MERLIN LEGEND Communications System Release 5.0
Feature Reference
555-650-110
Issue 1
June 1997
Features
Page 403
Night Service
When Night Service is deactivated by an operator or automatically by the system,
extensions are reset to their programmed Ring Timing options. When a feature
code is used to activate or deactivate Night Service and Outward Restriction is
programmed, a DLC operator does not hear an error tone if an invalid password is
entered. Unless a Night Service button is programmed, an operator cannot
determine whether Night Service is active.
When both the Night Service with Outward Restriction and Night Service with
Time Set options are programmed, the system imposes restrictions automatically.
When Night Service with Outward Restriction and/or Night Service with Time Set
are programmed, Night Service is activated or deactivated for all operator
consoles. If Night Service groups are also programmed, Night Service cannot be
activated or deactivated independently for each group.
When Night Service with Outward Restriction is activated and a user with a
restricted extension presses a dialpad button while on a call, the call is
disconnected, the user hears a fast busy signal, and the line/trunk is released.
When the dialpad is used, the system assumes that the user is trying to make an
outside call, which is not allowed because of the Night Service restriction
assigned to the extension.
Operators can override Night Service with Time Set and turn Night Service on or
off manually.
Night Service with Time Set can be deactivated through system programming for
special conditions such as a midweek holiday.
An answering machine connected to a 012 module or 016 module can be set up
as a member of a Night Service group to automatically answer after-hours calls.
External alerts, such as strobes, bells, or chimes, can be connected either to an
analog multiline telephone by using a Supplemental Alert Adapter or to an MLX
telephone by using a Multi-Function Module (MFM) that is a member of a Night
Service group. The external alert sounds or lights when a Night Service call
comes in to that telephone.
When Night Service with Outward Restriction is used, an operator must enter a
password to manually activate or deactivate Night Service.
Changing the system time while in Night Service mode deactivates Night Service;
Night Service then must be reactivated manually.
Night Service with Coverage Control controls voice messaging system coverage
only and has no effect on other forms of coverage, such as Individual Coverage or
other types of Group Coverage. When the option is disabled, Night Service does
not affect programmed Coverage VMS Off buttons.
If a user with a programmed Coverage VMS Off button activates or deactivates
the feature by pressing the button on his or her telephone, the next transition to
Night Service does not necessarily toggle the button to the opposite status.
