NEC I-Series Multibutton Telephone Feature Handbook

							You can use your extension like an alarm clock to remind you of
appointments and important meetings. Your phone has two types of
alarms:
Alarm 1 - which sounds only once at the preset time.Alarm 2 - which sounds every day at the preset time.
1. +  + Alarm type (1
or 2).
2. Dial the alarm time (24-hour clock).
For example, for 1:15 PM dial 1315. 
3. to hang up.
1.
1. +  + Alarm type 1
or 2 +  .
1. +  + Alarm type 1
or 2.
2. + to hang
up.
To cancel an alarm:
To check the pro-
grammed alarm time: 
To silence an alarm:
To set the alarm:
Alarm
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							This feature requires a Voice Announce Unit (VAU).
Automated Attendant automatically answers your systems outside
calls, plays a prerecorded greeting and then lets callers directly dial
you or your co-workers. This gives your system immediate answering
and routing of calls without an operator or dispatcher. The Automated
Attendant can:
Simultaneously answer up to six calls.Route calls to an extension, Department Group or Voice Mail and
provide additional options if the extension or group is unavailable.
Give you the option of recording or modifying the Automated
Attendant greetings (see below).
1. + .
2. To record, dial  .
OR
To listen, dial  .
OR
To erase, dial  .
3. Dial the VAU message number (01-16)
for  the Automated Attendant  greeting
you want to record, listen to or erase.
Your Communications Manager can
tell you which message to enter.
If recording, begin when you hear the
announcement, Please start record-
ing. When done, press # to check what
you recorded.
When listening to a message, press #
to hear the message again.
If erasing, you can cancel erasing by
pressing HOLD before hanging up.
4. to hang up.
To record, listen to or
erase an Automated
Attendant greeting:
Automated Attendant (VAU)
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							Background Music (BGM) sends music from an FM receiver, tape
deck or CD player your company provides to the speaker in your tele-
phone. This helps give you a pleasant working environment. The
Background Music plays whenever your phone is idle.
1. + .
2. to hang up.
To Turn BGM on or
off:
Background Music
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							Barge In permits you to break into a co-workers established call. Use
Barge In when you have to get a message through right away (such as
in an emergency). Barge In sets up a three-way call between you, your
co-worker and their caller.
Your system provides two Barge In modes: Monitor Mode and Speech
Mode. With Monitor Mode, you can listen in on another users conver-
sation but you cannot participate. With Speech Mode, you can listen
and join into the conversation. Check with your Communications
Manager to see which type of Barge In you have.
1. Call busy extension.
2. (Barge In).
To Barge In on a con-
versation in progress:
CAUTION
Unauthorized intrusion on calls using the Barge In feature
may be interpreted as an invasion of privacy.
Barge In
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							Use Call Forwarding to redirect your calls to another extension. With
Call Forwarding, youre sure your calls are covered when you are
away from your work area. There are four types of Call Forwarding:
Call Forwarding when Busy or Not Answered
Calls forward when your extension is busy or not answered.
Call Forwarding Immediate
All calls forward immediately to the destination, and only the des-
tination rings.
Call Forwarding when Not Answered
Calls forward when your extension is not answered.
Call Forwarding Immediate with Both Ringing
All calls forward immediately to the destination, and both the des-
tination and your extension ring (not for Voice Mail).
Personal Answering Machine Emulation
Have your phone emulate an answering machine. Turn to page 125
for more on Voice Mail.
Call Forwarding will reroute calls ringing your extension, including
calls transferred from another extension. You must enable Call
Forwarding from your phone. To redirect your calls if you are at
another phone, use Call Forward Follow Me on page 22.
1. + .
OR
(Call Forward to Station).
2. Dial Call Forwarding condition:
1 = Personal Answering Machine
Emulation (then skip to step 4)
2 = Busy or not answered
4 = Immediate
6 = Not answered
7 = Immediate with simultaneous ring-
ing (not for Voice Mail)
0 = Cancel
To activate or cancel
Call Forwarding:
Call Forwarding
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							3. Dial destination extension, Voice Mail
master number or press Voice Mail key.
You cannot forward to a Department
Group pilot number. Once you forward,
only the destination user can place an
Intercom call to you.
4. Dial Call Forwarding type:
2 = All calls
3 = Outside calls only
4 = Intercom calls only
5. to hang up (if you dialed 
in step 1).
Your DND or Call Forwarding
(Station) Programmable Function Key
flashes when Call Forwarding is 
activated.To activate or cancel
Call Forwarding
(Cont’d):
Call Forwarding
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							Use Off-Premise Call Forwarding to forward your calls to an off-site
location. Stay in touch when youre away from the office by forward-
ing to your cellular phone, home office, hotel or meeting room.
1. + .
OR
1. (Call Forward to Device).
2. + Dial line access code.
Line access codes are 9 (ARS/Trunk
Group Routing), 804 + Line Group (1-
9, 01-99 or 001-128) or #9 + Line num-
ber (e.g., 05 or 005 for line 5).
3. Dial the outside number to which your
calls should be forwarded.
4. .
5. to hang up (if you dialed *4
in step 1).
Your DND or Call Forwarding
(Device) Programmable Function Key
flashes.
1. + .
OR
1. (Call Forward to Device).
2. + .
3. to hang up (if you dialed *4
in step 1).
Your DND or Call Forwarding
(Device) Programmable Function Key
stops flashing.
To cancel Call
Forwarding Off-
Premise
To activate Call
Forwarding Off-
Premise: 
Call Forwarding Off-Premise 
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							While you are at a co-workers desk, you can direct your calls to your
co-workers extension. Use Call Forward Follow Me if you get detained
with your co-worker longer than expected. Instead of ringing your own
phone unanswered, your calls will ring you where you are. (To reroute
calls from your own extension, use Call Forwarding on page 19.)
1. + .
OR
1. (Call Forward to Station).
2. + Dial your own extension number
(i.e., the source).
3. Dial Call Forwarding type:
2 = All calls
3 = Outside calls only
4 = Intercom calls only
4. to hang up (if you dialed 
in step 1).
Your Call Forwarding (Station)
Programmable Function Key flashes
when Call Forwarding is activated.
1. + .
OR 
1. (Call Forward to Station).
2. .
3. to hang up (if you dialed 
in step 1).
Your Call Forwarding (Station)
Programmable Function Key goes out.
To cancel Call Forward
Follow Me:
To activate Call
Forward Follow Me:
Call Forward Follow Me
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							If you call an extension that is Call Forwarded or in Do Not Disturb,
use Call Forwarding/DND Override to talk to the extension user any-
way. This is helpful, for example, if you have an important message or
emergency and you must get through.
1. Call the forwarded or DND extension.
2. (Override).
To override an
extension:
Call Forward/DND Override
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							You can time your outside calls on your telephone display. Youll find
Call Timer indispensable if you must keep track of your time on the
phone. For incoming calls, the Call Timer begins as soon as you
answer the call. For outgoing calls, the Call Timer starts about 10 sec-
onds after you dial the last digit.
1. Place or answer the outside call.
The Call Timer starts automatically.
To time your outside
calls:
Call Timer
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