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Regular telephone
The Meridian 1* is designed to provide
flexible use of business telephones. It
is capable of a number of
sophisticated operations such as
setting up conference calls, allowing
you to answer someone else’s calls,
or even notifying you when a number
you have tried is no longer busy.
Some of the features have been
assigned to your phone. The features
on your telephone have been selected
to reflect your specific telephone
needs. If you want to have some
features removed or others added,
contact your System Administrator.
Terms you should know
Attendant
—the attendant is a
telephone operator in your organization.
Directory Number (DN)
—a DN is any
extension on a telephone. A DN can
have up to seven digits.
Flash the switchhook—
If you press
and release the switchhook very
quickly, your call is not disconnected.
Instead, you send a message to the
system, usually followed by dialing a
code.
Flexible Feature Codes (FFCs)
— In
addition to SPRE codes, your system
may use FFCs to activate features.
Because FFCs can vary from system to
system, they are not provided in this
guide. Your System Administrator can
tell you the FFCs available to you.
LINK
—If your telephone has a
LINK
button, you can press
LINK
instead of
flashing the switchhook. You send a
message to the system, usually
followed by dialing a code.
Meridian 1
—the Meridian 1 is your
office communications system.
Pushbutton telephones
—the
pushbutton telephones referred to in
this guide are the 2500, Link and Unity
telephones.
Ringback
—ringback is the sound you
hear when a call you’ve made is
ringing at its destination.
Rotary dial telephones
—the rotary
dial telephone referred to in this guide
is the 500 telephone.
Introduction
* Meridian 1 is a trademark of Northern Telecom.
