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Telephone Features
DEFINITY Enterprise Communications Server Release 8.2
Overview
555-233-002
Issue 1
April 2000
Ringing — Abbreviated and Delayed
Allows you to manually or automatically assign one of four ring types to each call
appearance on a telephone. Whatever treatment you assign to a call appearance is
automatically assigned to each of its bridged call appearances.
Ringer Cutoff
Allows the user of a multi-appearance telephone to turn audible ringing signals on and
off. Visual alerting is not affected by this feature. When this feature is enabled, only
Priority (three-burst) ring, Redirect Notification, Intercom ring, and Manual Signaling ring
at the telephone. Internal and external calls do not ring.
Multiappearance Preselection and Preference
Provides options for placing or answering calls on selected call appearances. Ringing
Appearance
Preference
automatically connects you to the incoming ringing call when the
user picks up the handset.
Idle Appearance Preference
automatically connects you to an
idle appearance.
Preselection
allows the user to manually select an appearance.
Preselection is used, for example, when you want to reconnect with a held call or activate
a feature. Preselection can be used with a feature button. For example, if you press an
Abbreviated Dialing button, the call appearance is automatically selected and, if you pick
up the handset within five seconds, the call is automatically placed. The Preselection
option overrides both of the other preference options.
Messaging
Leave Word Calling
Allows internal system users to leave a short preprogammed message (usually “Call” with
the calling user’s name, extension number, and the time of the call) for other internal
users. When the message is stored on the DEFINITY ECS, the Message Lamp on the
called telephone automatically lights. Leave Word Calling messages can be retrieved
using a telephone display, Voice Message Retrieval, or AUDIX. Messages may be
retrieved in English, French, Italian, Spanish, or a user-defined language.
Audible Message Waiting
Places a stutter at the beginning of the dial tone when a telephone user picks up the
telephone. The stutter dial tone indicates that the user has a message waiting. This
feature is particularly useful for visually impaired people who may not be able to see a
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