AT&T 8510T manual AT&T Definity Communications System Generic 1 or Generic

group list One of the 4 types of Abbreviated Dialing lists; programmable only by the System Manager. Contains telephone numbers useful to members of a specific group, and stores each of those numbers as a 2-digit list item.

handset The handheld part of the voice terminal that you pick up, talk into, and listen from. Also known as the receiver.

party A person who places or receives a call.

personal list One of the 4 types of Abbreviated Dialing lists; programmable by the System Manager or by you, the user. Contains telephone numbers of your choice, and stores each of them as a single-digit list item.

personal list item One of the 10 available slots on an Abbreviated Dialing personal list. The first 9 personal list items are given digits 1 to 9, with 0 for the tenth item.

pickup group A group of voice terminal users who can answer calls for each other through the Call Pickup feature. Group members are determined by the System Manager and are usually located in the same work area or perform similar job functions.

priority call An important or urgent call that sends a special 3-burst ring.

program/reprogram To use your dial pad to assign a telephone number to a personal list item for Abbreviated Dialing.

retrieve To collect voice terminal messages with the Message feature. (Also, with Call Park, to resume a call from an extension other than the one where the call was first placed or received.)

ringer The device that produces the electronic ringing sound in your voice

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softkeys The 4 buttons below the display labeled with arrows. These button correspond to words on the display screen. Softkeys are used along with display control keys to access or create a personal Directory of frequently called numbers, a Call Log of the most recent incoming and outgoing calls, and such features as selecting a personalized ringing pattern, doing a self-test of your voice terminal, and setting the speakerphone and the clock.

stored number A telephone number that has been programmed and stored as a 1-, 2-, or 3-digit list item for use with Abbreviated Dialing. It can be a complete or partial telephone number, an extension number, or a trunk or feature code. Once programmed, a number can be accessed by first dialing the list, then the list item digit(s) under which it is stored.

switch The device that makes connections for all voice and data calls for a network, and also contains software for features. Also known as a system, switching system, or PBX (private branch exchange). (Your switch is an

AT&T DEFINITY Communications System Generic 1 or Generic 3.)

switch features Those features that you can use only if your voice terminal is connected to a DEFINITY Generic 1 or Generic 3 switching system and if the feature is assigned to your voice terminal.

system list One of the 4 types of Abbreviated Dialing lists; programmable only by the System Manager. Contains telephone numbers helpful to all system users, and stores each of those numbers as a 2-digit list item.

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