Comdial Express Instructions Manual

							Display Contrast Adjustment 
If your telephone has an LCD, you can adjust the contrast of the 
display by holding down the MUTE button on your telephone. 
After five seconds, “Contrast Level” and a number shows up in 
the display. Continue holding down the MUTE button; the display 
contrast changes. 
The numbers 0 through 7 represent the display contrast from light, 
or 0, to dark, or 7. 
When you have adjusted the display contrast to suit you, release 
the MUTE button. 
NOTE: For this feature to work, your telephone may not be in use, in. 
&ding background music. 
Do Not Disturb 
This feature keeps calls from ringing at your station and makes 
your station appear to be busy to intercom calls. 
If your telephone has this feature, press the button arranged by 
class of service programming for this purpose. The light as- 
sociated with this feature will turn on when you are using “Do Not 
Disturb.” 
To cancel this feature, press the button again, 
. NOTE: Generally, this feature cannot be overridden by the caller; the 
caller will hear two quick tone 
bursts every three seconds. Some 
stations, however, have the ability to override “Do Not Disturb.” 
Extended Dual Tone Multiple Frequency (DTMF) 
You can extend the length of the dial pad tone from the standard 
length to a preprogrammed longer length for accessing answering 
machines, banking computers, etc. that require dial pad tones 
longer than 80 msec. in length. 
To extend tone length, 
l Take station off-hook. 
l Press line button if line is not automatically selected. .:’ 
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							Extended Dual Tone Multiple Frequency (DTMF) 
(continued) 
l Wait 10 seconds and dial number. System will generate 
long dial pad tones. 
l Immediately press “OLD , the] _ 
0 n press line button to set 
system to generate long DTMF dial tones. 
l Continue dialing. 
To alternate between long tone and standard tone length during a 
call, 
l Press 
0 HoLD , then press line button. 
l Continue dialing. 
Mute Button 
By using the MUTE button, you can block transmission of your 
voice to the distant party. For example, if someone comes into 
your office to talk to you and you do not want to interrupt the 
distant party, just press the MUTE button. 
Mute works in two different ways: 
1. If you are on-hook using a speakerphone and an outside 
line, press 
0 
MUTE and release. Mute stays on. 
2. If you are off-hook, you must press and hold @ 
for it to stay active. 
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							Paging 
If you have an external paging unit set up by the installer, you can 
page over it: 
1. Lift handset. 
2. Press button dedicated to paging; press button pre- 
programmed for paging access; or dial paging access num- 
ber. 
3. Make announcement. 
4. Hang up. 
You can also page all stations through their intercoms (all-call 
paging) or just some stations (zone paging). To do this: 
1. Lift handset. 
2. Press lTCM . 
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3. Dial 87 for all-call paging. Dial 84, 85, or 86 for zone 
paging. 
4. Make announcement and stay on line if waiting for an 
answer. 
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5. Hang up handset. 
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You can answer an all-call or zone page from any station in the 
system. 
To answer this page known as “Meet-Me Page”: 
1, Lift handset of nearest station. 
2. Press@ @@ . 
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							Personal Ringing Tones 
You can choose one of four different ring tones to easily identify 
your station when it rings. To select one of these rings: 
1. 
2. Press @ c*7 QJ @ . 
Dial a, @ , @ or@ . One of four ringing 
tones will be selected and the next time your telephone 
rings, you will hear the difference. 
Privacy 
By pressing a button designated a “privacy button,” you can allow 
another person to join you in a call. This feature is 
preprogrammed by the installer. 
PulselTone Switching 
If your local telephone service is pulse (rotary), but you have to 
convert to tone while dialing, press the #button at the point in the 
dialing sequence where conversion to tone is required. The system 
will switch back to pulse dialing when you end your call. 
You can program pulse-to-tone switching by pressing the #button 
during autodial or speed dial number storage. 
Voice Announce Blocking 
You can prevent voice-signalled intercom calls from sounding 
through your station speaker. 
To block voice calls: 
To un-block voice calls: 
l Press @a@. 
This feature also blocks SOHVA and OHVA calls. 
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							Table 2. Display Summary 
When Displayed 
Automatic Callback 
1 Automatic Redial 
Display shows that feature is ac- 
1 Call Costing 
When you push HOLD button 
1 Call Forward 
Display shows extension number 
psL=y warded. of telephone to which call is for- 
1 Call Messaging 
Display prompts for message. 
Entering a keypad digit (O-9) 
causes a message to be displayed. 
Example: 
pi-&Tq 
Call Timer 
Begins during dialing and displays 
for 10 seconds after hang-up. 
To recall display for last com- 
pleted call, press HOLD key. 
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							Table 2. Display Summary (continued) 
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Calling Station 
When Displayed 
The display shows extension num- 
ber or name of calling telephone. 
Dialed Numbers 
The display will show all dialed 
c dialed codes. numbers or names along with any 
Station: 
Line: 
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Access Codes: 
Display Contrast Adjustment 
-1 Display after holding down Mute 
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Do Not Disturb 
w Display shows “Do Not Disturb” 
when feature is active. 
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Hold Recall Feature 
When a timed hold recall occurs, 
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							Table 2. Display Summary (continued) 
When Displayed 
1 Last Number Redial 
When last number dialed is 
redialed, display shows selected 
line, then display shows dialed 
number. 
1 Line Queuing 
When queuing for a line, the 
the queuing 
Line Selection 
When line is selected for calling. 
When ringing line is answered. 
Lines can be programmed to dis- 
play numbers or names, i.e. WATS. 
Display shows when feature is ac- 
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							Table 2. Display Summary (continued) 
Display Type 
Paging 
When Displayed 
Display for zone paging (paging 
Programming for Autodialing and Station 
Speed Dialing 
v After you press ITCM +K +k 1, thi: 
appears in the display. 
v After you enter location, this ap- 
pears in display. 
v After you enter line, this appears 
in display. 
Display after you dial the number. 
Saved Number Redial 
When a number is saved, display 
shows that feature is active. When 
saved number is dialed, display 
shows selected line, then shows 
dialed number. 
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							Table 2. Display Summary (continued) 
Display Type When Displayed 
System Clock And Calendar 
Always displayed as top line of 
71 display. 
NOTE: Date and time are set by 
attendant as part of system 
programming. 
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