Appendix A
Glossary
Auto Attendant: If there is at least one 1080 telephone in your system, it may be set up to be an auto attendant. The auto attendant is assigned to pick up a ringing line automatically after a selected number of rings. It may also be set up to record messages for your extension. The auto attendant plays the selected auto attendant message and redirects the call if the caller enters an extension number.
Central message: If a 1080 telephone is assigned as an auto attendant, when a call is answered by the auto attendant, and a caller presses [9], a central message, one not intended for any particular extension, is created.
Centrex service: This is a special subscriber service which may be available from your local telephone company for a fee. This 1040 telephone can be used with Centrex service.
DND: When activated, the Do Not Disturb (DND) feature prevents interruptions during a call.
DSL: Digital subscriber line, (DSL) service is available from your telephone company for a fee. It allows you to receive
DTAD: The Digital Telephone Answering Device is a sophisticated, tapeless answering system built into the 1080 telephone. In some installations, messages for your phone can be recorded on a 1080 in your system.
Line group: A group of system telephones sharing some lines within a multi- telephone system.
Mailbox: A place to store answering system messages. A 1080 phone can store system extension messages for your extension.
Navigation keys: These are the buttons used when programming your 1040 phone and for scrolling through feature options ([ENTER], [], [], [], []).
Prime line: This is the line on the telephone you assign to be selected automatically when you lift the handset, press [ SPEAKER] or press [HEADSET] to answer or make a call.
System extension message: The messages recorded for individual 1070 and 1040 telephones that are associated with a 1080 phone’s auto attendant mailbox (pages 30).
System telephone: Any 1080, 1070 or 1040 telephone in your telephone system (also called an extension).
Telephone system (or business system): Two or more system telephones combined to form an interacting system of shared lines. You can have up to 16 system telephones in the system.
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