User`s guide

CHANGING YOUR
RECORDED
ANNOUNCEMENTS
4 Dial *72.
5 Perform the appropriate procedure:
Dial l to add one hour to the current time (normally used in the spring
to begin Daylight-Savings Time).
Dial 2 to
subtract one hour from the current time (normally used in the
fall to cancel Daylight-Savings Time).
The two-beep confirmation tone sounds.
6 Continue programming or exit authorized caller mode by dialing *#.
7 To disconnect, dial #.
There are five types of recorded announcements available with the MERLIN II
Attendant: Day, Night, Transfer Fail, Hold, and Connect.
The total duration for all recorded announcements for the MERLIN II
Attendant
cannot exceed 64 seconds. Each recorded announcement has a default
duration in seconds as follows:
TABLE 2-2 Default Time Allocations for Recorded Announcements
Announcement
Duration
(Seconds)
Day
20
Night
20
Transfer Fail
I
14
I
Hold
I
5
I
Connect
I
5
I
Total
64
When recording announcements be sure to speak clearly, using a normal tone
of voice. When providing route numbers, pause between each one so that
when the message is played the caller has an opportunity to hear the number
he or she needs to enter. If you are transferring your announcements from a
tape recorder, make sure the volume is not set too high.
NOTE: If you exceed the allocated time when recording your announcement,
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2
3
an error tone is sounded. Always play back your announcements as
indicated in step 7 to be sure they are recorded properly.
Dial the MERLIN II Attendant extension number from a Touch-Tone
phone, preferably a single-line set.
NOTE: If you are programming from a multiline Touch-Tone phone
connected to a MERLIN II system control unit, you must enter an
additional pound ( # ) sign each time a pound ( # ) sign appears in
a programming command.
Wait for an answer.
Dial * followed immediately by the
The two-beep confirmation tone sounds.
authorized caller code and #.
2-6 Changing the Current Settings