Lucent Technologies MERLIN LEGEND Release 5.0 System Programming Manual page 60

MERLIN LEGEND Communications System Release 5.0
System Programming 555-650-111
1 Programming Basics
Idle States
Extension Forced Idle
When a telephone or data terminal is forced idle, no calls can be made or
received on that telephone or data terminal. The following procedures can be
performed only when the telephone or data terminal being programmed is idle:
Assign call restrictions
Assign pool dial-out restrictions
Copy extension assignments
Assign lines, trunks, or pools to extensions
Assign labels to a personal directory
Use centralized telephone programming
When the telephone is forced idle, the following occurs: multiline telephone users
hear a signal, indicating that the telephone cannot be used; display telephone
users see the message
hear a dial tone.
100D Module Idle
The following procedures can be performed only when the 100D module is idle:
Specify board type
Specify frame format
Specify board signaling format
Specify board suppression format
Specify board facility compensation
Forced Idle Reminder Tones
The forced idle reminder tone is a high-low "doorphone" tone 400 ms of
667 Hz tone followed by 400 ms of 571 Hz. The tone is provided under the
following circumstances:
At the extension, to remind the user that the system or the extension is in
the forced idle state
At the programming console or at a PC running SPM, to remind the system
manager that the system (or at least one extension) is in the forced idle
state because of administrative activity
In Release 1.1 and higher of the communications system, forced idle reminder
tones occur every 20 seconds. You can adjust the volume of these tones with the
volume control.
Wait: System Busy
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June 1997
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