Lucent Technologies 4.1 User Manual

This System Programming procedure specifies the number of times (0–9) an
incoming call should ring before it is answered by the Direct Extension Dial
feature.

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Direct Extension Dial affects incoming calls only on lines identified using
Direct Extension Dial Lines (#205).

You must program a button on the system display phone at extension 10 to
turn Direct Extension Dial on and off. Use Direct Extension Dial Button
(#113) to program the button.

You must use Direct Extension Dial Record/Playback to record a
message to prompt callers to dial an extension number or Hunt Group
number after the system answers an outside call.

You can set SMDR Talk Time (#611) to Active to include the Talk field on
call reports. For an incoming outside call answered by Direct Extension
Dial, this field shows the call duration minus the time the greeting played
and the caller waited for someone to answer the call.

If you use Caller ID, make sure Direct Extension Dial Delay is set to 2 rings
or more to ensure that Caller ID information is captured.

This feature works independently of Line Ringing, which determines how an
outside call rings at the extension—immediately, after a 20 second delay, or not
at all. Direct Extension Dial Delay specifies the number of rings a caller hears
before the system answers the call.

0–9 (0 rings = answered immediately)
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To change the number of times an incoming call rings at extension 10 before the
system answers it:

1.

Press [

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2.

To change the number of rings, press [

] until the appropriate value

displays.

3.

Select another procedure or exit programming mode.

Direct Extension Dial Delay (#112)