Lucent Technologies MERLIN Plus Release 2, System Manual

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Basic Administration
Basic administration should take no more than a few minutes. All the
information you need should be on the System Configuration Form.
OUTSIDE TELEPHONE
This simple procedure tells the control unit how many outside telephone lines
LINES
your system has. But it works only if your outside lines are plugged into an
unbroken sequence of line jacks on the control unit beginning with line jack A.
The System Configuration Form shows the number of lines you have and the
control unit line jack for each line under the heading “Outside Telephone Lines.”
To set the systemwide line assignments, do the following:
1
Enter administration mode.
The red lights go on next to Administer and Restrict.
2
Dial *4 plus the number of outside lines in the system.
(For example, dial *43 for a system with three lines.)
3
Touch Administer.
The console beeps twice.
4
Continue to administer the system, or leave administration mode.
GHOST LINES When you first turn on the system, the control unit thinks there are the same
number of outside lines in the system as there are line jacks on the control unit.
This causes the control unit to create “ghost” lines in a system that has fewer
lines than line jacks. Since ghost lines can interfere with some system features,
you should eliminate them using the procedure described above for designating
the number of lines in the system.
DIAL SIGNALS Locate the column headed “Dial Signals” on the System Configuration Form.
Is the box next to “Touch-Tone” checked? If so, you don’t have to do anything
here. Your system is factory set to generate Touch-Tones when you dial an
outside call on any of your outside telephone lines.
But if the box next to “Rotary (Pulse)” is checked, you have to set the system to
generate rotary (pulse) signals when you dial outside calls. Set the system for
pulse dialing as follows:
1
Enter administration mode.
The red lights go on next to Administer and Restrict.
2
Dial *39.
NOTE:
If you ever have to reset the system for Touch-Tone dialing,
dial *38 instead of *39 in step 2.
3
Touch Administer.
The console beeps twice.
4
Continue with administration, or leave administration mode.
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