AT&T MERLIN LEGEND Release 3.1, System Programming Manual

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Programming Procedures
Programming Basics
1–19
Table 1–2. Screen Keys
Display Key Function
BackSpace
4
or
B
Change your entry. Select
Backspace
(
4
or
B
on
the PC) to correct your entry. Each time you press the key,
the screen cursor moves backward to erase one
character at a time.
Enter
0
or
R
Save your entry. Typically, you select
Enter
(
0
or
R
on the PC) to complete a procedure and save the
information. Occasionally, you must select
Exit
(
5
on
the PC) and return to a previous screen after you use
Enter
. If the entry is not valid, the system may beep
and/or display an error message and does not save the
entry.
Delete
8
Delete a current entry. Select
Delete
(
8
on the PC) to
delete (or remove) a current entry.
Next 9
Program sequentially numbered items. If you are
programming a group of sequentially numbered
extensions, lines, or trunks, you may have the option to
select
Next
(
9
on the PC). This saves your entry and
automatically provides the number of the next extension
or trunk in the sequence. Typically, you remain at the
same screen until you select
Next
. In a few cases, you
may return to an earlier screen in the procedure.
Exit
5
Return to the previous screen. Select
Exit
(
5
on the
PC) when you complete a procedure, to move up one
screen in the menu hierarchy. (Appendix B provides a
reference to the entire System Programming menu
hierarchy.)
Exit a screen without changes. In most cases, you
select
Exit
(
5
on the PC) to exit from a screen without
making any changes. Exceptions are noted as part of a
procedure.
Complete a procedure. In a few cases, you return to the
System Programming menu when you select
Exit
.
In most
cases, you return to an intermediate step within the
procedure. You can then select one of the options shown
on the screen and continue programming, or you can
continue to use
Exit
until you return to the System
Programming menu.