Testing telephones and other equipment
Issue 3 January 2008 145
Record an announcement
To record an announcement:
1. Select a test telephone with console permissions enabled.
2. Dial the access code followed by the integrated announcement extension number.
3. When you hear a dial tone, press 1. When you hear a beep or stutter tone, speak the
announcement into the telephone.
4. When done, press # if a digital phone or hang up if an analog phone to stop the recording.
You then hear a dial tone.
Playback announcement
To play back an announcement:
1. If using a digital phone, press 2 to hear the announcement. When the announcement is
over, you hear a dial tone. If satisfied, hang up.
2. If using an analog phone, dial the integrated announcement extension number to hear the
announcement.
When the announcement is over, you hear a dial tone. If satisfied, hang up.
Delete announcement
To delete an announcement:
1. Dial the access code followed by the integrated announcement extension number.
2. When you hear a dial tone, press 3 to delete the announcement and end the recording
session.
A confirmation tone is heard when the announcement is deleted.
Testing music-on-hold
Verify music is provided to a held party during any hold interval.
Testing emergency transfer (Avaya S8700 Multi-Connect only)
Put configuration in emergency transfer mode and make call using emergency transfer
telephone. There may be up to four Emergency Transfer panels on a wall in the phone closet,
depending on the configuration.