Making Calls - AT&T PARTNER Installation And Use Manual

Making Calls

Description
A user can make an outside call by dialing an outside phone number or an
intercom call by dialing an extension number. An intercom call is a call between
two extensions without using an outside line. There are also several ways to
speed dial a number—see "Related Features" below.
Related Features
You can store an outside number or an extension number on an Auto Dail
button, so users can dial the number with a single touch. To store Auto Dial
numbers, see Auto Dialing.
You can program outside numbers for the entire system, so that a user can
dial a number by pressing [
two-digit code (20–79). For more information, see System Speed Dialing.
If a user lifts the handset before pressing a line button, the system
automatically selects the first available outside line or the intercom. (The
order in which the system makes a selection is determined by the
Automatic Line Selection for the extension.)
If dialing restrictions have been selected for an extension, the system may
prevent a user at that extension from placing certain types of calls. For
example, if an extension is restricted to allow incoming calls only, the user
will not be able to dial out at all. See Outgoing Call Restriction (#401) for
more information.
A user can page all system extensions with MLS-18D, MLS-12D, MLS-12,
and MLS-6 phones simultaneously. See Group Paging.
How to Make an Outside Call
The following instructions assume that system phones are set (using Automatic
Line Selection) to automatically select outside lines first, and standard phones
are set to select intercom first. This means that when a user with a system
phone lifts the handset, the user will hear outside dial tone; but when a user with
a standard phone lifts the handset, the user will hear intercom dial tone.
System Phone
If you are using an MLC-6 phone, make sure the handset is turned on before
using the following instructions. Also, the MLC-6 phone has no speaker, so you
must use the handset to make a call.
1 .
Lift the handset or press [
line button and then lift the handset.
The light next to the line button is steady green; you hear outside dial tone.
2. Dial the phone number or System Speed Dial code, or press an outside Auto
Dial button.
On a system display phone, the dialed number appears on the display.
If you are using a PBX or Centrex line, you may also need to use a dial-out code
(usually 9) before you dial a number outside the PBX or Centrex system.
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] (or [ ] on a standard phone) plus a
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]. To call on a specific line, press an idle (unlit)
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