The 8520T voice/data terminal components pictured in Figure 1, the top view, are described below and on the next two pages. For your convenience, they are listed alphabetically.

Call appearance/feature buttons These 20 buttons are devoted either to handling

 

incoming and outgoing calls (call appearances) and are

 

labeled with the exchange (numbers) and extension

 

number or they can be used as feature buttons to access

 

voice features such as Call Forward or Send All Calls;

 

these are labeled with the feature name. Each of these

 

20 call appearance/feature buttons has a red light,

 

which indicates the selected line and a green light which

 

indicates the status of that line or feature.

Conference button

For setting up conference calls with an additional party.

Designation card

For noting the call appearance telephone number or

 

extension or feature the button can access.

Dial pad

The standard 12-button pad for dialing telephone

 

numbers and accessing features. The letters “Q” and “Z”

 

have been added to the appropriate dial pad keys for

 

entering directory names, and the “5” button on your

 

dial pad has raised bars for visually-impaired users.

Display control buttons

These 4 buttons are labeled [ Menu ], [ Dir ] , [ Prev ] ,

 

and [ Next ] .

[ Menu ] is used to access the main softkey menu.

[ Dir ] allows you to quickly access Directory entries in order to place a call.

[ Prev ] and [ Next ] can be used to help you go back and forth through menu options, to edit, add, and search for an entry in your Directory, and to view entries in your Call Log.

Drop button

For disconnecting from a call or dropping the last party

 

added to a conference call.

Exit button

For simultaneously exiting a softkey feature and

 

returning to Normal call-handling Mode. When you

 

press [ Exit ] ,the lower part of the display will show the

 

Home Screen you have selected.

Handset

For placing and answering calls (often people call it the

 

receiver).

Hold button

A red button, for putting a voice call on hold.

Message light

A red light which goes on steadily when a message has

 

been left for you. See your system manager for

 

instructions regarding your local message retrieval

 

procedures.

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