Lucent Technologies MERLIN 1030 Planning Manual page 35

T.
Assigning Lines (Attendant Consoles and Square Systems)
Although you can assign lines to whichever buttons you choose, there
are several ways in which you can assign lines to make your system more
easily administered and used. In a standard square system, assign iden-
tical line arrangements to all voice terminals. In a customized square
system, assign identical line arrangements to voice terminals that have
common call responsibilities. In any system — standard square, cus-
tomized square, or pooled — assign identical line arrangements to all at-
tendant consoles. In a customized square system, assign identical line
arrangements to voice terminals that have common call responsibilities.
If it is convenient, have lines appear on voice terminals in the same order
as they are connected to the control unit. Once you have decided on line
assignments, write telephone numbers on available line buttons.
U.
Call Coverage
If a voice terminal needs to cover calls to another voice terminal, write
"Cover" and the name or intercom number of the person whose calls are
to be covered on an available button (one that is not already a line or in-
tercom button). Use only a button with lights next to it. Also assign an Auto
Intercom button for each person to be covered and label the button with
the person's name. These buttons should have lights. Check the initial
feature assignments (pages 19 through 23 in Planning Guide) to see if
there is a feature you can replace with Call Coverage.
V.
Automatic Answering
If a voice terminal has a Hands-Free Unit, write "Auto Answer-Intercom"
on an available button with lights on the Voice Terminal Configuration
Form. If a voice terminal has a General Purpose Adapter, write "Auto
Answer-All" on an available button with lights on the form.
W.
Assign Other Features to Buttons
Review the initial features assignment diagram (pages 19 through 23 in
Planning Guide). Unless you have replaced the initial features with other
features, copy the feature names onto the appropriate button label on the
Voice Terminal Configuration Form.
X.
Line Ringing
Of the lines assigned to the voice terminal, determine which ones should
ring immediately at the voice terminal, which should ring after a delay (so
that calls ring only if the person who usually answers is unavailable), and
which should not ring at all. Indicate the type of line ringing on the Voice
Terminal Configuration Form by writing next to each line button "R" for
immediate ringing, or "D" for delayed ringing after three rings. Similarly,
indicate whether cover buttons should ring immediately ("R"), after a
3-ring delay ("D"), or after a 6-ring delay ('DD"). If a line shouldn't ring
at the voice terminal, leave the space next to its button blank. Calls
transferred on this line will still ring.
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