Black Box FX160A manual Contents

PHONE LINE MANAGER 16 X 4

CONTENTS

1. Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

2. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

3. Preparing to Program		. . .10
3.1	Designate an Extension for System Manager	. . .10
3.2	Choosing the Programming Mode—Automatic or Password	. . .10
3.3	Programming Tips	. . .11
3.4	Factory-Default Settings	. . .11
3.5	Entering the Programming-Mode Password	. . .13
3.6	Changing the Programming-Mode Password	. . .13
3.7	Resetting the System to Default Values	. . .13
4. Configuring the Extensions		. . .14
4.1	Choices When Programming the Extensions	. . .14
4.2	Programming the Extensions	. . .15
4.3	Door-Phone-Operation Details	. . .17
4.4	Call Forwarding/Call Follow Me	. . .18
4.5	Require Star Key Before User Programming	. . .18
5. Central Office Lines: Incoming Calls		. . .19
5.1	Introduction	. . .19
5.2	Choices in Handling Incoming Calls	. . .19
	5.2.1 Standard Incoming Line or Private Incoming Line	. . .19
	5.2.2 Auto-Attendant or Direct Inward Station Access (DISA)	. . .19
	5.2.3 Day-Time and Night-Time Handling of Incoming Calls	. . .19
	5.2.4 Incoming-Call Alert Tone to the Paging System	. . .19
	5.2.5 Incoming Calls to an Auto-Attendant System	. . .19
	5.2.6 Defining the Standard Incoming Line	. . .20
	5.2.7 The Operator Extension	. . .20
	5.2.8 The Standard Incoming List—Which Extension is the Operator	. . .20
	5.2.9 Entering the Standard Incoming List	. . .21
	5.2.10 Private Incoming Lines	. . .21
	5.2.11 Entering the Private Incoming List(s)	. . .22
	5.2.12 Setting Incoming Calls to Ring over a Paging System	. . .23

6. Central Office Lines: Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 6.1 Choices in Configuring Central Office (CO) Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 6.2 Dialing “9” to Access Outside Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 6.3 Programming Outside Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

7. Auto-Attendant (DISA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 7.1 About DISA and Direct Caller Access to Extensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 7.2 Recording a Voice Announcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 7.3 Enabling the Voice Announcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 7.4 Setting the Length of the DISA Input Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 7.5 What Happens After the DISA Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 7.6 What Happens If There is No DISA Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 7.7 Multiple Fax Extensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

8. Central Office Lines: Outgoing Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 8.1 About Outgoing Call Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 8.2 Defining Outgoing Call Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 8.3 Assigning Extensions to an Outgoing Call Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

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