Instruction manual

Outcalling Administration
With the Outcalling feature, voice mail subscribers who are away from their phones
can be notified at another phone or by pager/beeper when messages are sent to
their voice mailboxes. This feature is only available if the following occur:
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Your system administrator permits Outcalling from your mailbox.
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You turn Outcalling “on.”
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You specify the telephone number or pager/beeper telephone number that the
MERLIN MAIL—ML system should call when a new message is sent to your
mailbox.
NOTE: In countries where the dial tone is delayed, Outcalling to an external
number may not work.
If Outcalling is “on,” the MERLIN MAIL—ML system calls the designated phone
number to deliver the message “This is MERLIN MAIL.You have a new message.
To access your new message, enter extension and
[ # ]. To avoid further notification
about this message, press
[ * ] [ # ].” The Outcalling message does not play for pager
calls.
Calling continues until one of the following actions occur:
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During the Outcalling message call, you press [ * ] [ # ] to cancel Outcalling until
a new message arrives.
■ You log in to the MERLIN MAIL—ML system.
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The MERLIN MAIL—ML system attempts to deliver the message 5 times, once
every 30 minutes.
NOTE: There is no Outcalling for broadcast messages.
Use the following general rules to specify your Outcalling number:
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Up to 29 characters may be used.
Terminate the Outcalling number with a [ # ].
Use the digits 0–9 for the Outcalling number itself.
Specify 1.5 second dialing pauses as needed, with the [ * ].
character. More than one [ * ] may be used.
Pager and beeper telephone numbers must start with [ # ] [ # ].
Speed Dial Numbers must start and end with [ # ].
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