Follow these steps to program a Cover button:
1.Label the Cover button with the name of the person whose calls it will cover (for example, “Cover Stanley”).
2.Set the voice terminal to program mode by following the boxed instructions on page 30.
3.Touch the button you want to be the Cover button. You should use a program- mable button with lights, and you may program no more than five Cover buttons on any one voice terminal.
4.Dial ✱ 4 to program primary Cover, or dial ✱ 5 to program secondary Cover.
5.Dial the
6.If you want to program line ringing options, touch the Cover button until the red light beside it shows the appropriate code. Each successive touch gives you one of these codes:
STEADY RED ON = Ring FLASHING RED = Delayed ring RED OFF = No ring
If the green light comes on, you have not performed the procedure correctly. Repeat steps 3 through 5.
7.If you have more options to program on this voice terminal, you can do so. Other- wise, slide the T/P switch to the center position to return to normal operation.
ASSIGNING AN AUTOMATIC LINE SELECTION SEQUENCE
Automatic Line Selection is a feature of the MERLIN system that gives you a free line whenever you pick up the handset — you do not have to touch a line button. If you like, you can program the order in which the system selects the lines for each telephone. A maximum of eight lines maybe included in an Automatic Line Selection sequence. Here are some tips for selecting a sequence:
●If all the outside lines on a telephone are part of a line pool, or if they are all interchangeable with one another (for example, all regular telephone company lines), you may prefer not to program this feature at all. If a telephone has two or more types of lines, such as a line pool plus a personal line or a WATS line, it may be wise to program the order for Automatic Line Selection.
●As a general rule, it is wise to include only one type of line in the Automatic Line Selection sequence.
In general, the most frequently used line should be programmed to appear first
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in the selection sequence.
●How a line is used influences its most efficient place in the selection sequence. Placing it first ensures that most outgoing calls are billed to that line, while plac- ing it last means that it will usually be free for incoming calls.
Follow these steps to program Automatic Line Selection:
1.Set the voice terminal to program mode by following the boxed instructions on page 30.
2.Touch the ✱ button on the dial pad twice.
3.Touch the line buttons in the order you want them to be selected. NOTE: Never place both intercom and outside lines in the automatic selection sequence for any voice terminal.
4.Touch the ✱ button on the dial pad twice.
5.If you have more options to program on this voice terminal, you can do so. Other- wise, slide the T/P switch to the center position to return to normal operation.
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