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Using System Programming
System Programming changes settings for the system as a whole, or for individual lines or extensions. You can use System Programming to set up dialing restrictions, define groups, or set up auxiliary equipment. Refer to the
The Programming Overlays
System Programming requires a programming overlay placed over the dial pad of the
During System Programming, the normal functions of several buttons on the display phone at extension 10 or 11 change. For example, the left [ Intercom ] button becomes [ System Program ], the button used to enter programming mode. The programming overlay identifies these buttons.
You use the following special button while programming:
■[ Next Procedure ] and [ Prev Procedure ] cycle forward and backward through the programming procedures. You can use these buttons to select a procedure.
■[ Next Item ] and [ Prev Item ] cycle forward and backward through a procedure’s parameters. A parameter is typically an outside line, an extension, or a telephone list entry.
■[ Next Data ] and [ Prev Data ] cycle forward and backward through the valid entries. These buttons work only for fixed data, such as a line or extension number. They do not work for variable data such as date, time, password, telephone numbers, or doorphone assignments.
■[ Remove ] returns the current setting to the factory
■[ Enter ] ends an entry of variable length, such as a telephone number in an Allowed Phone Number List.
■[ System Program ] starts the System Programming process.
■[ Central Tel Program ] starts the Centralized Telephone Programming process (to customize individual telephones centrally from extension 10 or 11).
■[ Feature ] when followed by [ 0 ] [ 0 ], enters or exits programming mode.
■[ Wild ] enters a “wildcard” (a character that matches any digit dialed) in telephone numbers in Allowed Phone Number Lists (#407), Disallowed Phone Number Lists (#404), and the Forced Account Code List (#409).