entries...

Feature Descriptions
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To access Ab breviated Dialing, the user accesses List 1, List 2, or List 3 either by 
dialing the access code or by using a button programme d with the access code.  
The access codes for List 1, List 2, and List 3 are the same systemwide. 
Therefore, it is possible for a System List or a particular Group List to have a 
different a c cess c o de at different voice terminals.  For example, suppose the 
feature access codes for List 1 and List 2 are 101 and...

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nWait (~w)
When a Wait precedes, or is included in, a string of stored digits to be 
outpulsed over a trunk, outpulsing of the digit(s) following the Wait is 
delayed 5 to 25 seconds or until dial tone is detected, whichever occurs 
first.  Outpulsing resumes after the End-Wait signal is received or when 
delay timing expires. 
The Wait is useful in cases where dial tone d elays of variable length and/or 
network blocking outside the system are...

Feature Descriptions
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nAbbreviated Dialing-Code (AD Code)
This option allows users to access a stored numb er by dialing the 
Ab breviated Dialing (AD) feature access code and a list entry numb er.  
Each AD code automatically dials the numb er stored in the list the user 
accessed.
nAbbreviated Dialing-Button (AD Button)
This option allows multi-appearance voice terminal users and attendants 
to access stored numbers by pressing one or more buttons.  Each AD 
button...

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Programming Personal Lists, Abbreviated
Dialing Buttons and Automatic Dialing Buttons
To program an entry in a Personal Numb er List, the user dials the Program 
access code or p resses the P
ROGRAM b utton, then d ials the p ersonal list number, 
the Dial Code number, and the number to be stored (up to 24-digits), and then 
presses either the 
# key or the AD button. Confirmation tone is heard when the 
number is stored.  While in the program mode,...

Feature Descriptions
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nProgram the Group List using the Program access code or AD Program 
button (
ABR_PRO G) when an Abbreviated Dialing (ABRV_DIAL) button is not 
available. In this case, the user can only program lists assigned (as List 1, 
2 or 3) to the terminal he or she is using. Other lists for which the user is 
the designated user cannot be programmed in this way.
Group Lists can only be programmed in this way if the “Ab br Dial 
Programming By Assigned List” field is...

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assigned, allowing the call to be placed by merely pressing the button. By 
assigning a Privileged list of numbers, a user is allowed to place calls to selected 
numbers that might otherwise be restricted.
Users can be assigned access to three AD lists. The three lists can be made up 
of any combination of up to three Personal Lists, up to three Group Lists, the 
System List, and the Enhanced List. A Personal List cannot b e administered to an...

Feature Descriptions
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A designated user permitted to program a Group List is not p ermitted to 
program the Group List from the bridged call appearance of the 
designated extension number.
nLast Numb er Diale d
This feature places a c all to the same number as called previously, even if 
Abbreviated Dialing was used on the previous call.
If the previously called number was in an Abbreviated Dialing Privileg e d 
List, and if the user is not normally allowed to dial the numb er b...