Direct Extension Dial Record/Playback
(I892)
Description
This feature lets you record and play back the message that callers hear when a call is answered by the Direct Extension Dial feature. The maximum length of the message is 20 seconds.
Related Features
■Direct Extension Dial affects incoming calls only on lines identified using
Direct Extension Dial Lines (#205).
■You must program a button on the system display phone at extension 10 to turn Direct Extension Dial on and off. Use Direct Extension Dial Button (#113) to program the button.
■Calls that ring on lines programmed with Direct Extension Dial are picked up after two rings, as a default. To change the number of rings, use Direct
Extension Dial Delay (#112).
■You can set SMDR Talk Time (#611) to Active to include the Talk field on call reports. For an incoming outside call answered by Direct Extension Dial, this field shows the call duration minus the time the greeting played and the caller waited for someone to answer the call.
Considerations
■You should record a message before using Direct Extension Dial since there is no default message.
■You can record only one message for this feature.
■If you do not record a message for Direct Extension Dial, callers will not know to enter an extension or Hunt Group number when the call is answered.
■You must record the Direct Extension Dial message from the system display phone at extension 10 or 11.
■You cannot record or play a message while Direct Extension Dial or Automatic System Answer is answering a call. When you want to record or play a message, turn off Direct Extension Dial and Automatic System Answer and wait for any calls in the process of being answered by the system to be completed.
Programming
To record a Direct Extension Dial message:
1.Turn off Direct Extension Dial and Automatic System Answer and wait for any calls in the process of being answered by these features to be completed.
2.Lift the handset of the system display phone at extension 10 or 11.
3.Press the [ Intercom ] button.
4.Dial [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 2 ]. The current time of day remains on the second line of the display for the duration of this procedure. The top line of the display reads:
DXD: 1 = Record
Direct Extension Dial Record/Playback (I892)