Lucent Technologies DEFINITY Enterprise Communications Server Release 5 Instructions Manual

DEFINITY® Enterprise Communications 
Server (ECS) Release 5
8403 Voice Terminal User’s Guide
555-230-761
Comcode 107983496
Issue 2
March 1997 

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Contents
Your 8403 Voice Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1
A Quick Look at the Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5
How to Use the Feature Directory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7
How to Use the Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Your 8403 Voice Terminal 
The 8403 voice terminal has an innovative design to make it easy to use the many features of the 
DEFINITY® Communications System Generic 1 and Generic 3, the DEFINITY® Enterprise 
Communications Server (ECS) Release 5, and System 75. Familiarize yourself with your 8403 
voice terminal, shown in Figures 1 and 2 and explained on the following pages.
Figure 1.  One Version of the 8403 Voice Terminal
1
23
456
78
9ABC DEF
MNO JKL GHI
PQRS TUV WXYZ
*O#
Transfer
Hold
ab c
Feature...

2
Figure 2.  Another Version of the 8403 Voice Terminal
1
23
456
78
9ABC DEF
MNO JKL GHI
PQRS TUV WXYZ
*O#
Transfer
Hold
ab c
Feature
Volume
TestConf
DropLINE
Feature Directory
3 Call appearance buttons
Dial pad Test button Volume control buttonHandset
Mute
Speaker
Message light
Line jack (on back of
voice terminal)
Speakerphone/
headset adapter
jack (on back of
voice terminal)
Hold/Ring
button
Handset jack Drop button Conference buttonFeature button Transfer button
Mute button
Speaker button
The...

3
Feature DirectoryA quick reference list of 12 voice features (F1 through F9, F*, F0, 
and F#) available on your voice terminal. For directions on using 
your Feature Directory, see “How to Use the Feature Directory” later 
in this guide.
HandsetA handset is provided for placing and receiving calls. (The handset is 
also known as the receiver.) In most cases, you must lift the handset 
(go off-hook) before you can use a feature.
Handset jack This jack is for connecting a handset to your voice terminal....

4
Volume control button onlyFor adjusting the volume of the following:
·The one-way speaker when a call is in progress using the speaker
·The handset receiver level while a call is in progress using the 
handset
·The tone ringer when the speaker is off and either the handset is 
inactive or the tone ringer is active
Note:  When the speaker is active, the ringer volume is 
automatically reduced to a low setting. The volume is restored when 
the speaker is turned off.
Remember:  The Volume control button...

5
A Quick Look at the Features
Below is a listing of many commonly used features and a description of how to use them. Note: 
You will have the Conference, Drop, Hold, Message, Mute, Select Ring, Test, and Transfer 
features. In addition, you may be able to use the speaker on your voice terminal and many of the 
other features listed here; your system manager can advise you.
Abbreviated Dialing (AD)Allows you to store selected telephone numbers for quick and 
easy dialing. Each number can be a complete...

6
MessageYour Message light goes on when a caller has left a message for you. You can then 
follow your system manager’s local message retrieval procedures to get your message.
MuteTurns off the microphone of the handset. Use when you want to confer with someone in 
the room with you, but you do not want the other party on the call to hear your conversation.
Priority CallingAllows you to call an extension with a distinctive 3-burst ring to indicate your 
call requires immediate attention. Use when you...

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How to Use the Feature Directory
The Feature Directory, shown in Figure 3, provides a convenient quick reference list for 12 
features.
Figure 3.  The 8403 Feature Directory
If the entries for any of the Feature Directory positions are blank, your system manager may 
assign features to them. You can access these features by pressing   and then the 
a
bc
F1
Press  Feature  then dialpad button.
F2
F3
F4
F5
F6
F7
F8
F9
F*
F0
F#
Feature
corresponding entry number, 1 through 9, or 0, or character, 
* or #,...