AT&T MERLIN 3070 Administration Manual page 20

Button Access vs. Dial Access to Line Pools
You can choose one of two access options for line pools: Button Access to Line Pools
or Dial Access to Line Pools. Because you set a switch for this option on your control
unit, the method you select will be used at all the voice terminals in your system.
If you have only one or two line pools, Button
if your system has several line pools, however, Dial Access is preferable because
it provides access to all pools using only two buttons on each voice terminal. If you
want to use Automatic Route Selection, you must select Diai Access. Diai Access
is also necessary if you want basic telephones to have access to line pools or special
lines or if you want 5-button voice terminals to have access to more than one special
pool.
Intercom-
Voice
Assume that you have five line pools. With the Dial Access option (seethe diagram
above), you arrange the system so that people can access any line pool by lifting
the handset, touching one of the two buttons above Intercom-Voice, and dialing the
access code assigned to the pool (9 for the main pool or 890 through 899 for the
others). Even if you set your system for Dial Access, you can still assign some pools
to particular buttons, if you like.
With the Button Access option (see the diagram below), people access all line pools
directly through pool buttons on each voice terminal. in such an arrangement, the
first two buttons above Intercom-Voice provide access to the main pool. You may
assign additional buttons for access to other pools that may include WATS lines, FX
lines, or lines used for special purposes.
Access is the best option
Pools
Dial code 893
Dial code 892 =
Dial code 891
Dial code 890
Dial code 9 =
DIAL ACCESS TO POOLS
BUTTON ACCESS TO POOLS
for your system.
= Line pool 5
Line pool 4
= Line pool 3
= Line pool 2
Main pool
Additional
line pool
Main
pool
Intercom-Voice
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