Page 2 - for any errors that may appear in this document.
©1988 AT&T Issue 1 All Rights Reserved May, 1988 Printed in USA NOTICE The information in this document is subject to change without notice. AT&T assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this document. MERLIN is a registered trademark of AT&T To order copies of this do...
Page 3 - Contents; Introduction; Section
Contents Section 1: Introduction About the MERLIN II Communications System 1-1 Section 2: Reference OverviewMERLIN II System Features Accessory Equipment 2-1 2-22-169 Section 3: Quick Reference Guides Introduction 3-1 Button Code Administration Procedures 3-2 Administration Button Codes 3-17 Menu-Dr...
Page 4 - About the MERLIN II Communications System; EASY TO USE; About the MERLIN II Communications System 1-1
About the MERLIN II Communications System EASY TO USE EFFICIENT COST EFFECTIVE The MERLIN® II Communications System with Feature Module 2 offersfeatures and options available until recently only on much larger systems.You can choose from among more than 100 system wide options and programmable featu...
Page 5 - About the System Documentation; can; -2 About the MERLIN II Communicatlons System
● Account Number Entry These and the many other features and options available with the MERLIN II system are explained in detail in this manual. About the System Documentation WHAT’S IN THIS MANUAL The information in this MERLIN II Communications System Manual is divided into three sections, as desc...
Page 6 - Using a Voice Terminal; About the MERLIN II Communicatlons System 1-3
HOW TO USE THE How you use this manual and the user and attendant guides at any particular SYSTEM MANUAL AND time depends on what you want to do, as the following information suggests. GUIDES Making Changes to a Running System? Change the planning forms to reflect the changes you want to make. Then ...
Page 7 - Overview; The information in this section is divided into two parts:
Overview This section of the manual provides the information you need to program, administer, and use the many MERLIN II system features and to use theaccessory equipment available for the system. The information in this section is divided into two parts: ● MERLIN II System Features. Includes fixed ...
Page 8 - MERLIN II System Features; TYPES OF VOICE; -2 MERLIN 1 I System
MERLIN II System Features TYPES OF VOICE TERMINALS HOW ENTRIES ARE ORGANIZED Your MERLIN II system offers features that provide effective telephone service or both a business-wide and a personal basis. In order to meet company priorities and needs, the system administrator can assign lines and add f...
Page 9 - How To Use; General Procedures for Administration and Programming; ENTERING AND LEAVING; Manual when the system was unpacked and installed.; MERLIN II; you‘re; MERLIN II System Features 2-3
the procedure for entering and leaving programming mode depends on the type of voice terminal you are using, be sure that you follow thegeneral programming directions carefully. ● How To Use Step-by-step procedures are provided for using each feature. General instructions for entering and leaving ad...
Page 10 - -4 MERLIN II System Features
ENTERING ANDPROGRAMMING LEAVING To program a feature at a voice terminal, you label an available button with MODE the name of the feature, such as “Last Number Redial, ” or a person’s name, then put the voice terminal into programming mode, as shown below. How you enter and leave programming mode de...
Page 11 - Abbreviated; Ringing; Account Code Entry; DESCRIPTION; MERLIN II System Features 2-5
Abbreviated Ringing See “Ringing Options. ” Account Code Entry DESCRIPTION If your system uses the Call Report feature, you can include account numbersin the printed report (see “Call Report”). You can use these account numbers to identify the department, project, or client to whom the call should b...
Page 12 - Allowed Lists; To Administer an Allowed List; -6 MERLIN II System Features
Allowed Lists DESCRIPTION When the MERLIN II system is first set up, all voice terminals can be used for all types of calls. However, the administrator can restrict selected voiceterminals so that people can use them to place only intercom or local calls (see “Call Restriction” ) If that is too limi...
Page 13 - Steady green on; off; To; MERLIN II System Features 2-7
To 1 2 3 4 5 6 To 1 2 3 Give Voice Terminals Access to Allowed Lists From the administration menu, touch [More], [Tables], [More], [AllowTo] . Dial the list number (0 through 7). Touch [Enter] . Touch the Auto Intercom button(s) until the appropriate code shows: Steady green on = voice terminal has ...
Page 14 - To Get Printouts; -8 MERLIN II System Features
4 Touch the Auto Intercom button for each voice terminal whose status you want to change until the correct code is showing. Green light on = voice terminal can access numbers in the list Green light off = voice terminal cannot access numbers in the list 5 Repeat steps 2 through 4 for each allowed li...
Page 15 - HOW TO USE; Attendant Postion Setting; Green; You see; MERLIN II System Features 2-9
HOW TO USE 2 Dial *25. 3 Program another feature, or leave programming mode. 1 Place a ringing intercom call. 2 If you hear a busy signal or the person doesn’t answer touch Barge-In. If a call is in progress, the people hear a tone, then you are bridged onto their call, If DoNot Disturb is in effect...
Page 16 - With a BIS-34D Console; -10 MERLIN II System Features
4 Go on to another procedure, or leave administration mode. With a BIS-34D Console 1 Touch Message. 2 Dial # 203. NOTE: If you see the message “Wait: System Busy, ” wait for the prompt or try this procedure again later. 3 Check the lights next to the Auto Intercom buttons. A green light goes on next...
Page 18 - Auto Intercom; -12 MERLIN II System Features; Speakerphone
HOW TO USE To have your Hands-Free Unit go on automatically when you receive intercom calls: 1 Touch Auto Answer-Intercom. The green light next to the button goes on. To return to answering calls yourself: 1 Touch Auto Answer-Intercom again. The green light next to the button goes off. Auto Intercom...
Page 19 - Automatic Line Selection; you to your second choice line, and so forth.; CONSIDERATIONS; and follow these steps:; Lift your handset or touch Speakerphone.
Automatic Line Selection DESCRIPTION You can program the order in which your system makes lines available to you for outside calls. For example, if you usually make long distance calls, youmight specify a WATS line as the first line in your Automatic Line Selection.Whenever you lift your handset or ...
Page 20 - Automatic Route Selection; Administration Manual.; With a MERLIN II System Display Console; -14 MERLIN II System Features
Automatic Route Selection DESCRIPTION CONSIDERATIONS ADMINISTRATION The Automatic Route Selection (ARS) feature allows the administrator to specify how the system can route toll and local calls to minimize costs for the business. Routing calls efficiently is especially important if the system: ● Has...
Page 21 - WARNING
4 To delete an area code or exchange from the Area Code/Exchange section of a table: a On the Tables screen, touch [ARS-Inp] . b Dial the table number (0 through 7) and touch [Enter] . c Dial the entry number (00 through 99) and touch [Enter]. d Touch Drop. e Touch [Enter] . 5 To add pool number, ot...
Page 22 - entry; With; Administering the Area Code/Exchange Sections; -16 MERLIN II System Features
c d e f 7 To a b c Dial the entry number (0 through 5) and touch [Enter] . Touch Drop. This clears out any entry already there. Perform the appropriate step: Dial a new pool number and touch [Enter] to enter a new pool number, or Touch [ E n t e r ] to insert a blank entry. Touch [Exit] to return to...
Page 24 - You hear beeps instead of Touch-Tones or rotary clicks as you dial.; -18 MERLIN II System Features
HOW TO USE system how many digits to drop if the user dials an unnecessary tollprefix, area code, or exchange for this type of line pool: ● 0 = No absorption ● 1 = Absorb leading 1 ● 2 = Absorb area code ● 3 = Absorb 1 I - area code ● 4 = Absorb 1 + exchange ● 5 = Absorb 1 + area code + exchange Che...
Page 25 - Basic Telephones
Basic Telephones DESCRIPTION CONSIDERATIONS ADMINISTRATION HOW TO USE On-premises basic Touch-Tone telephones can be connected to station jackson a 12-Basic Telephone (012) Module with Touch-Tone Receivers. People with these basic telephones can use many of the features of the MERLIN II system by us...
Page 26 - lines or line pools. If so, he or she can give you a list of codes.; Behind-Switch Operation; users take advantage of the features provided by both systems.; Lines; “Ringing Options” in this section.; Fixed Features; The Hold button works the same way in both systems, so; Ringing Patterns; -20 MERLIN II System Features
Ask your administrator whether you can use dial codes to access particular lines or line pools. If so, he or she can give you a list of codes. For more information on using a basic telephone connected to a Basic Telephone Module, see the User’s Guide: Basic Touch-Tone and Rotary Telephonesfor the ME...
