Comdial Impact Dsu Ii Expandable Systems Non Lcd Speakerphone Instructions Manual

							L
Last Number Redialing
Automatically dialing the last number dialed.
LCD
Liquid crystal display; the alphanumeric display of several Comdial Digital
Telephone models.
Line Groups
Programmers assemble and program outside lines into distinct line groups which
users must dial a certain code to access.
Line Queuing
When several telephones share a line and that line is busy, a user can dial a code
and hang up to wait for the line to become idle. When the line becomes idle, the
user’s telephone will ring.
M
Meet-Me Answer Page
Any user can dial a code in response to an all-call or zone page and be connected
to the paging party in a private conversation.
Messaging
Turning on a telephone lamp to let the user know that a message awaits pickup
and leaving a message on the display of a telephone that gives information on
your status.
Mute
A fixed feature button that keeps a distant party from hearing your conversation.
This button also lets you adjust the telephone display contrast from light to dark.
N
Night Transfer
Transferring incoming calls to a particular station(s) for off-hour answering.
O
Operator Station
Also known as the attendant station, this system station is programmed to ring
when users dial the operator; usually considered the central message desk of the
system although multiple attendant stations are possible
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Paging
This feature allows station users to dial-up customer provided loudspeaker
paging equipment and page over externally placed loudspeakers and determines
what paging zones, if any, a station can page over.
Prime Line
A line designated to a particular telephone and automatically selected when the
handset is lifted.
Privacy
Line feature, assigned by the programmer, to allow only one station to access a
line at any time; no other station has access to the line unless the user makes it
available through conferencing.
Programmable ButtonsEach telephone or station has buttons that can be user-
programmed for autodialing numbers or feature codes, or other special purpose
dialing requirements.
Pulse/Tone Switching
Changing from pulse/rotary dial signals to tone/DTMF signals.
Q
Queue
Method by which a station user waits for an available line by dialing a code and
waiting for the system to call back.
R
Response Messaging
Responding non-verbally to a calling station by pressing a programmed button
that sends a message to the calling station’s display.
Ringing Line Preference
An automatic connection to any outside line ringing at the station when the
station handset is taken off-hook.
Ringing Tones, Personal
A telephone can be arranged to ring in one of six distinctive tones.
S
Saved Number Redialing
Saving a last manually dialed number for later autodialing.
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							Screened Call Transfer
Allows users to first announce and then transfer both line and intercom calls from
one station or group to another.
Service Observing
Class of service programming option allows users to enter an in-progress call in
an unannounced muted mode to monitor the call.
Speed Dialing
Autodialing using the keypad buttons. Speed dialing can be station calls
(personal and accessed by only one specific user) or system calls (numbers used
and accessed by anyone in the system).
Station
A single system telephone with an individual identity and feature set assigned by
the programmer.
Station Message Detail Accounting (SMDA)
Station message detail accounting provides a record of the incoming and
outgoing calls handled by the system on selected lines. This record provides
information for accounting and traffic analysis studies.
Subdued Off-Hook Voice Announce (SOHVA)
A private announcement that can be made to a busy party which they hear
through the receiver of their handset.
System Alarm Reporting
Allows you to view (through the LCD telephone screen) the various system
alarms and the stations with which those alarms are associated.
System Speed Dial
System speed dialing provides system users with a repertory of up to 500
numbers that they can dial from any telephone in the system. The installer or the
attendant is responsible for storing the system speed dial numbers.
T
TAP (Flash/Recall)
Depending on your system’s programming, this button gives you a fresh dial tone
or activates a hookflash.
Toll Restriction
Class of service feature by which the system allows or denies outgoing calls to
selected users over selected lines.
Tone Call
A ringing intercom call.
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							Tracker Pager
The Tracker optional pager system allows you to send and receive messages to
Tracker pagers assigned to station extension numbers.
TRNS/CONF
A fixed feature button that allows you to transfer outside calls and set up confer
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ence calls.
U
Unscreened Call Transfer
Allows users to transfer line or intercom calls from one station or group to
another without first announcing them.
Unsupervised Conference
After a establishing a conference between two outside parties, the originator
drops out leaving a line to line unsupervised connection with the remaining
parties.
V
Voice call
A verbal intercom call.
Voice Announce Blocking (VAB)
A telephone can be set to block voice calls sent to it over the speaker.
Z
Zone Paging
Paging through the intercoms of some stations or departments in the system.
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							Speakerphone
Characteristics
When using your speakerphone, the microphone and loudspeaker are farther away
from you than when you use a handset. Both the signal from the loudspeaker and the
signal to the microphone must be enhanced.
When microphones and loudspeakers are close together (such as in a speakerphone),
additional amplification typically generates a ringing sound (public address systems
do this if the volume is too high or the microphone is too close to a loudspeaker).
Speakerphone User Guidelines

Both parties can not talk at the same time. You must wait for silence out of
your loudspeaker before talking. You must stop talking to hear the other
party.

