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Programming
When Startup is complete, use programming to change default 
settings, as required. Use the programming record to orient 
yourself within the programming menus.
Programming for both MICS 6.1 and MICS-XC 6.1 has the 
following main headings:
Terminals&SetsAllows you to assign settings to each 
telephone.
LinesAllows you to assign settings to each 
trunk, external and target line.
ServicesAllows you to create services such as 
night ringing, routing and restrictions for 
making external calls.
Sys speed dialAllows you to create speed dial codes 
that can be used by any telephone in the 
system.
PasswordsAllows you to view and change 
passwords for programming and 
features.
Time&DateAllows you to set the time and date on 
the system clock.
System prgrmingAllows you to change system-wide 
settings.
Telco featuresAllows you to assign settings for 
external voice message services.
Software keys*Allows you to access system 
identification and password keys. 
Allows you to enter the software keys to 
activate PRI, Companion (MICS-XC, 
only), Hospitality, or the Private 
Networking (MCDN) protocol 
						

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*For information about programming for Companion, see the 
Modular ICS Companion Installer Guide.
Entering programming for installers
1. Enter the installer codes on a programming set by pressing 
≤••Ç؈ÏÈÌ, 
which is the same as ≤••¤flfl‹››. 
The display shows Password:.
2. Enter the Installer password. 
The default password is CONFIG (266344). 
The display shows Terminals&Sets. Three triangular 
indicators º appear on the vertical display between the 
rows of buttons.
3. Place the
 programming overlay over the buttons pointed to 
by the indicators º. (Refer to The programming overlay 
on page 298.)
HardwareAllows you to configure the Trunk 
Cartridges and BRI cards used by the 
system.
MaintenanceAllows you to view diagnostic 
information about the system and 
provision BRI cartridges.
Usage metricsProvides statistical information about 
Hunt groups.
TIP - T7316 and T7316E telephones look very similar. 
However, for programming, they have different sets of 
programming buttons, even though they use the same 
programming overlay. Once you enter programming, the 
indicators will make it clear which part of the overlay you need 
to use. 
						

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Entering programming for system coordinators
The person on staff who is in charge of making changes on the 
Norstar system is called the system coordinator. The everyday 
programming done by system coordinators is described in the 
Modular ICS 6.1 System Coordinator Guide.
Some system coordinators need to be able to program more 
advanced settings and functions in order to carry out the day-
to-day requests and upkeep of the Norstar. These coordinators 
are usually dedicated communications specialists who work 
with large Norstar systems or other telephone systems like 
PBX or Centrex.
By using a special password, a system coordinator can see and 
change many, but not all, of the programming settings used by 
an installer. In this guide, programming that can only be 
changed by an installer is marked in the heading. If you are 
programming using the System Coordinator plus password, 
you will not see these items when you move through the 
menus. This level of access is documented in the Modular ICS 
6.1 System Coordinator Guide.
1. Enter the System Coordinator plus codes on a 
programming set by pressing 
≤••Ç؈ÏÈÌ, which is the same as 
≤••¤flfl‹››.
The display shows Password:.
2. Enter the System Coordinator plus password.
The default password is SCPLUS (727587). 
The display shows Terminals&Sets ˆ. Three triangular 
indicators º appear on the vertical display between the 
rows of buttons.
3. Place the
 programming overlay over the buttons pointed to 
by the indicators º. (Refer to The programming overlay 
on page 298.) 
						

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Entering programming using other passwords
A set of the most often-used headings and subheadings is 
available by using a System Coordinator password. Refer to 
page 297. This level of access is designed for the average user 
who takes care of the day-to-day changes to the Norstar 
system, but who is not interested in more advanced 
programming. The default password is ADMIN (23646).
There is also a Basic password that can be used to perform a 
few programming tasks. The default password is BASIC 
(22742). By using this password, a system coordinator can 
delegate some responsibilities, and at the same time, keep 
secure more sensitive programming features. For more 
information, refer to Modular ICS 6.1 System Coordinator 
Guide. 
						

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Terminals&Sets
Terminals&Sets allows you to assign settings to each 
telephone.
This is the first heading that appears after you enter your 
password.
1. Press ≠.
The prompt displays: Show set: 
2. Enter the set number of the telephone you would like to 
program.
3. Press COPY
 to duplicate the programming for the telephone 
and apply it to another telephone, a range of telephones or 
all the telephones on the system.
For more information about copying set programming, 
refer to Copying telephone programming on page 306.
Line access
Line access allows you to assign lines to individual 
telephones. When you are finished programming Line access 
settings for one telephone, you can copy those settings to other 
telephones.
In some cases, Line access programming for Norstar 
Companion portables works differently than it does for desk 
sets. See the Modular ICS Companion Installer Guide for 
information.
PRI lines can only be configured as direct inward dialing 
(DID) lines. Therefore, PRI lines are always Auto Answer and 
cannot be Manual Answer. 
						

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Line assignment
This setting allows you to assign physical trunks and target 
lines to each telephone. Target lines are assigned and removed 
in the same manner as other lines. 
1. After you have chosen a set number, press ≠ and 
enter the line number. 
2. Press CHANGE
 to change the setting for each line to one of 
the following: Unassigned, Ring only, Appr&Ring, and 
Appr only. 
Telephones that are grouped together, and that are assigned 
multiple target lines, can be set to allow ringing at all 
telephones simultaneously (Broadcast ring).
Tip - When you assign line access for BRI loops which 
have only one SPID, make sure that the programming for the 
two lines on a BRI loop is identical. For example, if line 001 
on BRI loop 201 appears at a DN, line 002 on the same loop 
should appear at the DN as well. See the ISDN chapter for 
more information about programming BRI lines.
In general, auto-answer loop start trunks and auto-answer 
BRI trunks are not assigned to telephones. If assigned, they 
are used for monitoring incoming call usage, or for making 
outgoing calls. 
						