Page 27 - You see the message “System is Re-starting,” and the
terminals and basic telephones take on the ringing patterns of the hostsystem. CONSIDERATIONS ADMINISTRATION ● Behind-switch operation is a system type, equivalent to square, pooled, and pooled with Automatic Route Selection. Therefore, a system set for behind-switch operation cannot have line pools...
Page 28 - If the; Speed Dial Access Button; -22 MERLIN II System Features
With a BIS-34D Console PROGRAMMING 1 2 3 4 5 6 Touch Message. Dial # 202. If the system can be administered, the green light next to Message is steady. When you hear a 2-beep signal to begin, dial 4. After several seconds, the lights next to Adm Pool, Adm Tel, Message, and Speaker begin to /lash. To...
Page 29 - B r i d g i n g
BIS/HFAI Terminal B r i d g i n g HOW TO USE Some features operate differently if a MERLIN II system is behind another system. Note these differences in the “Considerations” subsection of eachfeature entry in this section of the manual. For information on how to use the speed dial access button in b...
Page 30 - Call Coverage
Call Coverage DESCRIPTION CONSIDERATIONS PROGRAMMING The Call Coverage feature allows you to cover calls, including intercom calls, for people in your MERLIN II system, even if their lines do not appear onyour voice terminal. You can program Cover buttons for as many a six voice terminals, depending...
Page 31 - The red light next to the button goes off.; The red light next to the line button flashes.; Call Forwarding and Follow Me
Dial *35 for no ring. The red light next to the button goes off. HOW TO USE Dial *36 for delayed ring. The red light next to the line button flashes. Dial *37 for immediate ring. The red light next to the line button goes on steady. 5 Program another feature or leave programming mode. When you recei...
Page 33 - Call Park
Call Park DESCRIPTION “ CONSIDERATIONS PROGRAMMING HOW TO USE You can use the Call Park feature to put an outside or intercom call on hold temporarily, that is, to park the call at your own voice terminal. Thenanother person can pick the call up from any voice terminal in the system. The Call Park f...
Page 34 - Call Pickup; -28 MERLIN II System Features
Call Pickup DESCRIPTION CONSIDERATIONS PROGRAMMING HOW TO USE You can use the Call Pickup feature to answer a call that is ringing, parked, or on hold anywhere in the MERLIN II system. You can access this feature by dialing the Call Pickup code. If you prefer,you can program a general Call Pickup bu...
Page 35 - Call Pickup Groups; Green on
Call Pickup Groups DESCRIPTION A member of a Call Pickup Group can answer a call that is ringing at anyother group member’s voice terminal by just dialing a code or touching abutton. The group member picking up the call doesn’t need to know the intercom number of the ringing voice terminal. The syst...
Page 36 - PROGRAMMING; HOW TO USE; Call Report; -30 MERLIN II System Features
PROGRAMMING To program a Call Pickup Group button, label a button, enter programmingmode, and follow these steps: 1 Touch the button you want to program. 2 D i a l * 3 2 . 3 Program another feature or leave programming mode. HOW TO USE To pick up a call at another group member’s voice terminal: 1 Ta...
Page 38 - Specifying Call; Report Options with a BIS-34D Console
5 6 7 8 9 10 Touch Enter. To set the current date, dial # 301. Dial two digits for the month (01 through 12). Dial two digits for the day (01 through 31). Dial two digits for the year (00 through 99). For example, if the date is August 24, 1988, dial #301 082488. Check the date shown on the display....
Page 39 - Call Restriction
Resetting the Printer with a MERLIN II System Display Console Follow the procedure below if the printer doesn’t form feed automatically and the report heading appears anyplace but at the top of the page. 1 From the administration menu, touch [Options], [Record], [New Page] . 2 Touch Conference to re...
Page 40 - Identifying Toll Types for Selected Lines; Administering Call Restrictions; Copying Line and Call Restriction Assignments; -34 MERLIN II System Features
With a MERLIN II System Display Console NOTE: If a toll prefix is required on all your lines, skip the procedure below and go on to “Administering Call Restrictions. ” Identifying Toll Types for Selected Lines 1 From the administration menu, touch [Lines], [TollType] . 2 Touch the line buttons until...
Page 41 - The; Adm Tel; C a m p O n
With a BIS-34D Console NOTE: If you must dial 0 or 1 before dialing a long distance call, begin the following procedure with step 5. If you do not dial 0 or 1 before dialing a long distance call, begin with step 1. 1 Touch S p e a k e r . 2 Check the lights next to your line buttons. Green lights in...
Page 43 - C e n t r a l i z e d P r o g r a m m i n g; A D M I N I S T R A T I O N
HOW TO USE Follow these steps to use the Camp On feature: 1 2 If the voice terminal to which you are transferring a call is busy and thecaller is willing to wait, touch Camp On or dial #57. Touch the Auto Intercom button or dial the intercom number of the voice terminal to which you are transferring...
Page 44 - The red light next; The red
With a MERLIN II System Display Console 1 From the administration menu, touch [More], [More], [ C n t r P r g ] . 2 Touch the Auto Intercom button for the voice terminal to be programmed. 3 Touch [Enter] . 4 If the red light next to Adm Tel goes off and the console rings every 5 seconds, go on to st...
Page 45 - FIGURE 2-1 Button location codes for analog voice terminals.
FIGURE 2-1 Button location codes for analog voice terminals. ❑ #13 ❑ ❑❑ #12 ❑ #14 ❑ ❑ #15 ❑ ❑❑ #10 ❑ #16 ❑ ❑ #09 ❑ ❑ #17 ❑ ❑❑ #08 ❑ #18 ❑ ❑ # 19 ❑ ❑ #20 ❑ ❑ #21 ❑ ❑ #22 ❑ ❑ #23 ❑ ❑ #03 ❑ ❑ #24 ❑ MERLIN II System Features 2-39
Page 46 - FIGURE 2-2 Button location codes for digital 7406 voice terminals.; Voice; -40 MERLIN II System Features
FIGURE 2-2 Button location codes for digital 7406 voice terminals. o o #42 o lntercom- Voice o #41 o lntercom- o Ring #40 Message o o #44 o o #43 I o Shift o #15 o #16 o #17 Speaker 2-40 MERLIN II System Features
Page 47 - Conference
Conference DESCRIPTION CONSIDERATIONS HOW TO USE When you want other people to join a call in progress, you can use the Conference feature. You can set up intercom conference calls among people connected to the MERLIN II system, outside conference calls involving onlyyourself and people outside the ...
Page 48 - Coverage Inhibit; Coverage; -42 MERLIN II System Features
To disconnect a participant in the conference call: 1 Touch D r o p . 2 Touch the line button of the person you want to disconnect from the conference. Coverage Inhibit DESCRIPTION With a Coverage Inhibit button, you can temporarily deactivate the Call Coverage feature at the voice terminal of someo...
Page 49 - Dialing Timeout Interval For Rotary Lines
Dialing Timeout Interval For Rotary Lines DESCRIPTION When a person places an outside call on rotary lines, your system is CONSIDERATIONS ADMINISTRATION factory-set to wait 12 seconds before connecting the call. This Dialing Timeout Interval ensures that the caller hears Touch-Tones rather than clic...
Page 50 - Direct Inward System Access; -44 MERLIN II System Features
Direct Inward System Access DESCRIPTION CONSIDERATIONS ADMINISTRATION The Direct InwardMERLIN 11 system System Access (DISA) feature allows remote access to voice terminals and lines. By placing calls on lines administered for DISA, callers outside the system can do the following: Place calls to a p...
Page 51 - for
HOW TO USE 4 Touch [ N o R e s t r ] for no restriction, or touch [InwdOnly] for inward restriction. 5 Touch the line buttons until the lights next to them show the appropriate code: Green light on = line or line pool can be used for DISAGreen light off = line or line pool cannot be used for DISA 6 ...
Page 52 - D i s p l a y; to retrieve messages that people in your system have left for you.; Display unit; -46 MERLIN II System Features
D i s p l a y DESCRIPTION Display units come with the BIS-34D, the SP-34D, and the 7406D voice terminals and with the MERLIN II System Display Console. Displays can also be purchased separately and added later to the BIS-34 and 7406 voice terminals. The display provides information that can help you...
Page 56 - Entry button, the display prompts you to enter the account code.; Administration Mode; The following examples show the displays associated with; A d m i n i s t e r; the screen as you dial them.; -50 MERLIN II System Features
Account Code Entry When you use the Account Code Entry feature by touching the Account Code Entry button, the display prompts you to enter the account code. A c c t ? As you dial an account code or when you touch a button that contains an account code, such as an Outside Auto Dial button, the digits...
