Specifications

Planning Forms
Refer to the communications system’s System Planner when you are changing
system settings, and be sure to record any changes you make. The following
forms from the System Planner contain information about the voice messaging
system:
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Form A: System Configuration. Records basic information about your
business. It also identifies the line number and type of voice messaging
service required for each line, and other settings required to program the
systems.
Form B1: System Extensions. Records basic information for each
system extension. This includes the type of phone or auxiliary equipment
at the extension, and the name of the system user or a description of how
a specific extension is used.
Form B2: Customized Extension Settings. Records feature settings,
such as Automatic VMS Cover and Automatic Extension Privacy, and
group assignments for each system extension.
Form C: Button Programming. Specifies which features are
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programmed on buttons for each system extension. This includes VMS
Cover, Voice Mailbox Transfer, and Voice Mail Messages buttons.
Using System Programming
System Programming requires a system display phone (MLS-34D, MLS-18D, or
MLS-12D) at extension 10 or 11, with a programming overlay placed over the
phone’s dialpad. System Programming procedures are identified by # and a
3-digit code (for example, the procedure used to program the System Date is
#101).
You can program the system in one of two ways:
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Direct Method. This method enables you to access a programming
procedure directly by dialing the code for that procedure. This method
works best when you are using only a few procedures during the
programming session, and you know the codes. For example, press [
# ]
[ 1 ] [ 0 ] [ 1 ] to change the system date.
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Cycle Method. This method enables you to cycle through a sequence of
procedures in numerical order by pressing [
Next Procedure ] or
[
Prev Procedure ]. You should use this method when programming the
communications system for the first time, or when you are changing a
series of related settings. However, procedures #399, #609, and #728
are skipped when you cycle through procedures
NOTE:
You can talk on the telephone while you program. This is useful if you need to
talk to someone at the AT&T Helpline about programming. However, you must
place the call before you enter programming mode, and you must use the
handset to talk, not the speakerphone.
3-2 Understanding Programming