The Administrator/Attendant Console; Types Of Consoles - AT&T MERLIN 3070 Administration Manual

THE ADMINISTRATOR/ATTENDANT CONSOLE

The administrator/attendant console is the voice terminal connected to the intercom
10 Voice Terminal Module jack in the control unit. The console operates in either of
two ways, depending on which mode you put it in.
It functions as your primary attendant console under day-to-day call-handling
conditions.
It functions as the administrator console when you use it to establish options
and features for the system as a whole or for individual voice terminals.
To change the administrator/attendant console from one mode of operation to the
other, you just set a switch on the control unit and then set another switch on the con-
sole itself. When the console is in administration mode, some of its buttons take on
different functions than they have when the console is in the regular call-handling
mode. Therefore, when you administer the system, you insert a special set of ad-
ministration mode button labels in the console so that you know which buttons to
touch. You'll find two sets of button labels in the back of this manual. Which set you'll
use depends on the kind of administrator/attendant console you have.

Types of Consoles

The type of administrator/attendant console you have depends primarily on the
number of voice terminals and lines in your system.
For systems with eight or fewer lines and 20 or fewer voice terminals (small systems—
switch H on the control unit set to 1-8 Lines), you use the following console:
• The administrator/attendant console for small systems, a 34-button deluxe voice
terminal
This model is suitable for small systems because it has enough buttons to show
the status of each line and each voice terminal in the system. The system assigns
lines and intercom numbers to these buttons automatically. You can use the
lights next to each button to keep track of what is happening on the lines and
at the voice terminals you are working with.
For systems with more than eight lines or more than 20 voice terminals (large
systems—switch H on the control unit set to> 8 Lines), these two consoles are
available:
The administrator/attendant console with Attendant Intercom Selector for large
systems, a 34-button deluxe voice terminal with an attached Attendant Intercom
Selector
The administrator/attendant console with Attendant Intercom Selector is con-
venient for administering a large system because up to 70 voice terminals can
be represented using the Auto Intercom buttons on the Attendant Intercom
Selector. This leaves all 30 buttons on the left side of the console available to
show the status of each line in the system. On this console, all your lines and
intercom numbers are assigned to buttons automatically when the system is
activated.
The economy administrator/attendant console for large systems, a 34-button
deluxe voice terminal without an Attendant Intercom Selector
If you don't need the extra capacity or convenience provided by the Attendant
Intercom Selector, you can use the economy administrator/attendant console
to administer a large system. On this console, all your lines are assigned to but-
tons automatically. The unassigned programmable buttons can serve as Auto
Intercom buttons or feature buttons while the console is in the attendant mode.
Because the economy administrator/attendant console has no Auto Intercom
buttons in the administration mode, you must specify a particular voice terminal
by dialing its intercom number.
Administrator/attendant consoles for small and large systems in administration mode
are illustrated on pages 12 and 13.
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