Page 57 - Set
Call Coverage If you have a Call Coverage button programmed for another person’s voiceterminal, calls ring at your voice terminal when that person is away from hisor her desk. The display screen shows you the intercom number of theperson whose calls you are covering. > 1 6 r Caller ID When you re...
Page 58 - stop; Setting the Clock and Date
To 1 2 3 start the timer for calls you need to time: Touch Time/Timer. Touch Start to reset the Timer to 00:00 and start the Timer. When you are finished using the Timer, touch Stop. When you want to return to the Clock/Calendar display, which shows the time, day, and date: 1 Touch Time/Timer. Clock...
Page 60 - Alrm On Alrm
8 Use the Month and Date arrow keys to set the date. (The arrows pointing up raise the numbers, such as 11-04 to 12-04 or 11-04 to 11-05; the arrowspointing down lower the numbers, such as 11-04 to 10-04 or 11-04 to 11-03.) 9 Touch EXIT to return to the Clock Set Functions display. 10 Touch EXIT aga...
Page 61 - Activating the Alarm; Leave Word Calling; M e s s a g e B o x F u l l
3 Use the Hour and Min arrow keys to set the time at which you want the alarm to sound. (The arrows pointing up raise the numbers, such as 10:30to 11:30 or 10:30 to 10:31; the arrows pointing down lower the numbers,such as 10:30 to 9:30 or 10:30 to 10:29.) 4 Touch EXIT to return to the Alarm Functio...
Page 62 - C a n n o t S e n d; Number Dialed; Drop; -56 MERLIN II System Features
If you touch the Message button and there are no messages waiting for you,this display appears on your screen. If you try to return a call to someone who has not left a message at your voiceterminal, you see this message on your display screen: C a n n o t S e n d Number Dialed When you dial outside...
Page 63 - Program Mode; If you touch a button that has already been programmed, the display; Blank
Program Mode When you begin programming, the display tells you that you are in theprogram mode and the intercom number of the voice terminal you areprogramming. As you dial characters for the programming procedures, the characters appear on your screen. * 9 0 9 2 0 1 5 5 5 6 7 8 9 If you touch a but...
Page 64 - and will count to; Timer (The MERLIN II System Display Console); -58 MERLIN II System Features
If you dial incorrect numbers or characters, you will see this message: Timer (The 61 S-340 and SP-34D Voice Terminal) For directions on using the Timer, see “Clock/Date, Timer, and Alarm (TheBIS-34D and SP-34D Voice Terminal). Timer (The 7406D Voice Terminal) By touching a programmed Stopwatch butt...
Page 65 - Do Not Disturb
Do Not Disturb DESCRIPTION When you are busy and do not want to be bothered by ringing calls, you canuse the Do Not Disturb feature. When you receive outside calls, the greenlight next to the line button flashes, but your voice terminal does not ring. When other people in the MERLIN II system call y...
Page 66 - D r o p; Extended Station Status; -60 MERLIN II System Features
D r o p DESCRIPTION If you get a busy signal or no answer as you set up a conference call, or ifyou want to disconnect a person or line you added to the conference call, youcan use the Drop feature. For more information about using this feature, see “Conference.” CONSIDERATIONS HOW TO USE ● Only the...
Page 67 - Specifying ESS Mode of Operation; Specifying the ESS Mode of Operation
ADMINISTRATION ● The administrator must use Centralized Programming to assign the ESS feature to basic Touch-Tone telephones. The user can then access thefeature by dialing a code representing the programmed button. ESScannot be assigned to rotary telephones. ● Voice terminal users can put their voi...
Page 68 - Putting Attendant Consoles into ESS Display Mode; -62 MERLIN II System Features
PROGRAMMING 3 Touch Message and go on to another procedure or leave administration mode. Putting Attendant Consoles into ESS Display Mode 1 Touch M e s s a g e . 2 D i a l # 3 3 0 . Green lights flash next to the Auto Intercom buttons for all candidate attendant consoles. 3 Touch the Auto Intercom b...
Page 69 - Flexible Numbering; D E S C R I P T I O N
HOW TO USE To monitor and change ESS status from an attendant console: 1 Check the green light next to the voice terminal’s Auto Intercom button. Green light off = voice terminal is not in either ESS state. Green light flashing = voice terminal is in ESS1 state Green light steady = voice terminal is...
Page 71 - Block Renumbering
There are two types of administration, as follows: ● In single renumbering, you assign a specific dial code to a station, line, line pool, Call Distribution group, or Group Page group. ● In block renumbering, which applies only to groups of stations and lines, you identify a “start” and an “end” sta...
Page 72 - The system displays the; you; Single Renumbering; The light next to the line goes on.; -66 MERLIN II System Features
5 6 7 8 9 jack. This is the first line or station to be renumbered in the string of linesor stations. Touch [Enter] . The system displays the lowest-numbered code and prompts you to enter the code for the last station or line, i.e., the one with the highest-numbered jack. Touch the Auto Intercom but...
Page 73 - system; F o l l o w M e; See “Call Forwarding and Follow Me”; Forced Account Code Entry
HOW TO USE 5 6 7 8 Touch [Enter] . The display S hows the old dial code and prompts you to enter the new dial code Type in the new dial code. Touch [Enter] . The system returns you to the Single Renumber screen. Continue withadministration administration Flexible Numbering, touch Conference to retur...
Page 74 - ADMINISTRATION; P R O G R A M M I N G; Green light on = voice; Message
ADMINISTRATION P R O G R A M M I N G ● ● The Forced Account Code Entry feature applies to outgoing calls only.You may use the standard Account Code Entry feature to associate an account code with an incoming call. Forced Account Code Entry can be administered for basic Touch-Tonetelephones in all sy...
Page 75 - next
HOW TO USE With the Forced Account Code Entry feature in place, you must enter anon-null account code in order to make an outside call. NOTE: If you want to erase or replace the account code you entered when you placed the call, you can do so while the call is in progress. Just follow the standard A...
Page 76 - G r o u p C a l l D i s t r i b u t i o n; -70 MERLIN II System Features
G r o u p C a l l D i s t r i b u t i o n DESCRIPTION The system administrator can assign voice terminals to Call Distribution groups. These groups are usually made up of people who provide a similarservice to co-workers or outside callers, such as sales representatives or order entry clerks. Once t...
Page 77 - green on = voice terminal is in group
P R O G R A M M I N G HOW TO USE 5 To associate line or line pools with this group, touch the line buttons until the lights show the appropriate code: 6 T o u c h group 7 T o u c h Green light on = line is assigned to the group Green light off = line isn‘t assigned to the group [GrpCall] and repeat ...
Page 78 - -72 MERLIN II System Features
To transfer an outside call to a Call Distribution group: 1 Touch T r a n s f e r . 2 Touch the button for the group or dial the appropriate code. 3 H a n g u p . Group Listening See “Speakerphone and Speaker. ” Group Page DESCRIPTION The system administrator can set up Group Page groups so anyone i...
Page 79 - light; The lights next to the; MERLIN II System Features 2-73
PROGRAMMING 4 Touch Auto Intercom buttons until they show the paging group assignment you prefer. Steady green light on = voice terminal is assigned to the group Green light off = voice terminal is not assigned to the group 5 Touch [PageZn] and repeat steps 2 through 4 to add group page zones. 6 Tou...
Page 80 - H o l d; -74 MERLIN II System Features
HOW TO USE You can use a programmed button or use a dial code to access the Group Page feature. To use a Group Page button to make an announcement through a group of voice terminal speakers: 1 Touch the Group Page button for the group you want to page. 2 When you hear a beep, lift your handset and m...
Page 81 - Hold Disconnect Interval; Console
Hold Disconnect Interval DESCRIPTION Telephone company central offices use either a “short” (50 millisecond) or a “long” (450 millisecond) disconnect interval. Because most switching systems use a long interval, your MERLIN II system is factory-set for a long interval.If your telephone company uses ...
Page 82 - Intercom; -76 MERLIN II System Features
Intercom DESCRIPTION Each voice terminal connected to the MERLIN II system has a unique intercom number. You can dial intercom numbers to place calls to peopleconnected to the system. On all voice terminals in the MERLIN II system you can place two types ofintercom calls: ● Ringing Intercom Calls. Y...
