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Modes
Notes
A
mode allows you to change which lines ring at which
telephone, to activate or deactivate the auxiliary ringer for certain.
lines, and to have
calls ring at the Extra-dial
telephone. Service mobes can be programmed to begin
automatically at
times or they can be turned on and off at
the Control telephone. The System Coordinator sets up service
modes in Administration programming.
Automatic service modes are indicated by an asterisk before
the name of the service mode on the display. You can neither
manually activate nor
automatic service modes,
you can override them with manual modes.
The Control telephone can override automatic service modes at
any time by entering the Service Modes feature code
([Feature)
and selecting a different service mode; this
override will remain in effect until it is canceled by means of
Note that if you selected a service mode with
an asterisk
the next automatic service mode will come into
effect at the programmed time.
Direct-dial calls to a Direct-dial telephone will ring at the Extra-dial
telephone (designated in Administration programming) only when
the Service Modes feature code ((Feature
is entered at
that Direct-dial telephone. Note that only the Extra-dial telephone
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will be activated, not the
service mode (unlessthat
Direct-dial telephone is also a Control telephone).
provides three service modes named “Night”, “Lunch”,
and “Evening”. You can change these names to suit yourself. I n
addition, there is normal service when no service modes are
active.
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Special
Telephones
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can assign several special functions to the telephones in
system. Except where
do not need
special hardware. A special function is assigned to a telephone
either
your Installer in Configuration programming or by the
System Coordinator in Administration programming.
Alarm telephone
An Alarm telephone is a
telephone with a two-line display
or M7324 Telephones) that your Installer has assigned
to display Norstar’s system alarm codes, should they occur.
an alarm message appears on the Alarm telephone’s display,
follow these instructions:
1 .
Record the alarm number.
2.
Press
and record the time displayed.
3 .
Call your Installer or Service Representative and report the
a l a r m c o d e .
4 .
After
to your Installer or
Representative,
press
This is an example of an alarm display.
Report this alarm and the time it
occurred to your Installer or service
representative.
Central Answering Position
A Central Answering Position (CAP) is a
M7324
Telephone that your Installer has defined as a CAP in
programming. You can connect one or two
CAP m o
to the CAP to increase the number of lines it can
handle. there can be from one to five
in a
system.
It is best if the CAP is also the Prime telephone and Direct-dial
telephone for the lines and telephones it serves.
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