ATT Mls6 Phone Manual

Automatic Line Selection
If you have a two-module system with four lines, the system is set at the factory
to connect you automatically to lines in the following order: Outside Line 1, 2, 3,
4, Intercom. If you have a system with one 206 module, the system connects
you in the following order: Outside Line 1,2, Intercom. That is, when you lift the
handset, the system will automatically connect you to Line 1. If Line 1 is busy,
then you are connected to Line 2; if Line 2 is busy, to Line 3, and so on. If...

Line Ringing
Line Ringing lets you set all, some, or no outside lines to ring on each individual
extension. The factory setting is for each outside line to ring on all extensions.
Change this setting if you want one or more lines on any extension not to ring.
If you want to set up your system
so that all incoming calls comeProcedure:
through a receptionist, you
would change the setting so the1.
other phones do not ring.
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Press [ Feature ] [ 0 ] [ 0 ].
The phone beeps once, the lights of the...

Speed Dialing
All system users should get a
copy of the Speed Dial form in
appendix B.
To dial the Speed Dial number, a
user simply presses [
 Feature ] and
the 2-digit code.1.
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4.
You can also use this procedure
to program a new Speed Dial
number over another one already
assigned to a 2-digit code. Sim-
ply enter the new number.
1.
2.
You must use a PARTNER 12-button phone at extension 10 to
remove a Speed Dial number
from memory.
Speed Dialing allows you to store up to 10 outside numbers in the...

Auto Dialing
With Auto Dialing, anybody with a PARTNER 12-button phone can store up to
eight outside phone numbers on Auto Dial buttons. This allows the number to
be dialed with a single touch. Any user can store Auto Dial numbers on his or
her phone. Or, you can work at extension 10 to store Auto Dial numbers on
other phones.
Like Speed Dial numbers, Auto Dial numbers can include numeric sequences
and special functions.
To store an Auto Dial number on another extension (from extension 10):
To store an...

Special Dialing Functions
If you use Recall, it must be the
first entry in the sequence.
You can only insert a Stop from a
PARTNER 12-button phone.
Do not enter a Stop as the first
character in a sequence. This
would remove the Auto Dial or
Speed Dial number.
Summary
To insert a . . .Press . . .
Pause[ Hold ]
Recall[ Spkr ]
Stop[ Mic ]
Touch-Tone Enable[ Transfer ]
You can add these special functions to any Auto Dial or Speed Dial number:
nPause. A pause causes the dialing sequence to stop for 1.5...

Basic Call Handling
with PARTNER Phones
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PARTNER Phone Controls
Lights
Ringing Patterns
Using the Speaker and Microphone
Hands-Free Answer on Intercom (HFAI)
Using the Auto Dial Buttons
Call Handling
Using the Speakerphone
A Word about Dial Tones
Making an Outside Call
Making an Intercom Call
Answering a Call
Putting a Call on Hold
Transferring a Call
Making a Conference Call
Joining a Call
Built-In Calling Features
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PARTNER Phone Controls
Figure 4-1 shows the buttons and indicators on the PARTNER 12-button
telephone. (The PARTNER 6-button telephone is not shown. It is the same as
the PARTNER 12-button phone except that it has no Auto Dial buttons, Calling
Feature buttons, or built-in microphone.)
AT&T
Calling Feature Buttons
(12-button phone only)
These four buttons, from left to right, are pressed to
use the following features: Privacy, Last Number
Redial, Recall, and Conference Drop. For descriptions
of what these...

Lights
To the left of each line and intercom button is a green and a red light. These
lights flash in different ways to show what is happening on that line. The green
light shows activity at your extension; the red light shows activity at other exten-
sions. The following examples use a broken line to illustrate the various light
patterns.
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These light patterns apply only
for buttons that have lines
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unused buttons are always off.
Light patterns are different when
nchanging...

Using the Speaker and Microphone
Both PARTNER telephones have a speaker, which you can turn on by pressing
[
 Spkr ]. The PARTNER 12-button telephone also has a microphone, which you
can turn on by pressing [
 Mic ].When the green light next to the button is on, the
speaker or microphone is on.
With the PARTNER 12-button phone, you can make and answer calls without lift-
ing the handset by turning both the speaker and the microphone on. When you
turn on the speaker, you will hear a dial tone. When the...

Using the Auto Dial Buttons
Anyone with a PARTNER 12-button telephone can use the Auto Dial buttons
(shown in figure 4-1) to personalize his or her phone. See p. 3-6 for instructions
on how to store an Auto Dial number while working from extension 10.
To store an Auto Dial number:
Press [ Feature ] [ 0 ] [ 0 ].
You can also use this procedurePress the button to which you want the Auto Dial number assigned.
to store a new Auto Dial number
over another one already
assigned to a button. Simply
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