MERLIN LEGEND Communications System Release 6.0
System Programming
555-660-111 Issue 1
February 1998
Programming Basics
Page1-49Product Enhancements
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Forced Idle Reminder Tones 1

The forced idle reminder tone is a high-low “doorphone” tone400 ms of
667-Hz tone followed by 400 ms of 571-Hz tone. The tone is provided under the
following circumstances:
■At the extension, to remind the user that the system or the extension is in
the forced idle state
■At the programming console or at a PC running SPM, to remind the system
manager that the system (or at least one extension) is in the forced idle
state because of administrative activity
In Release 1.1 and higher of the communications system, forced idle reminder
tones occur every 20 seconds. You can adjust the volume of these tones with the
volume control.
Product Enhancements 1
Several enhancements were implemented for Releases 1.1, 2.0, 2.1, 3.0, and 4.0.
This section briefly describes these enhancements and new features. S ee the

Feature Reference

and

the

Equipment and Operations Reference

for details
about each enhancement.
The procedures that cover these enhancements are included in this book. System
planning for the enhancements is included in

System Planning.

Release 1.1 Enhancements 1

Refer to

Release 1.1 Notes

for detailed descriptions of Release 1.1
enhancements. Release 1.1 includes all Release 1.0 functionality plus the
enhancements described in the following sections.

Language Selection 1

This selection allows you to program the system for the display of prompts,
menus, and messages on MLX display telephones in English, French, or Spanish.
You can also program the following options in any of these languages,
independently of the system language:
■Individual extensions with MLX telephones
■System Programming and Maintenance (SPM)
■System programming reports
■SMDR report headers