Nortel Norstar Ics Telephone Feature Card Manual

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Norstar ICS
Telephone Feature Guide 
						

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About this guide
Use this guide as a quick reference for accessing the features of your telephone. Your
system administrator will inform you if any of these features are not available for your
telephone.
Buttons
This guide uses the Business Series Terminals button icons. The table below shows
which buttons to use on the different types of Nortel Networks telephones.
Telephone features
Button Name T7000, T7100, T7208, 
T7316, T7316EM7100, M7208, 
M7310, M7324
Feature≤

Hold≥
Volume Control√
Release®
Background
Music≤°flCancel ≤£°fl
Listen to music (provided by your office) through your telephone 
speaker when you are not on a call.
Button
Inquiry≤•‚
Check what is programmed on any button. Use when labeling 
buttons.
Call Duration≤‡‡
Briefly display the approximate length of your current or most recent 
call.
Call Forward≤›Cancel ≤£›
Send your calls to another telephone in your system.
Call Park≤‡›
Put a call on hold so that it can be picked up from any telephone in 
your system. The display shows a three-digit retrieval code.
To retrieve a parked call from a telephone, press an intercom button 
and dial the retrieval code. On the T7100/M7100 telephone, just lift 
the handset and dial the retrieval code.
Call Pickup - 
directed≤‡fl
Answer any ringing telephone.
Press ≤‡fl and dial the extension number for the ringing 
telephone. 
						

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Call Pickup
group≤‡fi
Answer a call that is ringing at another telephone in your pickup group. 
The external call that has been ringing longest is answered first.
Call
Queuing≤°‚⁄
Answer the next call. If more than one call is waiting, priority is given 
to incoming external calls over callback, camped, or transferred calls.
Camp-on≤°¤
Re-route a call to another telephone even if all its lines are busy.
Press ≤°¤, then dial the extension number of the receiving 
telephone.
Class of
service
password≤fl°
Change the dialing filters on a line or telephone, or gain external 
access to your system. Dialing filters determine which numbers you 
can dial.
Press ≤fl° and enter a password provided by your system 
administrator to change your class of service.
Conference≤‹
Establish a conference call between yourself and two other par ties.
1. Make or answer the first call.
2. Put the first call on hold.
3. Make or answer the second call.
4. After the second call is connected, press ≤‹.
5. Press the line or intercom button of the first held call (not required on the 
T7100/M7100 telephone).
6. Press ® to end the conference call.
To remove yourself from a conference permanently 
(unsupervised conference):
Press ≤‡‚. The other two callers remain connected. (Some 
external lines may not support this feature. See your system 
administrator.)
To put a conference on hold:
Press ≥. The other two callers can still talk to each other.
To split a conference:
Press the line or intercom button of one caller to consult privately while 
the other caller is on hold. To re-establish the conference, press 
≤‹.
To disconnect one party:
Press the line or intercom button of the caller you want to disconnect, 
then press 
®. Press the line or intercom button of the remaining 
caller to resume your conversation. 
						

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Conference
continued To independently hold two calls:
Press the line or intercom button of the first caller, then press ≥. 
The second caller is automatically put on hold. To re-establish the 
conference, retrieve one call from hold, press ≤‹, then retrieve 
the second call from hold.
Contrast 
adjustment≤•‡
Adjust the contrast of your display.
Press ≤•‡, then press a number from ⁄ to · (depending on 
your telephone). Press ≥ to set your choice.
Dialing 
modes≤•°¤
Choose one of three methods of dialing.
1. Press ≤•°¤.
2. Press £ to select the mode.
3. Press ≥ to store the mode.
Standard Dial: Select a line, then dial the number. (Standard Dial is 
always available, even when another dialing mode is selected.)
Automatic Dial: Dial the number without choosing a line button first. 
Your prime line is automatically selected for the call.
Pre-Dial: Dial the number, then press a line button to place the call. 
Edit the number by pressing √ before placing the call.
Do Not 
Disturb≤°fiCancel 
    ≤£°fi
When you are not on a call prevent all incoming calls, except priority 
calls, from ringing at your telephone. When you are on a call, block an 
incoming priority call.
Group 
Listening≤°‚¤Cancel 
    ≤£°‚¤
Use both the handset and speaker while you are on a call. To avoid 
electronic feedback, keep the handset away from the speaker during 
the call, and press ®to hang up.
Hold≥
Temporarily suspend a call.
To retrieve a held call, press the line button for the held call.
(Press ≥ on the T7100/M7100 telephone.)
Exclusive Hold ≤‡· or ≤ ≥
Temporarily suspend a call and prevent other telephones from picking 
it up.
Language 
Choice≤•fi‚⁄ Select Primary Language for the telephone display.
≤•fi‚¤ Select Alternate Language for the telephone display.
≤•fi‚‹ Select Alternate Language 2 for the telephone display.
≤•fi‚› Select Alternate Language 3 for the telephone display. 
						

