NEC EliteMail Vms/Elitemail Limited Technician Guide
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EliteMail VMS/EliteMail LimitedIssue 3 Reference 2 - 3 The values allowed in the Holding? field are: Ye s Outside callers must press 1 to hold for a busy extension. If an outside caller presses 2, the system plays the box greeting then takes the specified action (typically, takes a message). Outside callers may also press # to try another extension. Outside caller must have a touchtone telephone. Vo x Outside callers must speak to hold for a busy extension and do not need a touchtone telephone. If an...
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2 - 4 Call Hold, Transfer, and Screen Issue 3 EliteMail VMS/EliteMail Limited Allow Subscribers to Change Holding by Telephone To allow a subscriber to change call holding by telephone, add K to the Access field on the subscriber Personal Directory page. (Refer to Figure 2-5 Allow Subscriber to Change Call Holding by Telephone). Conversely, to keep a subscriber from changing call holding by telephone, remove the K access code. Access code options I and J are unused for EliteMail Limited. Unless...
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EliteMail VMS/EliteMail LimitedIssue 3 Reference 2 - 5 Subscribers Cannot Switch Holding Types by Telephone The K access code lets a subscriber turn call holding on or off by telephone, but does not allow switching between Ye s and Vo x. If a subscriber is allowed to change call holding by telephone, and the Holding? field is Yes, the over-the-telephone conversation toggles the field between Ye s and No. If the subscriber Holding? field is Vo x, the over-the-telephone conversation toggles the field...
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2 - 6 Call Hold, Transfer, and Screen Issue 3 EliteMail VMS/EliteMail Limited The Holding Queue The first caller in the holding queue is handled differently than other callers further back in the queue. First in Line If the caller is first in line for the extension, the voice mail system places the caller on hold with the Electra Elite. The caller hears music or silence, whichever the Electra Elite provides for holding calls. Periodically, the voice mail system tries the extension to see if it is still...
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EliteMail VMS/EliteMail LimitedIssue 3 Reference 2 - 7 Or, for voice detect call holding: “You are in line. To continue to hold, say Yes; to leave a message remain silent .” If the caller indicates to remain on hold, the voice mail system plays the next music-on-hold prompt. At the end of the next music-on-hold prompt, the voice mail system again checks to see if the call can move up in the holding queue, then again updates the caller current status. The length of the holding cycle for the second in...
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2 - 8 Call Hold, Transfer, and Screen Issue 3 EliteMail VMS/EliteMail Limited Control the Number of Calls on Hold Specify how many calls can wait on hold on Line 14 of Figure 2-7 Call Holding Fields on Switch Setup Screen Page 2. Each held call ties up one voice mail system port. Maximum lines holding total This specifies the maximum calls allowed to hold in the system at one time. Each held call occupies one voice mail system port. Set the maximum to a value less than your total number of answering...
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EliteMail VMS/EliteMail LimitedIssue 3 Reference 2 - 9 When the number of calls holding in the system reaches either the value for the Maximum lines holding total field or the Maximum lines holding for ext field, a new call is not placed on hold. The call instead is handled as if the extension went unanswered. Usually the system takes a message. Controlling the First-in-Line Message Cycle The length of the message cycle for callers who are first in line in the holding queue is controlled by fields on...
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2 - 10 Call Hold, Transfer, and Screen Issue 3 EliteMail VMS/EliteMail Limited Playing Music-On-Hold Prompts To play music on hold, the system plays 10 prompts in round-robin sequence to callers who are second in line or further back in the queue. Only the first music-on-hold prompt comes prerecorded. It contains piano music by Mozart. You may, however, record additional music-on-hold prompts in the same manner that you record other prompts and voice fields. For details, refer to Chapter 15 Recording...
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EliteMail VMS/EliteMail LimitedIssue 3 Reference 2 - 11 SECTION 2 C ALL TRANSFERThe voice mail system transfers calls to the Electra Elite. A variety of call transfer options allow you to customize how a call is transferred and what a caller hears. These settings can be customized for individual subscribers or for the needs of the Electra Elite. This topic describes: The TransferGreetingAction structure The call transfer types How to set up call transfer fields The call transfer options The...
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2 - 12 Call Hold, Transfer, and Screen Issue 3 EliteMail VMS/EliteMail Limited Figure 2-8 Call Transfer on a Subscriber Page Figure 2-9 Call Transfer on a Transaction Box Figure 2-10 Call Transfer on the Operator Box 7 ? B $%& # ()% * B +, &%- ,# +. NN; E NNNNN )(%) 3345 333333333333333336347)% 333634 &)%...