Automatic Circuit Assurance (ACA)
Provides you with better service through early detection of faulty trunks. You can activate
ACA by dialing the ACA Start Code. Once you have activated ACA; the system begins to
measure the duration of calls on the trunk groups assigned to the ACA feature. If you are in
a Tenant Services environment and you are an attendant in any partition other than partition
0 (zero), you are not allowed to activate, deactivate, or answer ACA referral calls.
When a large number of very short calls are made, due perhaps to callers hanging up
because of a noisy trunk, a referral call is made to your console. Alphanumeric display
shows
(trouble short holding).
TBLS
When a trunk remains busy for a long period, a referral call is made to your console.
Alphanumeric display shows
You can immediately identify the faulty trunk by pressing
To activate ACA:
1.
Press an idle loop button.
ATND light goes on. PA light goes off.
2.
Press
.
[START]
Listen for dial tone.
3.
Dial ACA Start Code.
Listen for confirmation
4 .
Press
[RELEASE]
ATND light goes off. PA light goes on.
To cancel ACA:
1.
Press an idle loop button.
ATND light goes on. PA light goes off.
2 . Press
.
[START]
Listen for dial tone.
3.
Dial ACA Stop Code.
Listen for confirmation tone.
(trouble long holding).
TBLL
tone.
.
CHAPTER 4. OPERATING FEATURES
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during a referral call.
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