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forwarded outside the system, use Line Redirection.

Call Transfer: See Transfer.

Cell: The area covered by one or more radios in close proximity within a Norstar Companion system. Calls on portable telephones are passed from one cell to another as the user moves around the office.

Cell assignment: A heading in programming that lets you set up whether a cell has radios, any neighboring cells, or any neighboring radios.

Cell neighbor: A cell that physically adjoins another cell.

Combo Cartridge: A cartridge that allows you to connect Trunk Modules and Station Modules to the ICS to expand the system’s capacity for trunks and telephones. Combo Cartridges provide six-port or 12- port expansion and Services functionality with each cartridge. (See also Expansion Cartridge.)

Companion: The name for Northern Telecom communication systems which use radio technology to transmit and receive signals between its components and the Norstar system.

Companion Wireless provides mobility in the workplace. Calls that used to ring just at your Norstar set

can also appear and ring at your portable.

Companion ID: An eight character (alphanumeric) number assigned by Northern Telecom to identify each Companion wireless system. This Companion ID is sent to each customer once radio or portable credits have been purchased. The Companion ID must be provided each time keys or credits are obtained using the Nortel Customer response center.

Companion portable telephone:

Hand-held wireless sets which allow complete mobility within the reach of Companion Base Stations or an external antenna. Portables offer many but not all Norstar features and share much of the same programming as “wired” desk sets.

Conference: The Conference feature allows you to establish a three-person call at your Norstar telephone. It can also be used on your Norstar Companion portable.

credits: See Portable Credits.

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defaults: The settings for all Norstar features when the system is first installed. Settings are changed from their defaults in programming. In this manual, default settings are shown in bold text.

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