Group Calling-Ring/Page (I7G/I*7G) - Avaya PARTNER ACS Installation And Use Manual

Group Calling–Ring/Page (I7G/I*7G)
Use this feature to ring, page, or transfer calls simultaneously to all of the extensions in any one of
four Calling Groups. (G represents a Calling Group number from 1—4.) When paging, you hear a
beep and can begin speaking. Your voice is heard on the speakers of all idle system telephones in
the selected Calling Group. The first extension to answer the call (by picking up the handset or
pressing S , or by pressing
page employees for general announcements; this is an inexpensive alternative to a paging system.
(Remember to install system telephones with built-in speakers where you want employees to hear
announcements.)
Considerations
Extensions can be in more than one Calling Group.
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If some extensions in a Calling Group have single-line, MLC-6, or TransTalk 9000-series
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telephones, those extensions are not signaled for voice-paged calls to the group (because
they do not have built-in speakers).
If a Calling Group is in use, a user attempting to page that group hears a busy tone.
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If you leave the microphone on for hands-free answer on intercom (HFAI), the microphone is
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turned off when that telephone receives a group page; you must lift the handset or
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press
Calls can be transferred to a Calling Group manually or by using a button programmed to ring
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the Calling Group.
You can program a Group Calling button on a system telephone to ring or page a specified
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Calling Group or to transfer a call to a Calling Group with one touch.
When a call is transferred to a Calling Group and the call is not answered, it goes back to the
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specified Transfer Return Extension (#306). The call must be ringing, not a voice page.
Extensions assigned to Calling Group 1 can receive Simultaneous Paging.
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Programming
To program a Calling Group button:
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1. Press
2. Press a programmable button.
3. Do one of the following:
If you want calls to ring the group, press left
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If you want calls to page the group, press left
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paging a Calling Group cannot be used to transfer a call to that Calling Group.)
4. Dial a Calling Group number (1—4).
5. Program another button for this extension, or exit programming mode.
! to answer a page) is connected to the caller. You can group
to answer the page.
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Programming & Using Telephone Features
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i*7
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Group Calling–Ring/Page (I7G/I*7G)
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