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Last 
Number
Redial≤fi
Automatically redial the last external telephone number that you 
dialed.
Line pools≤fl›
With a line pool, telephones can share several lines for making calls.
1. Press ≤fl› or an intercom button.
2. Enter a line pool access code. (See your system administrator for 
a list.)
Line 
Redirection≤°›Cancel ≤£°›
Send calls arriving on an external line to another telephone outside 
your system. (Some external lines may not suppor t this feature. See 
your system administrator.) 
This feature is not available on the T7100/M7100 telephone.
Link≤‡⁄
Generate a Link signal 
 to access a PBX or other host exchange.
Long Tones≤°‚°
Generate a tone for as long as you hold down a button. This is used 
to communicate with devices like fax or answering machines. Long 
tones are in effect only for your current call.
Messages≤⁄Cancel ≤£⁄
Send a message to another telephone within your system.
To view and reply to your messages:
1. Press ≤flfi.
2. Press • and £ to view your message list.
3. Press ‚ to call the person who left you the message.
To erase a message:
1. Press ≥ while viewing a message.
Moving line 
buttons≤•°⁄
Change the position of your line or hunt group buttons.
1. Press ≤•°⁄.
2. Press the line button that you want to move.
3. Press the button that you want to move the line to.
4. Press ®. The two buttons are exchanged.
5. Update the button label strip on your telephone.
Line buttons cannot be exchanged with intercom, answer or 
handsfree buttons.
Name and 
number 
blocking≤°⁄·Cancel ≤£°⁄·
Block the outgoing name and/or number on a per-call basis.
1. Press ≤°⁄·. 
						

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Page≤fl‚ and the code (1 to 3) and zone
 (Zones 0 to 6 on Modular ICS and zones 1 to 3 on Compact ICS)
Make a page announcement through either the internal (code 1) or 
external (code 2) speakers, or both (code 3). Zone 0 on the Modular 
ICS pages all zones. 
Page announcements are programmed to timeout after a pre-selected 
amount of time which is set by your system administrator.
Internal page ≤fl⁄ and zone 
Make a page announcement to all, or to a specific group of 
telephones, through the telephone speakers. 
External page ≤fl¤
Make a page announcement through an external loudspeaker system.
Internal and external page ≤
≤≤ ≤fl‹
fl‹fl‹ fl‹ and zone
Make a page announcement through both your telephone speakers 
and an external loudspeaker system.
Pa us e≤‡°
Program a 1.5 second delay 
, into an external autodial sequence.
For pulse dialing: • also inser ts a 1.5 second delay.
Priority Call≤fl·
Interrupt a person who is on a call.
A person on another call can press ≤°fi (Do Not Disturb) to 
block priority calls.
Privacy≤°‹
Change the privacy setting for an external line. If a line normally has 
privacy, this permits another telephone that shares the line to join your 
call by selecting the line while you are using it. 
If a line normally has privacy disabled, this prevents another telephone 
that shares the line from joining your call by selecting the line while you 
are using it. 
The privacy setting is re-established once you end your call or when 
you enter the Privacy feature code again.
Ring Again≤¤Cancel ≤£¤
Monitor a busy or unanswered telephone, or a busy line pool within 
your system. Ring Again signals you to call back when the telephone 
or line pool becomes available.
Ring type≤•fl
Select a distinctive ring to help differentiate between your telephone 
and others nearby.
1. Press ≤•fl.
2. Enter the ring type number (⁄ to ›) then press ≥.  
						