Page 83 - Intercom Dial Tone
Intercom Dial Tone DESCRIPTION There are two types of dial tones: The MERLIN system internal dial tone and the CO line dial tone. Some modems and software applications (Voice MailService, for example) will not recognize the internal dial tone of the MERLIN system. When a MERLIN system station is off...
Page 84 - Labels for Stations; -78 MERLIN II System Features
Labels for Stations DESCRIPTION When the system is first set up, Page calls, transfer returns, and display messages for intercom calls, GroupLeave Word Calling identify stations by their intercom numbers. For example, a display might read: Tfr Ret 18. The system administrator can associate alphanume...
Page 85 - FIGURE 2-6 MERLIN II Display Console in Administration Mode
FIGURE 2-6 MERLIN II Display Console in Administration Mode ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ MERLIN II System Features 2-79
Page 86 - Last Number Redial; -80 MERLIN II System Features
Last Number Redial DESCRIPTION With a Last Number Redial button, you can redial with one touch the number you dialed most recently. You do not need to do anything to save the number. CONSIDERATIONS PROGRAMMING HOW TO USE ● The Last Number Redial button saves manually dialed outside telephone numbers...
Page 88 - Before you hang up, touch the Deliver Message button that you have; -82 MERLIN II System Features
PROGRAMMING HOW TO USE ● To A person who is sending a message from a display voice terminal sees on the display, “Message Box Full. ” If the administrator shuts down the system for a moment (force idles thesystem), you will need to touch Message again to read your messages. Ifthere is a power failur...
Page 89 - Lights
To have your display voice terminal automatically dial the number of a personwho has left word at your display voice terminal that he or she has called: 1 Touch Return Call (or dial # 27). To cancel the last message you read: 1 Touch Delete Message (or dial # 26), To read the next message on your di...
Page 90 - -84 MERLIN II System Features
CONSIDERATIONS Lights Green light on next to theSpeaker button Green light on next to theHFAI/Mic button or the HFAIbutton. Green light flashing next to the HFAI/Mic button while thespeakerphone is active or green light on next to the Microphone button. Green lights on next to theSpeakerphone and Mi...
Page 91 - Line Assignments in Behind-Switch Systems; Line Pickup; type of system works.
Line Assignments in Behind-Switch Systems Line Pickup See “Call Pickup. ” If your responsibilities do not include system administration, skip thisinformation. DESCRIPTION CONSIDERATIONS The MERLIN II system can be configured to operate behind a larger system. “Behind-Switch Operation” in this sectio...
Page 93 - Ring; assign additional lines, they appear on
FIGURE 2-8 The order in which secondary lines preassigned to buttons on digital voice terminals. ( P r i m e L i n e ) 1 - - I n t e r c o m - Voice l n t e r c o m - Ring Message By default, the system assigns only theprime line to 7406 voice terminals. if you assign additional lines, they appear o...
Page 94 - -88 MERLIN II System Features
ADMINISTRATION Before you begin, be sure that the system is set in a behind-switchconfiguration. See “Behind-Switch Operation. ” Have the Station Configuration Forms handy. Be sure to label the voice terminal buttons with the telephone numbers of thelines you assign. To assign lines to buttons, ente...
Page 96 - Line Assignments in Pooled Systems; -90 MERLIN II System Features
Line Assignments in Pooled Systems If your responsibilities do not include system administration, skip thisinformation. DESCRIPTION CONSIDERATIONS To administer lines in pooled systems, you group interchangeable outside lines into pools that people can access with a single button or a dial code onth...
Page 97 - pools, you must remove them from the main pool first.
● If you aren’t using the full capacity of a line module, the control unit assigns the potential lines as well as the actual lines to buttons on yourattendant consoles. It also assigns those lines to the main pool. A line jack with nothing plugged into it is called a nonequipped line appearance, or ...
Page 99 - S p e a k e r; By default, the system assigns Main Pool
S p e a k e r FIGURE 2-10 The order in which lines and line pools are assigned to digital voice terminals. Message By default, the system assigns Main Pool or Pool Access to the first two line buttons. If you assign a line or line pool, it appears on the top button in the second column. MERLIN II Sy...
Page 100 - Assigning Lines to Line Pools; Assigning Line Pools and Lines to Buttons at Voice Terminals; pool is; -94 MERLIN II System Features
ADMINISTRATION Before you assign lines, be sure that your system is set for the appropriate type of pool access (see “System Type” ). Have your Station Configuration Forms handy. Be sure that line buttons for the lines you’re assigning havebeen labeled at the voice terminals. With a MERLIN II System...
Page 102 - line pools unless all the voice terminals in your system are idle.; Assigning Line Pools or Lines to Buttons
With a BIS-34D Console To set up line pools and assign line pools and lines to stations, enter administration mode and follow the appropriate procedure below. Assigning Lines to Line Pools 1 2 3 4 5 6 Touch Adm Pool. NOTE: If the green light next to Adm Pool flashes instead of remaining steady and y...
Page 103 - Assigning Dial Access to Line
3 4 5 NOTE: If the light next to Adm Tel flashes, you can’t perform this procedure now. Take one of these actions: Wait for the light to become steady, then go to step 3. Leave administration mode and try this procedure again later. Refer to the Station Configuration Form to see which line pools or ...
Page 104 - -98 MERLIN II System Features
HOW TO USE 3 4 5 6 7 NOTE: If the voice terminal is being used, the green light next to Adm Tel flashes rapidly. You must wait until the green light become steadyand you hear the 2-beep signal or leave administration mode and tryagain later. Steady green lights show next to the buttons of the lines ...
Page 105 - Line Assignments in Square Systems
Line Assignments in Square Systems If your responsibilities do not include system administration, skip this information. DESCRIPTION CONSIDERATIONS In square systems, each line appears on a separate button at the voiceterminal. How you assign lines in a square system depends on the type ofsquare con...
Page 107 - Shift
S p e a k e r FIGURE 2-12 The order in which lines are assigned to buttons on digital voice terminals in a square configuration. Message Shift By default, the system assigns the first threelines to 7406 voice terminals in the orderindicated by the numbers. If you removethose lines and assign others ...
Page 108 - terminal’s; -102 MERLIN II System Features
ADMINISTRATION Before you begin, be sure your system is set for square configuration. See “System Type. ” Have the Station Configuration Forms handy. To assign lines to buttons in a square system, enter administration mode and follow the appropriate procedure below. With a MERLIN II System Display C...
Page 109 - When
HOW TO USE 3 4 Be NOTE: If the voice terminal is being used, the green light next Adm Tel flashes rapidly and you don’t hear the 2-beep signal. You must either wait until the green light becomes steady or try again later. If you try to assign lines to a busy voice terminal, you’ll hear a single beep...
Page 110 - -104 MERLIN II System Features
Line Representation See “System Type.” Line Request DESCRIPTION CONS If the line on which you want to DERATIONS ● ● ● Request to base the system alert HOW TO USE The Line Request feature can place a call is busy, you can use Lineyou when the line becomes idle. be used with lines or line pools that a...
Page 111 - Loudspeaker Page
Loudspeaker Page DESCRIPTION When you have an optional loudspeaker paging system attached to the control unit of the MERLIN II system, you can page people and makeannouncements over the system from your console or voice terminal. CONSIDERATIONS ADMINISTRATION The system administrator must identify t...
Page 112 - Manual Signaling; -106 MERLIN II System Features
HOW TO USE 5 Touch Message and go on to another procedure, or leave administration mode. Next, you assign the Loudspeaker Page feature to a line button at individual consoles or voice terminals. Label the button(s) and follow the procedure for assigning lines in a square, behind-switch, or pooled sy...
Page 113 - Menu-Driven Administration
HOW TO USE To signal a co-worker: 1 Without lifting your handset, touch the Manual Signaling button. To place an intercom call using a Manual Signaling button: 1 Touch Intercom-Voice or Intercom-Ring. 2 Lift the handset or touch Speakerphone. 3 Touch the Manual Signaling button. Menu-Driven Administ...
Page 114 - -108 MERLIN II System Features
FIGURE 2-13 The MERLIN II System Display Console in Administration Mode ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ 2-108 MERLIN II System Features
Page 115 - Menu-driven administration can only be performed on a MERLIN II; by pressing Conference once.; Place the administration overlay over the console.
CONSIDERATIONS HOW TO USE Line Shift Buttons In menu-driven administration, lines are represented by buttons in the four leftmost columns on the console. As Figure 2-13 shows, there are two pages of 30 lines each, to accommodate the maximum number of lines (56). In systems with more than 30 lines, a...
