AT&T II Telephone Programming Procedures, Programming Overlays, Programming Telephone Buttons

■Copy Settings (#399) copies Automatic Extension Privacy and Abbreviated Ringing settings as well as Fax Machine extensions, equipment dialing restrictions, and group assignments from one extension to another; it does not copy line assignments, line ringing settings, or button programming—see page 5-11for a list of the specific programmed settings that are copied. To save time, you can program one extension for each type of phone connected to the equipment controller, and then use Copy Settings to program other phones of the same type. For example, you can program one MLS-12D phone and then copy its settings to other extensions that have MLS-12D phones.

Programming Overlays

System Programming requires a programming overlay placed over the phone’s dial pad.

During System Programming, the normal functions of several buttons on the display phone at extension jack 10 or 11 change. For example, the left [ Intercom ] button becomes [ System Program ], the button used to enter System Programming mode. To identify these buttons while programming, place the appropriate programming overlay (provided with the premises equipment) on the dial pad of the phone at extension jack 10 or 11. Figures 5-1and 5-2show the programming overlays for the MLS-34D and MLS-12D phones, and explain what the special buttons do while programming.

Telephone Programming Procedures

Two methods can be used to program telephones:

■Centralized Telephone Programming from extension jack 10 or 11

■Extension Programming from an MLS- or MLC-model phone at the extension being programmed.

During Centralized Telephone Programming, the display phone at extension jack 10 or 11 takes on the characteristics of the telephone being programmed, including any System Programming and the lines assigned to the phone. Make sure the programming phone is as large as the largest phone connected to the equipment controller, because an MLS-12D phone cannot program an MLS-34D phone. When you enter Centralized Telephone Programming, green lights appear next to any line buttons that are already assigned so that you do not attempt to program over them.

Programming Telephone Buttons

Telephone buttons without lines assigned to them are programmable buttons. Programmable buttons that are used to store outside telephone numbers, Centrex extension numbers, or Centrex feature codes are called Auto Dial buttons, because pressing the button automatically dials the number stored on the button.

5-4Programming Reference