Intercom call
A call that is made to another system extension.
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Line
The transmission path between your control unit and the local phone company’s central office, used for incoming and outgoing calls.
Line hunting
See Group Call Distribution.
Line jack
The location on 206 and 400 modules that allows you to connect outside lines to the control unit.
Line number
The number assigned to each line jack on a 206 or 400 module. Line numbers run consecutively from 01 through 24 (for a
Loudspeaker paging system
Equipment that lets you make announcements over the loudspeaker from a system extension. Any AT&T paging system can be connected to the PAGE jack on the primary processor module in the control unit.
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Network interface jack
A jack, generally located in your equipment room, that provides access to an outside line coming into your building from your local telephone company. A line cord from the network interface jack to a line jack on a 206 or 400 module connects the line to your system.
Night Service
A feature that lets you redirect calls received after hours or when a receptionist is not available to answer calls. (This feature also activates night service operation of the voice messaging system.)
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See Intercom Auto Dial button.
Outside line
See Line.
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Mailbox
See Voice mailbox.
Manual Signaling
A feature that lets a user signal an extension by pressing a programmed button. The phone at the target extension beeps for as long as the button is pressed. Alternatively, the Manual Signaling button can be used to ring or voice signal the target extension. See also Intercom Auto Dial button.
MLS- and
See System phones.
See intercom Autodialer.
Music-on-hold system
Equipment that lets you play recorded music or messages to callers who are placed on hold. A
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PARTNER Attendant
An optional call routing device that answers calls and routes them to the appropriate extension based on caller responses to a recorded announcement.
Password
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Pickup Group
A group of extensions for which calls to any extension in the group can be picked up, from any extension in the system, by dialing a group pickup code.
Primary carrier
The required component of the AT&T control unit that contains the primary processor module and
206 modules and 400 modules. See also Expansion carrier.