Page 116 - Menu Selection Screens; Data Entry Screens; -110 MERLIN II System Features
2 Enter administration mode by sliding the T/P switch to P and touching Conference twice. The administration menu appears on the display: Administration: Please make a selection System FlexNum Lines Stations More 3 Touch the key for one of the administration options shown on the screen or touch [Mor...
Page 117 - Screen Abbreviations
You use the keys beneath the display for editing, as follows: ● If you make a mistake, touch [Bksp] to erase one character redial the entry. ● Touch [Enter] to send the data on the screen to the control to the previous screen. at a time. Then unit and return ● Touch [Next] to send the data on the sc...
Page 118 - -112 MERLIN II System Features
Cntr-Prg Data Date DayofWk DialAcc DialPlan Drop DISA Emerg Exclude Feedback FlexNum Group GrpCall HldAbdn HldAband HuntGrp ICMdial InitSp In/Out Intercom Label Line/Pool Lines LocHost Local MdmPool MdmType Music NewPg Night NoRestr OneTouch Options To administer Centralized Programming Administer d...
Page 120 - -114 MERLIN II System Features
Message CONSIDERATIONS PROGRAMMING HOW TO USE How you respond to a Message light depends on the type of voice terminal you have. ● When the light next to the Message button is lit on a voice terminal without a display, your system attendant has one or more messages for you. You must get your message...
Page 121 - See “Speakerphone and Speaker.”
Monitor-on-Hold See “Speakerphone and Speaker.” Music-on-Hold DESCRIPTION When you have Music-on-Hold, you can provide background music for callerswhom you have placed on hold, or you can provide music for selected areasof your building through the loudspeaker paging system. You can use a radio, tap...
Page 122 - Night Service; The three Night Service options are:; The administrator can specify; Night Service with Outward Restriction.; The administrator can set the; Night Service with Time Set.; The administrator can set the system; -116 MERLIN II System Features
Green light on = the Music-on-Hold source is connected to this line jack G r e e n l i g h t o f f = t h i s l i n e j a c k i s u s e d i n a n o t h e r w a y . HOW TO USE 4 To designate a line jack to which the music source will be connected, or to change the Music-on-Hold jack assignment, touch ...
Page 123 - Night Service with Group Assignment
ADMINISTRATION telephone(s) to the Exclusion list. These users will be able to dial thenumbers on the emergency number list, however. ● Attendants can override Night Service with Time Set and turn Night Service on or off manually at any time, but the automatic operation will resume the next day. Nig...
Page 124 - Night Service with Time Set; -118 MERLIN II System Features
3 T o u c h [Enter] . NOTE: Removing the password deactivates the Outward Restriction feature. To restore Outward Restriction, you need to create a new password. 4 To administer emergency telephone numbers, touch [Emerg] . 5 Dial the entry number (0 through 9) of the telephone number on the allowed ...
Page 125 - Night Service Iformation Report
5 To set the time when Night Service should go off, touch [Stop] . . - 6 Dial the number of the day of the week for which you are setting a time (Sunday =0, Saturday =6). 7 Perform one of the following operations: To remove the existing automatic stop time for this day, touch [Enter] . To set or cha...
Page 126 - Night Service with Outward Restriction; -120 MERLIN II System Features
Night Service with Outward Restriction The following procedure describes how to set up or change your password, list of emergency numbers, or Exclusion list. 1 2 3 4 5 Touch Message. To administer a password, dial # 309, then take one ➤ To create a new password or replace an existing four digits (0 ...
Page 127 - Night Service /formation Report
PROGRAMMING b Perform one of the following operations: To remove the existing automatic start time for this day, touch Drop. To set or change the start time, dial two digits for the hour and two digits for the minute, in the 24-hour format. For example, if you want Night Service to go on at 5:30 p.m...
Page 128 - -122 MERLIN II System Features
HOW TO USE Turning Night Service without Outward Restriction On and Off A green light next to the Night Service button is on whenever Night Serviceis in effect. To turn Night Service on or off: 1 Touch Night Service (or dial #39). Turning Night Service with Outward Restriction On and Off If the syst...
Page 129 - Notify
Notify DESCRIPTION CONSIDERATIONS PROGRAMMING The Notify feature is a way for people in the MERLIN II system, other thanthe attendant, to alert someone that a message is waiting. With this feature people can program Send buttons for others to whom they often sendmessages or Receive buttons for recei...
Page 130 - -124 MERLIN II System Features
HOW TO USE To turn on the green light next to the Receive button at another voice terminal: 1 T o u c h t h e S e n d b u t t o n f o r t h a t v o i c e t e r m i n a l . T h e g r e e n l i g h t n e x t t o t h e S e n d b u t t o n g o e s o n . The green light next to the Receive button on the ...
Page 131 - See “Speakerphone and Speaker.”; One-Touch Hold with Call Annoucement; a MERLIN II System Display Console; MERLIN II System Features 2-125
On-Hook Dialing See “Speakerphone and Speaker.” One-Touch Hold with Call Annoucement DESCRIPTION If the administrator has administered One-Touch Hold with CallAnnouncement, you can put an outside call on hold and place an intercomcall, all with one touch. For instance, while on an outside call, you ...
Page 132 - -126 MERLIN II System Features
HOW TO USE With a BIS-34D Console To administer One-Touch Hold or change from One-Touch Hold to One-Touch Transfer: 1 2 3 4 To 1 2 Touch Message. Dial the 4-character code #315, then perform one of the following operations: If you want One-Touch Transfer, dial 0. If you want One-Touch Hold with Call...
Page 133 - Outside Auto Dial; Hold
Outside Auto Dial DESCRIPTION You can use the Outside Auto Dial feature to dial frequently used numbers and codes with one touch. These numbers and codes can include telephone numbers, account numbers, and PBX, Centrex, or Custom Calling feature codes. CONSIDERATIONS PROGRAMMING Whenever instruction...
Page 134 - -128 MERLIN II System Features
HOW TO USE To dial an outside number with one touch: 1 Without lifting your handset, touch the Outside Auto Dial button for the number you want to dial. Your voice terminal speaker goes on and you hear dialing. 2 When you hear the other person answer, lift your handset or speak into your speakerphon...
Page 135 - Personal; Speed Dial
Personal DESCRIPTION Speed Dial You can use the programming instructions below to assign a 3-characterPersonal Speed Dial code (from #01 through # 24) to telephone numbers,PBX, Centrex, or Custom Calling feature codes, or account codes you frequently dial. This feature is especially useful for peopl...
Page 136 - Personalized Ringing; You; -130 MERLIN II System Features
HOW TO USE To place a call using a Personal Speed Dial code: 1 Lift your handset, or press the Speakerphone button (for on-hook dialing). 2 Dial a Personal Speed Dial code (#01 through #24). You may also choose not to lift your handset. When you dial the speed dialcode, your voice terminal speaker g...
Page 137 - Enter programming mode.; Dial #56 repeatedly until you hear a ringing pattern you like.; Pooled System; See “Line Assignments in Pooled Systems. ”
HOW TO USE To use a dial code to select the ringing sound you prefer: (Use this procedure only with a 7406 voice terminal. ) 1 Enter programming mode. 2 Dial #56. You hear the ringing sound your terminal makes. 3 Dial #56 again. You hear another ringing pattern. 4 Dial #56 repeatedly until you hear ...
Page 138 - Privacy
Privacy DESCRIPTION CONSIDERATIONS . PROGRAMMING HOW TO USE If you share an outside line with other people, you may choose to program a Privacy button that allows you to prevent others from accidentally joining your telephone conversations. ● To turn the Privacy feature on and off, you can use a dia...
Page 140 - Recall Time Interval; -134 MERLIN II System Features
HOW TO USE If you have a Recall button, you can use the button to disconnect an intercom call without hanging up your handset: 1 Touch Recall. You can use the Recall button to generate a switchhook flash for a dialingsequence that you want to store in the system. 1 Touch R e c a l l . 2 Touch Hold (...
Page 141 - Reminder Service
2 Dial number to specify timer interval: ● 0 = 350 milliseconds ● 1 = 450 milliseconds ● 2 = 650 milliseconds ● 3 = 1 second 3 Touch [Enter] . 4 Touch Conference to return to the administration menu or leave administration mode. With a BIS-34D Console 1 Touch M e s s a g e . 2 Dial the 5-character c...
