Often-Used Features
Account Codes
To program:
See Programming Buttons & Settings, p. 31.
In some companies, you enter an account code before or during a call to indicate client billing information. You may be required to enter an account code for all outside calls, or an account code may be optional for incoming and outgoing calls. Check with your System Manager for account code operation and account codes.
You can program a button for this feature and label it Acct. See also Auto Dial (p. 20) to program an account code on an outside Auto Dial button.
To enter an account code:
1.Do one of the following:
•Press the button you have programmed
•Press the Feature button and dial 82, or select Account Code [Acct] from the display.
2.Dial the account code and #.
3.Lift the handset or press the Speaker button to make a call. (If necessary, press an outside line or SA button.)
4.Dial the outside number (including
To enter or change an account code during a call (the other party cannot hear your entry), follow Steps 1 and 2. If you enter an account code for an incoming call before it arrives, you cannot change that code during the call.
Alarm
To program:
See Programming Buttons & Settings, p. 31.
If there is something wrong with the system, the red light next to your console’s pro- grammed Alarm button goes on. Report the alarm immediately to your System Manager. Press the Alarm button, then the Inspect button, to see how many problems the system is reporting.
The red light stays on until the problem is cleared by your System Manager.
Alarm Clock & Timer
The Alarm Clock and Timer features are only available from the display and cannot be activated with a feature code. Alarm Clock causes your telephone to beep at a certain time; you can set only one alarm. Until the alarm is canceled, the display shows a bell reminding you that the alarm is on, and the alarm sounds each day at the same time.
The Timer feature times calls or other activities for up to 59 minutes, 59 seconds, displaying the elapsed time on your screen. You must turn Timer off when timing is over; it does not turn off automatically at the end of a call.
To set an alarm:
1.Press the Menu button.
2.Select Alarm Clock [AlClk].
3.For English language operation, dial a 4- digit time from 0100 to 1259 and select a.m/p.m. to switch between AM and PM.
For Spanish or French language operation, dial a
If you make an error, select Reset and redial.
4.Select On.
5.Press the Exit button (Home button on MLX telephones). The display shows a bell to remind you that the alarm is on.
To cancel the alarm:
1.Repeat Steps 1 and 2 above.
2.Select Off.
3.Press the Exit button (Home button on MLX telephones). The display no longer shows a bell.
To time a call or other activity or to turn Timer off:
1.Press the Menu button.
2.Select Timer.
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