AT&T MERLIN LEGEND Release 2.0 Equipment And Operations Manual page 167

Applications
Pager Notification calls the user at a designated number when a new
message is received. However, the user cannot log in to the VMS.
Broadcast Lists allows the system administrator to send a message to
every user on the communications system. However, this message does
not light message LEDs and does not cause outcalling.
Fax Transfer directs an incoming fax call to a designated fax station.
This fax station can be a single machine or a calling group with several
machines.
Announcement Service allows a caller to enter a code to hear
information about specific subjects, such as new product information or
marketing programs.
Mode Differences
The system must operate in Hybrid/PBX or Key mode. The MERLIN MAIL Voice
Messaging System cannot be connected to a system operating in Behind
Switch mode.
Considerations and Constraints
Only one MERLIN MAIL Voice Messaging System can be connected to
the system.
The MERLIN MAIL Voice Messaging System is available in two-port and
four-port configurations. Both configurations have four hours of message
storage capacity.
The size of a subscriber's mailbox—that is, the total length of the
messages it can hold—can be set up to match individual needs, up to a
maximum size of 60 minutes. Available options are 5, 10, or 15 minutes;
60-minute storage is available for special mailboxes.
Callers who dial from rotary telephones cannot use the features of the
MERLIN MAIL Voice Messaging System and should be directed to the
system operator during business hours.
The Automated Attendant Service can answer calls immediately
(Immediate Call Handling) or after a delay (Delayed Call Handling), for
example, when a call remains unanswered by the system operator after a
certain number of rings.
Programming is done via a touch-tone telephone. The MERLIN MAIL
Voice Messaging System is equipped with an RS-232 serial port and an
external modem to support remote
Call restrictions should be assigned to the VMI ports that connect the
MERLIN MAIL Voice Messaging System to the system so that toll calls
cannot be dialed through this application and so that MERLIN MAIL is
not prohibited from outcalling.
diagnostics.
MERLIN MAIL Voice Messaging System
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