Page 142 - -136 MERLIN II System Features
CONSIDERATIONS ● To use Reminder Service, the MERLIN II system clock must be set. ● Reminder Service must be reset each time it is used. It doesn’t carry over from one day to the next. ● At any given time, only one reminder voice terminal. ● If the voice terminal is busy when the reminder is cancell...
Page 143 - MERLIN II System Features 2-137
HOW TO USE Procedures for setting and canceling Reminder Service calls from attendantconsoles and from individual voice terminals are somewhat different. Follow the appropriate procedure below. NOTE: If your console or voice terminal has a display, it shows: ● the feature status when you enter a fea...
Page 144 - Ringing/Idle Line Preference
Ringing/Idle Line Preference DESCRIPTION CONSIDERATIONS If you have Reminder Set buttons, they show the status of the feature. The light next to Reminder Set on your console is off, unless you set a reminderfor yourself. The lights next to Reminder Set buttons are on, however, at anyvoice terminals ...
Page 146 - Ringing Options; Immediate Ring
HOW TO USE 3 If you have a printer connected to your system, you can make sure that you have selected the option you want by having the system print a System Feature Report. To order a report, dial #905 and wait for the beep. 4 Touch Message and go on to another procedure, or leave administration mo...
Page 148 - Saved Number Redial; -142 MERLIN II System Features
Saved Number Redial DESCRIPTION If you have programmed a Saved Number Redial button, you can use the button to save an important number for later one-touch dialing. If the number you call is busy or no one answers, or if you need to call the person back, you can save that number by touching Saved Nu...
Page 149 - Send Message; Sending Messages From a BIS-34D; MERLIN II System Features 2-143
Send Message DESCRIPTION CONSIDERATIONS PROGRAMMING HOW TO USE A system attendant can turn on the Message light at the voice terminals ofpeople in the MERLIN II system in order to alert them that they have amessage. There are different procedures for turning on the Message light from aBIS-34D consol...
Page 150 - Sending a Message from a MERLIN II System Display Console; -144 MERLIN II System Features
To send a message to a display or to turn someone’s Message light on: 1 Touch Send Message. 2 Touch the Auto Intercom button for the person’s voice terminal. The red light next to the Auto Intercom button goes on, indicating that the person's Message light is on. People with display consoles must re...
Page 152 - The Shift Button on the Display Console; Simultaneous Voice and Data Calls; System; -146 MERLIN II System Features
2 Touch the programmable feature button. When you are finished using the programmable feature button, the light goesoff next to the feature button and the Shift button. The Shift Button on the Display Console To use a Shift button on the display console: 1 Touch the appropriate Shift button for the ...
Page 153 - of; MERLIN II System Features 2-147
HOW TO USE 2 Touch either of two adjacent Auto Intercom buttons: Green light on = station jack part of voice/data pair Green light off = station jack not paired 3 Touch Conference to return to the administration menu or leave administration mode. With a BIS-34D Console 1 Touch Message. 2 Dial #211. ...
Page 154 - Message Detail Recording); -148 MERLIN II System Features
SMDR (Station Speakerphone DESCRIPTION CONSIDERATIONS HOW TO USE Message Detail Recording) See “Call Report. ” If your voice terminal is equipped with a speakerphone, you can conductconversations without lifting your handset. Anyone with you can hear both sides of the conversation. If you have a spe...
Page 155 - Special Characters in Programmed Dialing Sequences; Using On-Hook Dialing
Special Characters in Programmed Dialing Sequences Using On-Hook Dialing 1 Without lifting your handset, touch Speaker. 2 Dial the number. 3 When you hear the other person answer, lift your handset to speak. If the line is busy, or if you get no answer: 1 Touch Speaker to cancel the call. Using Moni...
Page 157 - Square Line Configuration; See “Line Assignments in Square Systems”; Stopwatch; This feature can be used only with the 7406 display voice terminal.; Touch Stopwatch to turn off the display.
Square Line Configuration See “Line Assignments in Square Systems” Stopwatch DESCRIPTION If you want to start and stop the timer on your 7406D voice terminal—to timehow long you spend on a call, for example- you can use your display andthe Stopwatch feature. When you touch a programmed Stopwatch but...
Page 158 - System Renumbering; -152 MERLIN II System Features
System Renumbering DESCRIPTION At some point, you may need to change modules in the control unit. If youreplace a module with one of a different type, you must readminister the system to reassign numbers to lines and stations. Changing station modulesmay also require readministration of features tha...
Page 160 - With a MERLIN II System Display; -154 MERLIN II System Features
System DESCRIPTION Speed Dial CONSIDERATIONS ADMINISTRATION The administrator can assign System Speed Dial codes numbers, such as warehouse or branch office numbers to frequently dialed or the numbers of clients or vendors. The administrator then distributes the list of codes topeople in the office....
Page 162 - System Type; -156 MERLIN II System Features
HOW TO USE You can program a button or use a dial code to access this feature. To dial an outside number: 1 Lift your handset. 2 Touch the System Speed Dial button or dial the appropriate code (#60 through # 99). . System Type DESCRIPTION As part of basic administration, you must specify whether the...
Page 163 - T e s t
3 Go on to another procedure, or leave administration mode. With a BIS-34D Console 1 Touch M e s s a g e . 2 Dial #202 and wait for the 2-beep 3 Dial one of the following digits to signal to begin. specify the system type: ● 0 = square system. ● 1 = pooled system with ● 2 = pooled system with ● 3 = ...
Page 164 - Tones
Tones DESCRIPTION Your MERLIN II system you of the progress of a feedback discussed here voice terminal provides the following tortes to inform call that you are placing or about to place. The is generated by the MERLIN II system. In many cases it is the same tones generated by the outside telephone...
Page 165 - receiving this kind; program your voice terminal with a ringing pattern that is
CONSIDERATIONS The MERLIN II system also provides you with the following tones on yourvoice terminal, unless you have a behind-switch system, so that you know . immediately what kind of call you are receiving. If your system is behind a switch, your tones will be different. If you hear this type of ...
Page 166 - Touch-Tone or Rotary Signaling; -160 MERLIN II System Features
Touch-Tone or Rotary Signaling DESCRIPTION When the MERLIN II system is installed, it is set to send or generate Touch- Tone signals. If some of the system’s lines generate rotary pulses, you need to identify each of those lines to the system, If you are not sure whether lines are Touch-Tone m rotar...
Page 167 - MERLIN II System Features 2-161
Touch-Tone Enable DESCRIPTION CONSIDERATIONS PROGRAMMING HOW TO USE If you have telephone lines that carry rotary signals, use the Touch-ToneEnable feature to switch to Touch-Tone signals midway through a dialingsequence. This lets you take advantage of bank-by-phone, credit cardauthorization, and a...
Page 168 - Transfer; -162 MERLIN II System Features
Transfer DESCRIPTION CONSIDERATIONS ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMMING HOW TO USE You can use your voice terminal Transfer button to transfer intercom andoutside calls to someone else in your MERLIN II system. There are four ways to transfer calls: ● Option A. If you have an Auto Intercom button for the per...
Page 169 - Transfer Return Identification
To transfer a call using Option B: 1 Touch Transfer. 2 Dial the intercom number of the person to whom you are transferring the call. 3 H a n g u p . To transfer a call using Option C: 1 Touch Transfer. 2 Touch Intercom-Voice. 3 Dial the intercom number of the voice terminal to which you want to tran...
Page 170 - Transfer Return Interval; Features
To answer the call: 1 Lift your handset. c a l l i s a n s w e r e d :The red light moves to the line button of the second call and flashes rapidly.The green light next to the Auto Intercom button for the voice termianl from which the secondcall is retuning flashes slowly. 1 Without ligting the hand...
Page 171 - Voice Announcement Enable/Disable; The green light beside Intercom-Voice is on.
5 Touch Message and go on to another procedure, or leave administration mode. Voice Announcement Enable/Disable DESCRIPTION Ordinarily, people can use the MERLIN II system intercom feature to announce calls through your voice terminal speaker. However, if you do not want a voice announcement to inte...
Page 172 - Voice Announcement To Busy Voice Terminal; -166 MERLIN II System Features
Voice Announcement To Busy Voice Terminal DESCRIPTION CONSIDERATIONS ADMINISTRATION The system administrator can assign some voice terminals two consecutive station jacks on the control unit so that people at these voice terminals canreceive voice announcements while they are busy on a call. The sys...
