ATT Mls6 Phone Manual

AT&T
PARTNER™
Communications System
Installation and Use 

Copyright © 1990 AT&TAT&T 999-506-139
All Rights ReservedIssue 2
Printed in U.S.A.October 1990
Notice
Every effort was made to ensure that the information in this document was complete and accurate at the time of
printing. However, information is subject to change.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Information
For important FCC interference, registration, and repair information, see appendix D of this document.
Trademarks
PARTNER is a trademark of AT&T.MLS-6 and MLS-12 are trademarks of AT&T....

Contents
About This Guideiii
1System Overview1-i
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nFeatures and Capabilities1-1
System Components1-2
Optional Equipment1-3
Specifications1-5
Quick Start1-6
2Installing the Hardware2-i
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nBefore You Start2-1
Installing System Modules2-4
Connecting Equipment2-9
Replacing Modules2-14
3Customizing Your System3-i
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nOverview3-1
Changing Factory Settings3-2
Speed Dialing3-5
Auto Dialing3-6
Special Dialing Functions
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4Basic Call Handling with PARTNER Phones4-i
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5Using Standard Telephones5-i
nOverview5-1
nCall Handling5-2
6Using Optional Equipment6-i
nFax Machines6-1
nAnswering Machines6-7
nModems6-11
nCredit Card Scanners
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7Troubleshooting7-i
8Maintenance and Customer Support8-i
AUse Behind PBX or CentrexA-1
BUser FormB-1
COrdering InformationC-1
DFCC InformationD-1
EUpgrading Your SystemE-1
INIndexIN-1
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About This Guide
This guide provides instructions on how to set up and use the PARTNER™
Communications System.
How to Use This Guide
If you are installing and using your PARTNER system for the first time, we
recommend that you read chapters 1 through 5 to Iearn what the PARTNER
system can do. However, if you want to set up your system and use it quickly,
read the System Overview (chapter 1) and use the Quick Start table on page
1-6. Then read through this manual.
Once you are experienced with the PARTNER...

System Overview
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Contents
Features and Capabilities
System Components
Optional Equipment
nIndustry Standard Devices
Limitations
Connecting and Using Standard Devices
nOther Devices
nOrdering Information
Specifications
Quick Start
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Features and Capabilities
Your PARTNER™ system is easy to install, set up, and use. The best way to get
started with the PARTNER system is to read this manual straight through. If
you’re in a hurry to set up and use the system, you can read this chapter and
use the Quick Start table on page 1-6. But you will eventually need to read this
manual to learn about all the capabilities of the system and how it can work for
you.
The PARTNER system can handle as many as 4 outside telephone lines and 12...

System Components
206 MODULEMODULE CONNECTORA system can have one or two 206modules. Each 206 module connectsup to 2 telephone company linesand up to 6 telephones or otherdevices such as fax machines,
answering machines, and modems.
With two 206 modules, you can
connect 4 outside lines and
12 extensions. Each 206 module
has a green light that shows it is
turned on.
Circuit Breakers
This connector is needed only if you
have two 206 modules. It joins the
modules together so that all the lines
and...

Optional Equipment
The PARTNER system works with many telecommunications devices, not only
PARTNER telephones. You can connect these other devices without investing in
more lines or circuit cards.
Industry Standard Devices
Many types of industry-standard telecommunications devices will work with your
PARTNER system. They include:
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nStandard single line touch-tone and rotary telephones. You can use
these phones for almost all of your normal phone calling. In fact, you should
connect at least one...

Connecting and Using
Standard DevicesYou can connect the standard device so that it is on an extension by itself, or it
can share an extension with another piece of equipment (either another stan-
dard device or a PARTNER phone). To connect two devices on one extension,
you will need an AT&T 267F2 bridging adapter. (Two of these bridging adapters
are included with each 206 module.) ln addition, the total RENs for both dev-
ices must not exceed 2. See pages 2-12 and 2-13 for installation instructions.
For...