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Ring 
volume≤•°‚
Make your telephone ring so that you can adjust the volume. You can 
also adjust the volume any time your telephone rings.
Run/Stop≤•·
Store more than one autodial number or external carrier feature code 
on one memory button by inser ting a break point  between numbers 
or codes. 
The first press of the button dials the first number or code; the next 
press dials the next number or code. You can program up to four 
numbers or codes separated by break points.
Saved 
Number 
Redial≤fl‡
Save a number to redial later. Enter the code while you are on a call 
that you have dialed to save the number. Enter the code when you are 
not on a call to redial the saved number.
Service 
SchedulesShow service schedules≤°‡‚
Display the modes that have been turned on at a designated control 
set.
Ringing service
 ≤°‡⁄Cancel 
    ≤£°‡⁄
Turn on one of six schedules for alternative ringing/call answering 
arrangements from a designated control telephone.
Restrictions service
 ≤°‡¤Cancel 
    ≤£°‡¤
Turn on one of six services for restrictions on par ticular lines or 
telephones from a designated control telephone. You will be required 
to enter a password.
Routing services
 ≤°‡‹Cancel ≤£°‡‹
Turn on one of six services for routing on par ticular lines or telephones 
from a designated control telephone. You will be required to enter a 
password.
Silent 
monitoring 
(Hunt 
groups)≤•fifi‚
If your two-line telephone has been designated as a supervisor 
telephone, use this code to start monitoring members of a hunt group.
1. Press ≤•fifi‚.
2. Enter the SM password provided by your system administrator.
3. Enter the local (DN) of the Hunt group telephone you want to 
monitor.
Note: If the telephone does not have a current call, or if the call is an 
internal call, you will not be able to monitor the call. 
						

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Speed Dial≤‚
Dial an external telephone number using a three-digit code. 
There are two types of speed dial codes: system (001 to 255) and user 
(256 to 279). 
System speed dial codes can be used from any display telephone in 
the system. They are assigned by your system administrator. 
To make a call using a speed dial code:
User speed dial codes are used exclusively at your telephone.
1. Press ≤‚.
2. Enter the three-digit code for the number. 
To program user speed dial numbers:
User speed dial codes are used exclusively at your telephone.
1. Press ≤•›.
2. Enter a three-digit code from 256 to 279.
3. Specify an external line by pressing a line button, a line pool button, 
or the intercom button. If you do not specify the line, the system 
automatically chooses a line for the call.
4. Dial the telephone number you want to program (up to 24 digits).
5. Press ≥.
6. Record the code and number you have just programmed.
You cannot program user speed dial numbers while someone else is 
programming your system. Codes you enter can be overridden by 
your system administrator.
Static time 
and date≤°‚flCancel 
    ≤£°‚fl
Change the first line of the display to the current time and date.
Time & date≤°‚‹
Briefly display the time and date while you are on a call.
Transfer≤‡‚
Send a call to another telephone within your system, or to an external 
telephone. You may not be able to transfer a call on an external line 
to an external telephone, depending on the capabilities of the lines.
1. Make or answer a call.
2. Press ≤‡‚.
3. Call the person you want to transfer the call to.
4. Stay on the line if you wish to speak to the person first.
5. Press ® to complete the transfer.
If an external call is transferred to a busy internal or network 
extension, or is not answered after a few rings, the call automatically 
rings you back. 
						

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Call Display Ser vices
The following features are available only if you subscribe to Call Display services or 
to special line services from your local telephone company.Trunk 
Answer≤°‚‚
Answer an external call that is ringing on a line that has been placed 
into a Ringing Service schedule from any telephone in your system. 
This feature does not work for a private line.
Voice call≤flfl
Make a voice announcement or begin a conversation through the 
speaker of another telephone without first making the other telephone 
ring.
Voice call 
deny≤°°Cancel ≤£°°
Prevent your telephone from receiving voice calls. Do Not Disturb 
(≤°fi) also prevents your telephone from receiving voice calls.
Wait for 
dial tone≤°‚›
Program in an external autodial number to cause the system to wait 
to receive dial tone  from another system before proceeding with the 
dialing sequence.
Autobumping≤°⁄fiCancel ≤£°⁄fi
Have the system automatically delete the oldest log item from a full 
Call Log, so that a new log item can be stored.
Call 
Information≤°⁄⁄
Display the name, number or line name of a ringing or held call. 
Press £ to move through the information displays.
Call Log≤°⁄¤
Call Log displays use the following special characters:

(underline) identifies a new item
identifies answered calls
identifies long distance calls
identifies that the information has been shor tened
To view your Call Log:
1. Press • to view old items. 
Press £ to view new items.
Press ‚ to return to the last viewed item.
2. Press £ and • to move through your items.
3. Press √ to view more information on an item.