Page 173 - Voice Terminal Type; From the administration mode, touch; Touch Conference to return to the administration menu, or leave; Touch the Auto Intercom button until the green light shows the
Voice Terminal Type DESCRIPTION ADMINISTRATION When the system is first set up, the system recognizes all analog stationsexcept the administrator/attendant console as BIS/HFAI voice terminals,that is, voice terminals with raised plastic buttons. As part of basicadministration, you must identify for ...
Page 174 - Volume Control; control setting on the front of the voice terminal.; -168 MERLIN II System Features
Volume Control DESCRIPTION HOW TO USE You can adjust the volume control lever on the left side of your voice terminal to increase or decrease the loudness of the ringing sound on the speaker. If you have a speakerphone, adjust the speakerphone volume using the volume control setting on the front of ...
Page 175 - The following information is included in “Accessory Equipment”:; Description; can use the accessory equipment.; How to Use
Accessory Equipment The following information is included in “Accessory Equipment”: 1 Description The description of the accessory tells what it does and its advantages for the user. 2 Drawings and Diagrams Drawings of the accessory and its parts are included for each piece ofequipment, along with, ...
Page 176 - Auxiliary; Power Unit; The power unit
Auxiliary DESCRIPTION CONSIDERATIONS Power Unit You must add an auxiliary power unit (Figure 2-14) to any control unit carrierif the total number of voice terminals and voice terminal accessories (including HOW TO USE hands-free units and headset adapters) is greater than the carrier’s capacity. Eac...
Page 177 - Basic Telephones with OPTI and BTMI
Basic Telephones with OPTI and BTMI DESCRIPTION To provide service to people at a remote location, off-premises basic Touch- Tone telephones can be connected to the MERLIN II system through outsidelines with the Off-Premises Telephone Interface (OPTI). The OPTI permits you to use an off-premises tel...
Page 179 - Connect
ADMINISTRATION You use the same procedures for administering basic telephones connected toBTMIs and OPTIs that you use for administering standard voice terminals, Get the completed Station Configuration Forms for the telephones. Then follow the instructions under the appropriate entries to assign li...
Page 181 - Control Unit; Modules; system control unit with installed modules.; The following modules are used in the MERLIN II system:; Power Supply Module. A Power Supply Module, which supplies power; bottom of the module. When the power is on, a green light is on next to
Control Unit D E S C R I P T I O N Modules The basic carrier contains slots for up to seven modules, which supply power, direct system operation, and provide jack connections for telephone lines, voice terminals, and other equipment, such as a tape player for the Music- on-Hold feature. See Figure 2...
Page 183 - Frequency; Generator; expansion unit’s Power Module.
Frequency DESCRIPTION CONSIDERATIONS HOW TO USE Generator If your basic carrier or expansion carrier has a 12-Basic Telephone (012)Module, you must connect a Frequency Generator to the Power Module,located in the first slot of each carrier containing basic telephone modules. See Figure 2-20. The fre...
Page 184 - General Purpose Adapter; F I G U R E; Modular; Data device; have a GPA connected to your voice terminal, and you want your; Using Join Mode
General Purpose Adapter DESCRIPTION With the General Purpose Adapter (GPA) you can connect to your analogvoice terminal Touch-Tone (not rotary) equipment such as modems, autodialers, facsimile (FAX) machines, and telephone extensions (including cordless telephones). An example is shown in Figure 2-2...
Page 185 - like; terminal. Note that incoming calls ring only
like a voice terminal. Note that incoming calls ring only at the voice terminal, not at the attached device. Using Auto ModeSet the switch to Auto to connect a modem, answering machine, or other automatic answering device. Program an Auto Answer-All feature button andactivate it so the device answer...
Page 186 - If you; -180 MERLIN II System Features
CONSIDERATIONS ● HOW TO USE ● ● To 1 2 3 Be sure you are using the correct model for the voice terminal, as shown below. Model S101A (silver) is used with digital voice terminals only. Model S102A (black) is used with analog voice terminals only. The HFU can be used with the 10-button, BIS-10, BIS-2...
Page 187 - Headset; and Headset Adapter; of the headset adapter.
Headset DESCRIPTION and Headset Adapter CONSIDERATIONS HOW TO USE A headset connectedallows you to handle to your voice terminal by way of the headset adapter calls more easily. See Figure 2-23. FIGURE 2-23 A headset connected to a headset adapter with an enlargement of the headset adapter. ● ● ● To...
Page 188 - To mute the microphone:; Hold down On/Quiet on the headset adapter.; These protectors must be mounted indoors,
To answer a call: 1 Touch On/Quiet on the headset adapter. To mute the microphone: 1 Hold down On/Quiet on the headset adapter. To hang up: 1 Touch Off on the headset adapter. The green light next to On/Quiet goes off. In-Range, Out-of-Building Voice Termianl and Protectors DESCRIPTION You can place...
Page 189 - Loudspeaker Paging System; See “Loudspeaker; Music Coupler; in “MERLIN II System Features.”; paging system; Users of equipment that rebroadcast copyrighted music or other
Loudspeaker Paging System See “Loudspeaker Music Coupler Page” in “MERLIN II System Features.” DESCRIPTION If your system has the Music-on-Hold feature, you must connect the musicsource, such as a tape player, to the MERLIN II system with a music coupler.The music coupler shown in Figure 2-25 provid...
Page 190 - Power Failure Telephones; You cannot use a MERLIN II system voice terminal as a power failure; -184 MERLIN II System Features
Power Failure Telephones DESCRIPTION In case of a power failure, a basic Touch-Tone or rotary telephone connectedto a Power Failure Telephone jack in a control unit module has access to another line on the same module. (See Figure 2-26 to identify the PFT jack ondifferent line modules.) When there i...
Page 191 - Supplemental Alert Adapter; HOW; TO USE; FIGURE 2-27 An extra alert bell and a voice terminal connected to; SAA; For more information, contact your equipment
Supplemental Alert Adapter DESCRIPTION N o t m o r ethan 7 feet(unless youh a v e a l o n g e rmodular cord) Not morethan 25 feet(unless youh a v e a l o n g e rmodular cord) HOW TO USE You can connect Extra Alert Devices, such as a horn, bell, strobe, or chime, to your system through a Supplemental...
Page 192 - -186 MERLIN II System Features
2 3 To Plug one end of the modular cord into the jack labeled C.U. # on the SAA and the other end into the voice terminal’s modular wall jack. Plug the modular cord from the extra alert device into the jack labeledAlerter on the SAA. have the extra alert device turn on when a call rings at the appro...
Page 193 - Recall; ENTER AND LEAVE
Introduction This guide summarizes the administrative procedures described in Section 2, “Reference.” For more information about a particular procedure, refer to the entry for that feature. Separate procedures are provided for the BIS-34Dconsole and the MERLIN II System Display Console. Before you p...
Page 194 - Button Code Administration Procedures; Basic Administration Procedures; Administration Procedure; -2 Button Code Administration Procedures
Button Code Administration Procedures Button code administration procedures are divided into two categories: basic and optional procedures. Basic Administration Procedures Administration Procedure Do This System size 1 Touch Message. 2 Dial #201. 3 If green light next to Message is steady and you he...
Page 195 - position; Button Code Administration Procedures 3-3
Administration Procedure Do This Attendant console position 1 Touch Message. 2 Dial # 203, 3 If green light next to Message is steady and you hear two beeps, go on to step 4. If not, wait for 2-beep signal or try again later. 4 Touch Auto Intercom button(s): Steady green = attendant positionFlashing...
Page 196 - -4 Button Code Administration Procedures
Administration Procedure Do This Touch-Tone or rotary signaling 1 Touch Message. 2 Dial #302. 3 Touch line buttons: Steady green on = Touch-Tone Green off= rotary 4 Touch Message. Voice Terminal Type Setting (raised plastic 1 Touch Message. or flat membrane button) 2 Dial #320. 3 Touch Auto Intercom...
Page 198 - Optional Systemwide Features; A d m i n i s t r a t i o n P r o c e d u r e
Optional Systemwide Features A d m i n i s t r a t i o n P r o c e d u r e Do This Automatic Route Selection (ARS): To specify how many tables are 6-digit 1 Touch Message. tables 2 Dial #305. 3 Dial number of 6-digit tables (0 through 8). 4 Touch Message. To add an area code or exchange 1 Touch Mess...
Page 199 - Do This; Button Code Administration Procedures 3-7
Administration Procedure Automatic Route Selection (ARS): continued) To delete a pool number (action also deletes any other digits and absorptiontype) To add other digits in the Special Number Table To delete other digits in the Special Number Table To get a printout of ARS tables Behind-Switch Oper...
