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Keypad Maps
Telephone manufacturers in many countrie s have tried to standardize the
location of the letters that appear on a t elep ho ne ke ypad . For e xam ple, in the
United States, A, B, and C are always on key 2. However, the location of
letters on the keypad can vary among countries and among different
telephone manufacturers. Many keypads do not show Q and Z, while others
may show them on the 1, 7, 9, or 0 key.
This chapter describes how the voice mail system works with the selected
keypad map.
NEC recommends using the default keypad map installed with the system.

SECTION 1

KEYPAD MAPS ON

THE SYSTEM The system supports five keypad maps shown on next page. For details on
how to set the system to work with the Numbers Only keypad, refer to Chapter
10 Numeric Access.

The Wildcard Key

Some lettered keypads support a wildcard key. This is an unlettered key that
matches any letter or digit. S ubscribers and outside callers c an use the
wildcard when they are unsure of a s pelling. For example, the Q=7, Z=9
keypad map uses the 1 key a s a wildca rd . Pre ssing 7- 1-1 ma tches all n am es
which begin with P, Q, R, or S because the 7 key maps to P, Q, R, or S, and
the 1 key (the wildcard) maps to any letter.
The numbers-only keypad has a w ildcard key that can be used only by
subscribers to locate numbered mess age groups. For example, press 1-1-1 to
match all numbered message groups in the system.