Key words to know – AT&T 8434 User Manual
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Key Words to Know
access code
See feature access code.
activate
To begin or turn on the operation of a feature.
attendant
The person who handles incoming and outgoing calls at the main
console.
AUDIX
Audio Information Exchange, an optional voice mail and message
service which provides coverage for calls to you by recording callers’ messages and
reporting Leave Word Calling messages.
call appearance
A button used exclusively to place or receive calls. It has an
assigned extension number and is equipped with a red light and a green status light.
console permission
The authorization (from your system manager) to initiate Call
Forwarding All Calls for an extension other than your own.
coverage
Automatic redirection of calls from an unanswered voice terminal to
another voice terminal. Redirection could be to the extension of a receptionist,
secretary, coworker, AUDIX, or message center. A person who provides coverage is
a covering user.
DEFINITY Communications System Generic 1 and Generic 3
The AT&T switch to
which you may be connected. (Your voice terminal may be connected to System 75
instead.) Both DEFINITY Generic 1 and Generic 3 and System 75 are
communications systems which transmit and receive voice and data signals for all
communications equipment in your network.
dial pad
The 12 pushbuttons you use to dial a number and access features.
display and softkey features
Those features accessed with one of the five arrowed
softkeys and one of the four display control buttons.
display control buttons
These buttons are labeled [
Menu
] , [
Exit
] , [
Prev
] , and
[
Next
] . [
Menu
] is used to access the first feature option screen. [
Exit
] allows you
to exit a display feature and return to Normal (call-handling) Mode.
[
Prev
]
and
[
Next
] can be used to help you go back and forth through the Feature Menus.
enhanced list
One of the four types of Abbreviated Dialing lists; programmable
only by the system manager (and available only with System 75 Version 3 and
DEFINITY Generic 1 and Generic 3). Contains telephone numbers useful to all
system members, and stores each of those numbers as a 1-, 2-, or 3-digit list item.
extension
A dialing number of one to five digits assigned to each voice terminal
connected to your DEFINITY Generic 1 or Generic 3 or your System 75.
feature
A special function or service, such as Conference, Hold, Send All Calls, etc.
feature access code
A dial code of one, two, or three digits, which you use to
activate or cancel the operation of a feature. Check with your system manager for
the feature access codes for your system.
group list
One of the four types of Abbreviated Dialing lists; programmable by the
controller of the list or the system manager. Contains telephone numbers useful to
members of a specific group, and stores each of those numbers as a 2-digit list item.
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