Console Components - AT&T MERLIN LEGEND Release 2.0 System Programming Manual

Programming Overview

Console Components

The MLX-20L console components
are the following:
Desk Stand (not shown)
An adjustable stand on the console and the DSS that
allows a 20- or 30-degree viewing angle.
Button Labeling Cards
Cards labeled with the number or feature assigned to
each line button,
Contrast Control (not shown)
A sliding control at the top of the console used to
brighten or dim the display screen.
Dedicated Feature Buttons
Eight imprinted buttons for most-used features.
Feature for viewing the Feature screen and
selecting features.
HFAI (Hands Free Answer on Intercom) for
answering voice-announced calls without the
handset.
Mute for turning the speakerphone's micro-
phone on and off.
Speaker for talking on a call through the speaker-
phone without lifting the handset.
Transfer for sending a call to another telephone.
Conf for adding a line or extension to a
conference call.
Drop for disconnecting an extension or line from
a conference call.
Hold for putting a call on hold.
Dialpad
Number pad for dialing telephone numbers.
Direct Station Selector (DSS)
A device that adds extension buttons and other inside
and outside calling buttons to the console.
Display Buttons
Four imprinted buttons and ten non-imprinted buttons
used to view the different screens and select names,
features, and options from display screen.
Display Screen
7-line by 24 character screen that shows call
information, features, prompts, date, and time.
Handset
The hand-held part of the console you pick up, talk
into, and listen from.
LEDs
(Light-Emitting Diodes) The lights on the console that
assist in checking feature status.
Line Buttons
20 buttons to make and receive calls; unlabeled
buttons are programmable for one-step feature use.
Message Light
A red light that signals a waiting message.
User Cards and Tray
A slide-out drawer with erasable cards for noting
telephone numbers and feature codes.
Volume Control
A button for adjusting the volume of the speaker,
handset, headset, and ringer.
The DSS components are the
following:
Covers:
Removable plastic covers to protect the
designation cards. The top cover protects the
50 DSS button labels. The lower cover fits over
the fixed feature buttons.
DSS Designation Cards
Cards for labeling the extension or feature
assigned to each button.
DSS Buttons
50 buttons used for one-touch dialing of co-
workers' extensions to make or transfer calls.
DSS buttons are also used to page co-workers
over speakerphones, to park calls, and to
handle outside calls. The console can be
configured with two DSSs to provide 3 "pages"
of 100 extensions each.
Fixed Buttons
Ten additional buttons, including Message
Status and three Page buttons. The six
remaining buttons on the first DSS are not
used. If a second DSS is connected to the
console, the 10 buttons at the bottom of the
second DSS are not used.
Fixed Message Status Button
A button used with the fixed Page buttons to
see which telephones have message lights on.
Fixed Page Buttons Three buttons used to
select the "pages" of extensions the 50 DSS
buttons represent.
LEDs
(Light-Emitting Diodes) The lights on the DSS
that assist in checking feature status.
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