Instruction manual

Features
■ The system manager can program the entire system to operate in
English, French, or Spanish, including MLX prompts and displays, SMDR
headings, and system programming reports.
■ The system manager can program specific extensions or consecutive
block of extensions in English, French, or Spanish as necessary. In
addition, an individual user with a Release 1.1 or later MLX telephone
can choose one of the three languages most appropriate for his or her
own extension.
■ The system manager can program SMDR report headers and the
headings and text of system programming reports to be printed in
English, French, or Spanish.
■ The user of the System Programming and Maintenance software (SPM)
can select English, French, or Spanish as the language used for its
displays and messages.
■ MLX-10D, MLX-20L, and MLX-28D display telephones and MLX-10 non-
display telephones can be obtained in three separate versions, with
factory-imprinted buttons in English, French, or Spanish.
System Language
Through system programming, the system manager selects a language for the
entire system, determining the language used for all MLX telephone displays,
SMDR headings, system programming reports, and maintenance displays.
Extension Language
A Release 1.1 or later MLX telephone can operate in English, French, or
Spanish, independently of the system language. The language for an extension
can be selected either by the system manager through system programming or
by the user at the telephone. This setting governs the language of displays on a
Release 1.1 or later MLX display telephone. It also governs the Reminder
Service feature and the Alarm Clock feature on MLX display and non-display
telephones, using a 12-hour clock on telephones operating in English and a 24-
hour clock on telephones operating in French or Spanish.
After the user selects a language, the choice is confirmed on Line 2 of MLX
display telephones. If the choice is English, an In English display appears.
If the choice is French, an En français display appears.
If the choice is Spanish, an En español display appears.
After 5 seconds, Line 2 changes to a display of the date and time. In English,
the date is shown as month day and the time is shown in 12-hour format (a.m. or
p.m.). In French and Spanish, the date is shown as day month and the time is
shown in 24-hour format. For MLX non-display telephones, the only effect of this
selection is a different time format (12-hour clock vs. 24-hour clock) for the
Reminder Service and Alarm Clock features.
272 Language Choice