on-hook
When the handset is left on the cradle.
party
A person who places or answers a call.
personal list
One of the 4 types of Abbreviated Dialing lists; programmable by the
System Manager or by you, the user. Contains phone numbers of your choice, and
stores each of them as a single-digit list item.
personal list item
One of the 10 available slots on an Abbreviated Dialing personal
list. The first nine personal list items are given digits 1 to 9, with 0 for the tenth
item.
pickup group
A group of voice terminal users who can answer calls for each other
through the Call Pickup feature. Group members are determined by the System
Manager and are usually located in the same work area or perform similar job
functions.
priority call
An important or urgent call that sends a special 3-burst ring.
program/reprogram
To use your dial pad to assign a phone number to a personal
list item or an [
AD xxxxx
] button for Abbreviated Dialing.
reset the speakerphone
To use [
Speaker Reset Spkr
] to perform an acoustic test of the
surrounding environment and adjust the speakerphone for optimal performance.
retrieve
To collect phone messages with the Message or Voice Message Retrieval
features. (Also, with Call Park, to resume a call from an extension other than the
one where the call was first placed or received.)
ringer
The device that produces the electronic ringing sound in your voice terminal.
stored number
A telephone number that has been programmed and stored as a
1-, 2-, or 3-digit list item for use with Abbreviated Dialing. It can be a complete or
partial phone number, an extension number, or a trunk or feature code. Once
programmed, a number can be accessed by first dialing the list, then the list item
digit(s) under which it is stored; if the number is stored on an [
AD xxxxx
] , the
number can be accessed by simply pressing that button.
switch
The device that makes connections for all voice and data calls for a
network, and also contains software for features. Also known as a system, switching
system,
or PBX (private branch exchange). (Your switch is either an AT&T
DEFINITY Communications System Generic 1, Generic 3,
or System 75.)
system list
One of the 4 types of Abbreviated Dialing lists; programmable only by
the System Manager. Contains phone numbers helpful to all system users, and stores
each of those numbers as a 2-digit list item.
System Manager
The person responsible for specifying and managing the operation
of features for all the voice and data equipment in your network.
System 75
The AT&T switch to which you may be connected. (Your voice
terminal may be connected to DEFINITY Communications System Generic 1 or
Generic 3 instead.) System 75, DEFINITY Generic 1, and Generic 3 are
communications systems which transmit and receive voice and data signals for all
communications equipment in your network.
distance calling network. Trunks of the same kind connecting to the same end points
trunk
A telecommunications channel between your switch and the local or long
are assigned to the same trunk group.
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