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activate To begin or turn on the operation of a feature.
attendant The person who handles incoming and outgoing calls at the main
console.
AUDIX Audio Information Exchange, an optional voice mail and message
service that provides coverage for calls to you by recording callers’ messages and
reporting Leave Word Calling messages.
coverage Automatic redirection of calls from an unanswered voice terminal to
another voice terminal. Redirection could be to the extension of a receptionist,
secretary, coworker, AUDIX, or message center. A person who provides coverage is
a covering user.
DEFINITY Communications System Generic 1 or Generic 3 The AT&T switch to
which you are connected. It transmits and receives voice and data signals for all
communications equipment in your network.
dial pad The 12 pushbuttons you use to dial a number and access features.
display control buttons These buttons are labeled Menu, Dir, < Prev, and
Next >. The [
Menu ] button is used to access the main softkey menu. The [ Dir ]
(Directory) button allows you to quickly access Directory entries in order to place a
call. The [
< Prev ] and [ Next > ] buttons can be used to help you go back and forth
through menu options to search for an entry in your Directory, and to view entries in
your Call Log.
display and softkey features Those features accessed with one of the 4 arrowed
softkeys and one of the 4 display control buttons. The procedures for these features
are listed in the AT&T DEFINITY Communications System ISDN 8510T Voice
Terminal User’s Manual, 555-021-736 and the AT&T DEFINITY Communications
System ISDN 8510T Voice Terminal Quick Reference Guide, 555-021-735.
enhanced list One of the 4 types of Abbreviated Dialing lists; programmable only
by the System Manager. Contains telephone numbers useful to all system members,
and stores each of those numbers as a 3-digit list item.
extension A dialing number of 1 to 5 digits assigned to each voice terminal
connected to your DEFINITY Generic 1 or Generic 3.
feature A special voice terminal function or service, such as Conference, Hold,
Send All Calls, etc. A fixed (button) feature is already assigned to a voice
terminal button when the set comes from the factory; thus, the feature can be used
immediately. You can activate a display and softkey feature with one of the
4 softkeys labeled with an arrow and a display control button. A switch feature
can be used only if the feature has been assigned to your voice terminal by your
System Manager.
feature code A dial code of 1, 2, or 3 digits that you use to activate or cancel the
operation of a feature.
fixed (button) features Those voice terminal features, such as Conference, Drop,
Hold, and Transfer, that have already been assigned to voice terminal buttons when
the set is shipped from the factory. These features can be used immediately. For
directions on using these features, see the AT&T DEFINITY Communications
System ISDN 8510T Voice Terminal User’s Manual, 555-021-736.
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