Page 201 - Green off = toll calls detected by area code or toll prefix; Button Code Administration Procedures 3-9
Administration Procedure Call restrictions and allowed lists: To assign outward and toll call restrictions to voice terminals: NOTE: If you do not need to dial a toll prefix (0 or 1) to place a long distancecall, perform steps 1 and 2 below. Ifyou use a toll prefix, just perform step 2 below. 1 To s...
Page 202 - Touch M e s s a g e .; Steady green on = voice terminal has access to numbers on list; -10 Button Code Administration Procedures
Administration Procedure Do This Call restrictions and allowed lists 1 Touch M e s s a g e . continued): 2 Dial #4. To assign access to allowed lists to 3 Dial list number (0 through 7). voice terminals 4 Touch Auto Intercom button for voice terminal: Steady green on = voice terminal has access to n...
Page 204 - Steady green on = line assigned to group; -12 Button Code Administration Procedures
Administration Procedure Do This Forced Account Code Entry 1 Touch Message. 2 Dial # 319. 3 Touch Auto Intercom button(s): Steady green on = voice terminal has Forced Account Code EntryGreen off = voice terminal doesn‘t have Forced Account Code Entry 4 Touch Message. Group Call Distribution: To assi...
Page 205 - Steady green on = voice terminal in group
Administration Procedure Do This Group Paging: (continued) To get a printout of paging groups 1 Touch Message. 2 Dial #903 and wait for beep. 3 Touch Message. Intercom Dial Tone To change the intercom dial tone 1 Touch Message. 2 Dial #335. 3 Touch 0 to provide MERLIN II system intercom dial tone. T...
Page 208 - -16 Button Code Administration Procedures
Administration Procedure Do This Transfer Return Interval 1 Touch Message. 2 Dial #306. 3 Dial number of rings (1 through 9) preferred before calls return to original voice terminal. Dial 0 if transferred calls should not return. 4 Touch Message. 3-16 Button Code Administration Procedures
Page 209 - Administration Code
Administration Button Codes Administration Code Other Number(s) Button(s) F e a t u r e # 2 0 1 0 = s m a l l Set system size. 1 = large # 202 0 = square Set system line representation type. . . 1 = pooled with Button Access 2 = pooled with Dial Access 3 = pooled with ARS 4 = behind-switch # 203 Aut...
Page 212 - Call; -20 Administration Button Codes
Administration Code Other Number(s) Button(s) Feature #6 0 through 7 (table number) Add an area code or exchange to an ARS plus 00 through 99 (entry table. number) plus an entry 0 through 7 (table number) Drop Remove an area code or exchange from an plus 00 through 99 (entry ARS table. number) # 7 0...
Page 214 - Menu-Driven Administration Map; FIGURE 3-1 Menu-Driven Administration Map
Menu-Driven Administration Map FIGURE 3-1 Menu-Driven Administration Map 3-22 Menu-Driven Administration Procedures
Page 215 - For a
Basic Administration Procedures Administration Procedure Do This System Size Setting 1 Reach screen via [System], [Size] . 2 T o u c h [Small] or [Large] as appropriate for your system. System Type 1 Reach screen via [System], [Type] . 2 Touch the appropriate button for the type of system you want f...
Page 216 - -24 Menu-Driven Administration Procedures
Administration Procedure Do This Flexible Numbering, Single: To renumber lines 1 Reach screen via [FlexNum] , [Single] , [Lines] . 2 Dial the old line number. 3 T o u c h [ E n t e r ] . 4 Dial the new line number. 5 Touch [Next] to change more line numbers in sequence. 6 Touch [Enter] to change mor...
Page 217 - Attendant Position Setting
Administration Procedure Do This Attendant Position Setting 1 Reach screen via [System], [Attendants], [Position] . 2 Touch Auto Intercom button(s): Green light on = attendant positionGreen light flashing = not now an attendant position 3 T o u c h [Store] . Loudspeaker Page jack 1 Reach screen via ...
Page 218 - Voice terminal line/line pool assignments; -26 Menu-Driven Administration Procedures
Administration Procedure Do This Voice terminal line assignments in square 1 Reach screen via [Stations], [Line/Pool] . and behind switch systems 2 Touch Auto Intercom button for voice terminal. 3 T o u c h [ E n t e r ] . 4 Touch line buttons: Steady green on = line assigned to voice terminal Green...
Page 219 - To delete an
Optional Systemwide Features Administration Procedure Automatic Route Selection (ARS): To specify how many tables are 6-digit tables To add an area code or exchange Touch [Enter]. To delete an area code or exchange To add and an a pool number, other digits, absorption code, if required Do This 1 2 3...
Page 220 - Touch; exchange
Administration Procedure Automatic Route Selection (continued): To associate an absorption type with a pool number after adding the pool number . . To delete a pool number (action also deletes any other digits and absorptiontype) Touch screen via [More], [Tables], [ARS-Pool] . To add other digits in...
Page 221 - Menu-Driven Administration Procedures 3-29
Administration Procedure Do This Behind Switch Operation To specify system type 1 Reach screen via [System], [Type], [More] . 2 T o u c h [ B e h i n d S w ] . To administer fixed features for the host system. 1 Reach screen via [More] , [Options] , [More] , [BehindSw] . 2 Touch the appropriate butt...
Page 224 - Reach screen via; -32 Menu-Driven Administration Procedures
Administration Procedure Camp On: To set the Camp On return interval Centralized Programming Dialing Timeout for rotary lines Direct Inward System Access Do This 1 Reach screen via [More], [Options] [CampOn] . 2 Enter the number of minutes (1 through 5) that calls should camped. 3 T o u c h [ E n t ...
Page 225 - Disconnect interval; Extended Station Status:
Administration Procedure Do This Disconnect interval for held calls 1 Reach screen via [Lines], [More] , [HldAband] . 2 Touch line buttons: Steady green on = line drops held call on long (450 millisecond) signal (default) Green off = line drops held call on short (50 millisecond) signal 3 Touch Conf...
Page 226 - -34 Menu-Driven Administration Procedures
Administration Procedure Group Paging: To assign voice terminals to groups for Group Page To get a printout of paging groups Intercom Dial Tone To set the intercom dial tone Night Service, Enhanced: To assign voice terminals to attendant’s Night Service group To set up Outward Restriction by creatin...
Page 228 - Reach; -36 Menu-Driven Administration Procedures
Administration Procedure Do This One-Touch Call Handling Option: To set system for One-Touch Transfer 1 Reach screen via [More], [Options] , [More], [More] , [OneTouch] . (default) 2 Touch [Transfer] . 3 Touch Conference to return to the administration menu. or To set system for One-Touch Hold 1 Rea...
Page 229 - Dial * if it is a marked; steps
Administration Procedure System Speed To assign Dial: System Speed Dial codes Reach screen via [More], [ S p d D i a l ] . Transfer Return Interval Do This 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Dial System Speed Dial Number (60 Touch [Enter] . Dial * if it is a marked Dial number. through Touch [Next] for next highest code...
Page 230 - Voice Terminal Features and Programming Codes; MERLIN II system voice terminal and the; Voice Terminal Features; -38 Voice Terminal Features and Programming Codes
Voice Terminal Features and Programming Codes The table below acquaints you with the fixed features that come with the MERLIN II system voice terminal and the programmable features that you can program onto your voice terminal. Some features can also be accessed by using a dial code; those features ...
Page 232 - -40 Voice Terminal Features and Programming Codes
Fixed or Feature Name D e s c r i p t i o n Programmable Programming Code CALL REPORTING Account Number Enter an account number on a Programmable Dial *82 Entry printed call report Forced Account Code Require a user to enter a code in Programmable Dial *82 Entry order to place an outside call. QUICK...
Page 236 - Voice Terminal Programming Codes; Programming Codes
Voice Terminal Programming Codes Programming Codes *20 *25 *27 *28 *29 I *32 *33 *35 *36 *37 *38 *39 *40 *50 *60 *70 *71 * 7 2 *73 *74 Other Numbers an intercom number an intercom number an intercom number Feature Programmable a speed dial access that replaces the “ #” button to access MERLIN featur...
Page 239 - Index
Index A Abbreviated Ringing, 2-142 – 2-143, 3-41, 3-46 See also Ringing Options Account Code Entry, 2-5, 2-50 Account Number Entry, 3-40, 3-45 Administration error tone, 2-158forced idle tone, 2-158general procedures for, 2-3 Administration mode instructions for entering, 2-3, 3-1instructions for le...