NEC I-Series Multibutton Telephone Feature Handbook

							If you work closely with a group of co-workers, your
Communications Manager may have programmed you into a
Department Calling Group.  Department Calling makes it easier for
others in your company to send calls to your group. This is because
your Department Calling Group has a dedicated pilot number. To get a
free group member, co-workers can just dial the pilot number instead
of the group members extensions. If you dont want to receive
Department Calls, you can log out of your group. You can log back in
when you again want to receive calls.
Calls into your Department Group can route in two different ways:
Priority Routing and Circular Routing. With Priority Routing, incom-
ing calls route to your groups highest priority extensions first.
920 - 200A
Call
Call
Call
Priority Routing
Department Calling
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							With Circular Routing, each call rings a new extension.
1. + Department Group pilot number.
1. + + .
OR
(Department Group log out).
The key lights while you are logged out.
1. + + .
OR
1. (Department Group log out).
The key goes out when you log back in.
To return to your
Department Group: 
To log out of your
Department Group: 
To call a Department
Group: 
Call 1
Call 2
Call 3
Call 4
Circular Routing
92700 - 08
Department Calling
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							If you place an Intercom call to a busy Department Group member,
Department Step Calling allows you to quickly call another member in
the same group. You dont have to hang up and place another Intercom
call. You can also use Department Step Calling to cycle through the
members of a Department Group.
1. Place call to busy Department Group
member.
OR
Place call to Department Group pilot
number.
2. or (Step Call).
3. Repeat step 2 to call other Department
Group members.
To make a Step Call:
Department Step Calling
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							Use Dial Number Preview to preview a number in your telephones
display before you dial it out. This helps you avoid dialing errors. For
example, if you review the previewed number and find an error, you
can cancel the number and re-enter it correctly. Dial Number Preview
is available for both outside and Intercom calls.
1. Do not lift handset or press  .
2. + Number you want to preview.
3. to dial out the displayed number. If
the displayed number is an outside num-
ber, it must contain a line access code.
OR
to cancel the number without dial-
ing it out.
OR
to dial out the displayed outside
number on the selected line.
If your previewed outside number has
a trunk access code (e.g., 9), you can
press instead. 
The system will not
automatically
strip out a trunk access code when you
press a line key.
To use Dial Number
Preview to place a
call:
Dial Number Preview
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							When you enable Dial Pad Confirmation Tone for your extension, you
hear a beep each time you press a dial pad key. This beep reminds you
that you have pressed a key. The confirmation tone is particularly
helpful for Intercom calls and calls on Dial Pulse lines. For these types
of calls, you dont hear tones echoed back to your handset or speaker
to confirm your dialing.
1. + .
You hear confirmation beeps.
2. to hang up.
To enable or disable
Dial Pad Confirmation
Tone:
Dial Pad Confirmation Tone
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							Use Directed Call Pickup when you need to answer a call ringing
another extension without leaving your phone. This lets you easily
cover a co-workers calls when they have to be away from their desk.
1. or .
2. .
3. Dial your co-workers extension number.
To intercept calls ring-
ing a co-workers
phone: 
Directed Call Pickup
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							If you have a Display or Super Display phone, Directory Dialing
allows you to select a co-worker or outside number from a list of
names, rather than dialing the phone number. There are four types of
Directory Dialing:
C- Company (Common) Abbreviated Dialing
D- Department (Group) Abbreviated Dialing
P- Personal Abbreviated Dialing (One-Touch Keys)
X- Co-worker’s extension
Directory Dialing follows any feature restrictions that your system may
have enabled. For example, if your extension cannot normally use
Common Abbreviated Dialing, Directory Dialing can’t access it either.
1. Do not press  or  .
2. or (Directory Dialing).
If you wait too long between your
selections, Directory Dialing automati-
cally cancels.
3. Dial the type of Directory Dialing from
the table below:
If you dial 7 from a Super Display
keyset, your One-Touch Key names will
display. Pressing or
scrolls through the names in key number
order (not alphabetically).
4. Dial the first letter/number for the
name/number you want to call.
2 (C) = Company (Common
Abbreviated Dialing)
3 (D) = Department (Group)
Abbreviated Dialing
7 (P) = Personal Abbreviated
Dialing (One-Touch Keys)
9 (X) = Extensions
To use Directory
Dialing from a display
keyset:
Directory Dialing
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							For example, dial 2 if the name 
begins with A, B, C or 2.
If the name begins with Q or Z, dial 0.
5. Look at your phone’s display and dial the
digit for the letter/number selected in
step 4 above.
For example, if you dialed 2 in step
four, you’ll see: 1=A 2=B 3=C 4=2.
You’ll want to dial 1 to select the letter
A, 2 to select B and so on.
The first name/number that begins
with your selection displays.
If you see, “UNLISTED NAME,” there
is no name stored for your selection.
If you have a Super Display keyset,
the first 10 numbers that match your
selection will display. To see the next 10
matches, press [SCROLL]. To see the
previous 10 matches, press [->].
6. Press or to scroll
through all the names/numbers that begin
with that letter/number.
OR
or press  ,  or  to
place the selected call.
1. Press .
1. Press   (Directory Dialing).
To review your
Directory Dialing
entries while on a call:
To cancel Directory
Dialing:
To use Directory
Dialing from a display
keyset (Cont’d):
Directory Dialing
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							Do Not Disturb (DND) blocks incoming calls, Call Forwards and
Paging announcements to your extension. DND permits you to work
undisturbed at your desk without interruptions from your phone. When
you activate DND, incoming calls still flash your line keys. While in
DND, you may use your phone in the normal manner for placing and
processing calls.
There are four Do Not Disturb options:
1. Do not lift the handset.
2.
OR
+ .
If you wait more than 10 seconds
before going to step 3, your system
automatically enables option 3. If you
already have DND enabled, waiting
more than 10 seconds cancels it.
3. Dial the DND option code (0-4).
To activate or deacti-
vate Do Not Disturb:
Do Not Disturb Options
1Blocks your outside calls
2Blocks Paging, Intercom calls, Call
Forwards and transferred outside calls
3Blocks all calls
4Blocks Call Forwards
0Cancels Do Not Disturb
Do Not Disturb
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							Your system may have Door Boxes. A Door
Box is a self-contained Intercom unit typi-
cally used to monitor entrance doors. A vis-
itor at the door can press the Door Box call
button (like a door bell). The Door Box
then sends chimes to certain extensions. If
you receive Door Box chimes, you can just
lift the handset to answer them. You can
then talk to the visitor at the door.
Door Boxes come in handy at delivery
entrances. Your company doesnt have to have someone at the door to
monitor the entrance. You can just answer the Door Box instead. If the
door has an electric strike, you can even use your telephone to release
the door.
1. +  + Door Box
number (1-8).
1.
1. While talking to the Door Box, press
.
To activate the Door
Box strike: 
To answer a Door Box
chime:
To call a Door Box:
Door Box
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