Background noise may prevent the sound-activated switches from operating
properly. Avoid placing the speakerphone where it will detect sounds from
typewriters, keyboards, printers, paging systems, and other equipment.

Speak slightly louder than normal and with a clear, authoritative voice. For
the microphone to best detect your voice, speak within three feet of it and
face the telephone.


Raising the volume of the loudspeaker makes it easier for the
sound-activated switches in your telephone to select the distant party’s
voice. Lowering the volume of the loudspeaker makes it easier for the
switches to select your voice.


Since the system takes several seconds to provide the best switching, con-
stant sound patterns—such as elongating your words and playing exter-
nally-supplied music—may prevent the sound-activated switches from
operating properly.
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Place the telephone on a hard surface and away from table edges. Do not
place the telephone in corners or enclosures. Do not let obstructions come
between you and the microphone. Rooms with hard, flat surfaces that reflect
sound may affect the sound-activated switches.

If you are using a handset and the other party is using a speakerphone, avoid
breathing heavily into your microphone. Avoid other sounds that may affect
the distant telephone’s sound-activated switches.

In some situations, such as when either you or the distant party are in a noisy
environment, you may have to lift your handset to ensure a clear conversa
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tion.

When both you and the distant party use speakerphones, the sound-activated
switches can occasionally detect both voices simultaneously, thus blocking
out both voices.
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							Index
A
Answering Calls
intercom calls, 14
outside calls, 13
Automatic Dialing, 25
Automatic Set Relocation, 60
B
Busy Lamp Field (BLF) Light
location, 6 ,, 7 ,, 9 ,, 11
Button Locations, 6 ,, 7 ,, 9 ,, 11
C
Call Pick-Up
answering for any station (directed), 18
answering within a group, 18
Calling
automatic dialing, 25
dialing intercom numbers (tone-first), 24
dialing intercom numbers (voice-first), 24
dialing outside numbers, 23
D
DATA button, 61Data Interface Unit, 61
DATA light, 61
Dialing
See Calling
Direct Station Select (DSS) Button
associated lights, 10
functions, 8
location, 6 ,, 7 ,, 9 ,, 11
Do Not Disturb
enabling/disabling operation, 15
function, 15
DSS/BLF Console Button Levels, 63
DSS/BLF Console Operation, 62
E
Exclusive Hold, 16
F
Flash Button
See TAP Button
G
Group Listening
setting the volume, 55
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Handset, setting volume, 54
Headset
setting the volume, 55
Hold Button
functions, 8
location, 6 ,, 7 ,, 9 ,, 11
meaning of associated light, 11
Holding Calls
basic instructions, 16
using exclusive hold, 16
I
Intercom Button
functions, 8
location, 6 ,, 7 ,, 9 ,, 11
meaning of associated light, 11
L
Last Number Redial, 26
Lights, Display, 10
M
Making Calls
See Calling
Message Button
location, 6 ,, 7 ,, 9 ,, 11
Message Waiting Light
basic function, 6
Music
selecting, 57
setting the volume, 55Mute, 55
Mute Button
location, 6 ,, 7 ,, 9 ,, 11
meaning of associated light, 10
R
Redialing
last number dialed, 26
See Also Saved Number Redial
storing numbers for future redial, 27
Response Messaging
responding to SOHVA using, 20
Ringer
selecting a personal tone, 3
setting the volume, 54
turning off, 3 ,, 54
S
Shift Button
functions, 8
location, 6 ,, 7 ,, 9 ,, 11
Speaker Button
function, 8
location, 6 ,, 7 ,, 9 ,, 11
meaning of associated light, 11
Speakerphone
button functions, 6 ,, 8
General diagram, 6 ,, 7 ,, 9 ,, 11
setting the volume, 54
user guidelines, 77
Subdued Off-Hook Voice Announcement
(SOHVA)
blocking all SOHVAs, 20
making a SOHVA, 27
responding nonverbally, 20
See Also Response Messaging
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TAP Button
function, 9
location, 6 ,, 7 ,, 9 ,, 11
Transfer/Conference Button
function, 9
location, 6 ,, 7 ,, 9 ,, 11
Transferring Calls
screened transfers, 32
unscreened transfers, 33TRNS/CNF
See Transfer/Conference Button
V
Volume Control
initial settings, 54
VOLUME DOWN Button
function, 54
VOLUME UP Button
function, 54
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							Notes
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