Splicecom PCS 580G User Manual page 48

PCS 580 User Manual
A tick will be displayed within the option selected
Off Hook Page - by default, when your phone is off hook the keypad will be displayed, however, you may
prefer to display either the Favourites page or Contacts directory so that you can quickly find and dial the
number required.
Within the Default Off Hook Page section press:
Keypad – display the keypad
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Favourites – display the Favourites page
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Contacts – display the Contacts directory
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A tick will be displayed within the option selected
Directory Search Preferences - the functionality of the Contacts Directory (as described from page 21) can
be adapted to suit your use of your PCS 580 as follows:
Keypad – this option will enable or disable the "one-touch" method of searching within the directory.
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If disabled you will need to press a key on the keypad multiple times to enter the letter required in the
search facility. Please refer to the "Alternative method to view the directory" section from page 24 for
further details.
Users – this option will enable or disable the display of the Users of your telephone system within the
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directory. If enabled you be able to easily dial and transfer calls to your colleagues' extension
numbers, mobile numbers etc, and you will be able to see at a glance if their extension is busy or not.
Departments – this option will enable or disable the display of the Departments set up on your
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telephone system within the directory. If enabled you will be able quickly dial or transfer calls to a
group of Users, for example, Support, Sales etc.
Contacts – this option will enable or disable the display of the external contacts created on your
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telephone system within the directory. If enabled you will be able to easily dial or transfer calls to
external telephone numbers
Speed Dials – this option will enable or disable the display of your speed dials within the directory. If
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enabled you will be able to dial or transfer calls to your regularly used telephone numbers via the
directory as well as via the Favourites page and Call Status. (For further information on speed dials
please refer to page 32.)
Companies – when the Contacts filter is turned on (as explained above) all contacts matching the
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letters entered in the search facility will be displayed. This option will determine whether to include
entries where the company name also matches the letters entered. If you would prefer to display
entries where only the name matches the letters entered disable this feature.
Overlap Dial - by default, when you lift your handset or press the Speaker button and start to dial a
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number the telephone system will start to process this number and send the number to your service
provider, such as BT, for example. This is the normal operation of a telephone. However, this method
is different to using a phone such as a mobile, where we enter the number in first and then press the
Call button. On a PCS 580 you can decide which method you prefer, you can either go off hook and
start to dial or you can use the Dial Ahead facility as described from page 6. If you wish to always use
the Dial Ahead facility when making a call you can disable this feature.
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