Dialling Mode - Nortel Norstar System Administration Manual

224 Customising your telephone

Dialling mode

Setting the dialling mode of your telephone
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Norstar/BST telephones support three dialling modes. All three
methods let you dial a call without picking up the handset. The
special features of the Automatic dial and Predial settings are
available only when you dial without picking up the handset.
• Standard dial—You make a call by selecting a line and dialling
the number. If you have a prime line, it is selected
automatically when you lift the handset or press the key
labelled as Handsfree.
• Automatic dial—If you have a Prime line assigned to your
telephone, you can dial a number without selecting a line.
Your prime line is selected as soon as you start dialling a
number. Automatic dial does not work if your telephone has
no prime line or if the prime line is in use. Telephones
connected to an Analogue Terminal Adapter (ATA) cannot use
Automatic dial.
• Predial—Allows you to enter a telephone number, check it,
then change it before actually making the call. The call is not
dialled until you select a line or line pool or pick up the
handset.
You can predial external and extension numbers. You must,
however, select the correct type of line (external or internal)
for the type of number you have entered. If all the lines on your
telephone are busy, you cannot enter a telephone number. If
your telephone starts ringing while you are predialling a
number, you can stop the ringing by turning on
Do Not Disturb (≤°fi). This does not affect numbers
you are entering.
1. Press ≤•°¤
2. Press £ or NEXT to choose Automatic dial, Predial, or
Standard dial.
3. Press ≥ or OK to select the displayed dial mode.
Note: Standard dial does not support dialling without lifting the
handset of M7100N/T7100 or M7000/T7000 telephones.
If you have either of these telephones, use the Automatic
dial or Predial modes for dialling without lifting the
handset.
Note: The dialling modes feature code cannot be programmed to
a memory key.
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