Glossary
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All-call paging: Paging through the intercoms of all stations in the system.
Alternate mode: Allows all call activity to be routed to an alternate attendant’s telephone.
Answer key: Answers currently ringing (priority) call.
Arrow keys: Move cursor within a selected window.
Automatic callback: After a station has set an automatic callback for a busy station, the system will ring the station
when the called telephone is no longer busy.
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Backspace key: Causes previous help screen to be displayed.
Both key: Establishes a conference between the PC Attendant console, a current call, and the last call put on hold.
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Call I.D. (call tag): A name, word or phrase the attendant creates for a current call in order to identify the call if it
recalls to the attendant’s station.
Call forward: Designating another telephone to receive all calls normally directed to the user’s telephone.
Call park: Placing an active call in system hold (park orbit) and retrieving it by any telephone.
Call pickup: Answering a call at one telephone when it is ringing at another telephone.
Call transfer: Transferring a call from one station to another. The transfer can be screened (i.e., you find out who is
calling and announce the call to the party being called) or unscreened ( i.e., you transfer the call without identifying
the calling party to the called party).
Central message desk: A station that has been assigned to control message waiting lights and deliver messages to
other stations in the system.
Class of Service programming: Customized programming of your system by the installer that establishes the basic
operating parameters of the system and individual stations.
Conference key: Allows attendant to establish a conference call for up to 5 parties (including Attendant).
Current Call window: Displays information about and options for handling the current incoming call.
Cursor: A flashing, highlighted position indicator that shows where (on the screen) text will be entered (during
typing) or which feature or option is currently being recognized by the computer as a selection made by the attendant.
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PC Attendant's Console User's Guide
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