Comdial DXP, DXP Plus, Impact FX Instructions Manual

DXP, DXP Plus, and Impact FX
Digital Communications Systems
General Description for the
Common Code Base Software
Feature Set 15A, Release 170
Printed in U.S.A.GCA40–219.01
04/99
The information in this publication is applicable for software feature set 15A, Release 170.
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Table of Contents
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Introducing The Software Release·······························1
Introducing The Software Features................................................................................1
Feature Set 15A Features...............................................1
Stand Alone Features..................................................1
Detailing Hardware And Software Considerations For The DXP System ....................2
Detailing The...

SCbus Interface Support (Impact FX only) .................................................................10
Programming For SCbus Interface Support.............................11
Board Configuration..................................................11
PCTB Board Programming............................................11
SCbus Ports........................................................11
Phone Types........................................................11
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Introducing The Software
Release
Introducing The Software Features
Software Release 170, Feature Set 15A contains new features and feature enhancements designed to
make the common code base (CCB) systems—the DXP, DXPPlus, andImpactFX Systems— easier for
end users to use.
CCB began with software release 10A and provides a uniformity of features across the spectrum of
digital communications system platforms. While hardware capacities may limit feature availability for
some CCB systems, the CCB software is...

Detailing Hardware And Software Considerations For The DXP System
Detailing The Hardware Considerations
The DXP system must be operating on a DXCPU–68K CPU board. Software Release 170 is not
compatible with systems using a DXCPU–186 CPU board found in earlier DXP systems.
If you are upgrading a DXP system to Release 170 from software 9C or earlier, you must use the
DXPSW–DLRP package. In addition to the Release 170 software card, this package includes the
following items that you must install as part of...

Explaining The Software Release
Features
Call Forward To Hunt Groups
Feature Set 15A enhances the existing call forwarding feature by allowing system station users to
forward their station intercom calls to station hunting group pilot numbers.
Installers enable this feature by selecting theIntercom Forward To ...button on the
STATIONS/STATION PROGRAMMING/OPTIONS 1. If the database contains station hunting groups,
the VMMI includes the pilot numbers for these groups as valid programming selections....

Message Waiting Indications
To allow stations to indicate waiting messages, installers must assign the message wait line to the
stations as either a prime line, a direct ringing line or as a direct line appearance. Further, installers must
enable line originate at the stations. The message waiting indications and user response varies with the
station type. Depending upon the telephone model, the system updates the following buttons and lights
to show that messages are waiting to be retrieved by station...

Centrex Message Waiting Speed Dials
Under SYSTEM/CENTREX MESSAGE WAITING, installers select a Centrex Message Waiting Speed
dial (1 through 10) to configure a speed dial location for receiving messages from the provider’s
message center.
Retrieve Message Waiting
Under LINES/LINE PROGRAMMING/LINE ATTRIBUTES, installers useRetrieve Msg. Waitto
select an index number for a specific Centrex Message Waiting Speed Dial uses for retrieving messages.
Button Mapping
Under STATIONS/STATION PROGRAMMING/BUTTON...

Programming For Caller ID
To completely enable the Centrex caller ID feature, installers must take the following VMMI
programming actions:
Call ID
Under LINES/LINE PROGRAMMING/LINE TYPE SPECIFIC enableCaller ID Active for the specific
lines with the caller ID option.
Absorb Ring Time
Under PERIPHERALS/CALLER ID/OPTIONS/ABSORB RING TIME user the entry to specify the
amount of time the system waits as it generates caller ID information before it generates system ring.
Delete Viewed RNA Records
When a...

Dial By Name Support For Non-Display Telephones
The dial by name feature provides an index of names for users to search through. When they select a
name in the index, the system automatically dials a number associated with that name. Beginning with
Feature Set 15A, Release 170, users can use the dial by name feature with non-display telephones.
Since non-display telephone provides no visual feedback of the index of available names, users of these
telephones cannot distinguish between similar names....