Appendix:
System and Voice Terminal
Configuration Forms
This brief guide helps you decide how to set up your MERLIN™ communications system (Models 1030 and 3070, with Feature Module 4) to satisfy the needs of your business. Read through this guide and answer the questions as you come to them. Boxed instructions help you fill out a System Configuration Form (page 106) and a
Voice Terminal Configuration Form (pages 107 through 109) for each voice terminal in your system. You need these forms and the administration manual to customize your MERLIN system.
SYSTEM OPTIONS
The following questions help you fill out the System Configuration Form. Complete this form before filling out any Voice Terminal Configuration Forms.
1a.
1b.
1c.
2a.
2b.
2c.
3.
A.
How many voice terminals are connected to your MERLIN system?
How many additional voice terminals do you plan to add during the next year?
Total number of voice terminals (#la + #lb):
How many outside lines does your system control?
How many outside lines do you plan to add during the next year?
Total number of outside lines (#2a + #2b):
Now add the total number of voice terminals (#1c) to the total number of lines (#2c):
System Size
If the answer to #2c is greater than 8, or if the answer to #3 is greater than 30, check “Large” on the System Configuration Form. Otherwise, check “Small.”
4.What sort of telephone system are the people in your system accustomed to using?
Key System (a system, such as
5.Do you want Automatic Route Selection (ARS)? ARS allows you to program your system to automatically select the least expen- sive and best available route for each outside call. You provide the system with the information it needs to make economical routing decisions. Otherwise, you can have individuals select the appropriate type of line.
Yes
No
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