GuestWorks and DEFINITY ECS Release 8
Hospitality Operations
555-230-723 Issue 6
December 1999
Hospitality Operations
51Front Desk Operations
User Operation
The user operation for updating and viewing housekeeping status using the PMS
is given in the PMS documentation.
You can check the current status of all rooms based on the housekeeping status
codes defined for your switch (refer to ‘‘Status Codes’’ on page 67 for more
information about status codes).
NOTE:If your switch has a PMS that supports Housekeeping Status, use this
feature from the PMS, not the console. The only exception to this is if
the link to the PMS is not operational.
To check the current room status, perform the following:
1. Press the MAID STATUS button.
■The Maid Status lamp goes on.
■The following displays:
2. Press a number between 1 and 6 (refer to page 66 for the status code
definitions).
■The following displays:
3. Press one of the DXS hundreds select buttons.
■The LEDs in the upper part of the selector console light for all
rooms that match the requested status.
4. You can enter different status codes to see the rooms that are in the
different housekeeping states.
5. Press the NORMAL MODE button when finished.
■The console returns to the normal operating mode.
6. If you are not sure which rooms are available, press the OCCUPD ROOMS
button.
■The lamps associated with the rooms already occupied will display
on the DXS selector console. Determine an unoccupied room from
this information.
Enter Desired Room State (1-6)
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