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Appearances
This setting only applies for direct inward dial (DID) digits 
mapped onto target lines.
The Norstar system can handle simultaneous calls to a 
telephone with multiple target line appearances (157 to 284 for 
MICS, 157 to 348 for XC). The number of target line 
appearances depends on the line assignment setting, which 
include: Appr&Ring, Ring only, and Appr only.
If Appr&Ring or Appr only is chosen, you can have as many 
simultaneous DID calls as there are target line key 
appearances. If Ring only is chosen, you can have as many 
simultaneous DID calls as you have intercom keys. 
When a trunk card is changed to PRI, all existing line 
appearances for that card are automatically removed.
Telephones without line buttons, telephones connected 
through an ATA2, portable telephones, and BRI ISDN 
S-terminals cannot process more than two simultaneous calls.
There is a suggested limit of four line keys per telephone. You 
can program more than four keys on a telephone by 
programming less than four on other telephones. For instance, 
you might program 20 keys on a receptionist telephone 
equipped with a CAP and only three keys on the 20 telephones 
connected to the CAP.
Users cannot access PRI lines directly 
through line appearances or line pools. All 
outgoing PRI calls are dialed through the 
intercom button, using destination codes. 
						

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1. Enter the line number. The display shows the line number 
and its assignment.
2. Press ≠ until the display shows Appearances:1.
3. Press CHANGE
 and enter the number of target line 
appearances.
4. Press ® to exit or ‘ to continue programming.
Tips - Press SCAN to view the lines assigned to this 
telephone.
In general, auto-answer loop start trunks, auto-answer E&M 
trunks, and DID trunks are not assigned to telephones. If 
assigned, they are used for monitoring incoming call usage, or 
for making outgoing calls (auto-answer loop start and E&M 
trunks).
In general, fixed data channel trunks are not assigned to 
telephones. If assigned, they are used for monitoring call 
usage.
You cannot assign a line that is private to another telephone.
Each line assigned to appear at a telephone must appear at a 
button with an indicator on that telephone. The maximum 
number of line buttons are eight for the M7208 telephone and 
T7208 Business Series Terminal, 10 for the M7310 telephone 
and T7316/T7316E Business Series Terminals, and 24 for the 
M7324 telephone.
If you set a line to Ring only, incoming calls appear on an 
intercom button.
The M7100 and T700 sets have no line buttons or intercom 
keys, but can be assigned any number of lines, however, only 
two calls can be received at a time. Ensure that the lines 
assigned to these telephones are assigned to ring; otherwise, 
you cannot detect incoming calls on the lines. 
						

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Line pool access
This setting allows a telephone to access one or more of the 15 
line pools available (A to O). When you assign a given line 
pool, the telephone being programmed can access any lines in 
that line pool.
Press  ≠, then press ‘ to scroll through the 
settings and display the line pool you want to program access 
to. Press CHANGE
 to select the setting: N (No) and Y (Yes).
There can be a maximum of two on-core DTI cards (PRI) on a 
Norstar system, regardless of profile.
Four line pools are available for PRI lines for profiles 1 and 4, 
which support two on-core DTI cards and one off-core DTI 
card (Off-core DTI card on page 211). The four possible line 
pools are PRI-A, PRI-B, PRI-C, or PRI-D. 
• Only PRI lines can belong to a PRI pool. PRI lines cannot 
TIPs - CAP line programming: A central answering 
position (CAP), with one or two CAPs/eKIMs, can provide 
extra line buttons if more than 24 (M7324)/10 (T7316E) lines 
are assigned to the telephone attached to the modules. The 
extra lines automatically overflow onto the buttons on the 
module, as they are programmed. Note that new line 
assignments may overwrite existing programming on the CAP/
eKIM. 
Note: The CAP module and KIM must be set up under System 
prgrmng, CAP/KIM assgn to accommodate line buttons. If the 
modules are not set up in system programming to be CAPs, the 
lines will remain assigned to the T7324/T7316E, but will not 
show up on a button on that telephone. 
						

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belong to Line Pools A through O. 
• All lines on a single DTI card (PRI) belong to the same 
pool. 
• Lines from multiple DTI cards (PRI) can belong to the 
same pool if they are configured with the same protocol. 
• PRI lines are assigned to pools with the Line type setting 
under Lines programming.
Prime line
This setting assigns a prime line to the telephone. A prime line 
is the first line that is automatically selected when the handset 
is lifted. 
Press CHANGE
 to select one of these settings: None, 
Pool (A to O), or I/C (intercom). Only assigned lines and line 
pools appear. 
PRI pools are not valid selections for a Prime line. 
Tips - An assigned prime line is not associated with the 
assignment of a prime telephone.
• An external line must be assigned to the telephone in 
Line assignment before it can be assigned as the prime 
line to the telephone.
• A line pool must be assigned to the telephone in line pool 
access before a line pool can be assigned as the prime 
line to the telephone.
• A target line cannot be a prime line for a telephone 
because it is incoming-only.
• A DID line should not be assigned as the prime line for 
a telephone. If assigned, it is treated as if no prime line 
has been assigned. The message
 S e l e c t  a  l i n e appears 
when the receiver is lifted.