Lucent Technologies 5 manual Appendixes, Special Tools

MERLIN LEGEND Communications System Release 5.0	Issue 1
System Manager’s Guide 555-650-118	June 1997

7Learning More

Guides Page 7-6

■Considerations and Constraints. An explanation of exceptions and unusual conditions pertaining to the feature. This section can help you troubleshoot a problem with the feature.

■Mode Differences. An explanation of variations in the use of the feature in the different modes supported by the system.

■Telephone Differences. An explanation of variations in the use of the feature with different telephones.

■Feature Interactions. A list of issues and considerations to be aware of when using another feature in conjunction with the main feature described. The list is arranged alphabetically by feature.

Appendixes

The Feature Reference appendixes include a variety of useful tables and reference tools, in addition to the customer service information in Appendix A:

■An alphabetical list of system features, citing the system planning forms they are associated with (Appendix B)

■An alphabetical list of general systemwide features, including their availability in different operating modes as well as notes on mode differences and availability in different releases of the system (Appendix C)

■Information about general feature use and how operator and user features are activated or programmed on MLX, analog multiline, and single-line telephones (Appendix D)

■A fold-out flowchart showing the system programming hierarchy and menus. Many system programmers remove this chart and hang it on a wall for quick reference (Appendix E)

■A table describing the SMDR reports available for the system, along with samples of those reports (Appendix F)

■Telephone button diagrams for MLX and analog multiline telephones in all three modes of operation (Appendix G)

■A description of the special characters used in dialing sequences for numbers dialed automatically, for example, with the Auto Dial feature. Tells you what these characters are and how to insert them on MLX, analog multiline, and single-line telephones. (Appendix H)

■An overview of the applications you can include with the system (Appendix I)

Special Tools

In addition to the information described in ‘‘Common Elements’’ on page 7-3 and the information in the appendixes, the first pages of the Feature Reference include tools to help you find the information you need:

■“Index of Feature Names” shows where you can find information about features and other system components that may have been renamed or reorganized in this release of the communications system and related