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Call Coverage with Answering Machines
Personal answering machines are a call coverage option that can be used alone or combined with other call coverage solutions. An answering machine can be combined with a telephone at any extension, using a bridging adapter as described on page
Additional Options for Covering Extensions
The following equipment features can be especially useful when they are programmed onto equipment feature buttons for covering extensions. Programming procedures are explained in detail in Chapter 5.
■Fax Management. If you are connecting a fax machine to an extension in your system, first use Fax Machine Extensions (#601) to identify the extension where the fax machine is installed. Then, on the covering extension’s phone, program a
■Message Light On and Message Light Off can be assigned to programmable buttons, to turn the message lights on MLS- or
■Use Line Access Restriction (#302) if you wish to control outgoing calls on secondary lines. For more information, see page
■Night Service must be turned on and off at the receptionist’s phone (the phone connected to extension jack 10 on the equipment controller). For more information about Night Service, see page
One-Touch Access
to Equipment Features
As discussed in
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