Instruction manual

Glossary
M
Magic on Hold
An AT&T Music On Hold enhancement that promotes a
company’s products or services.
Mbps
(megabits per second)
Megacom
The AT&T tariffed digital
WATS offering for outward calling.
Megacom 800
The AT&T tariffed digital 800 offering for inward calling.
memory card
Storage medium, similar in function to a floppy disk, that
allows information to be added to or obtained from the
communication system through the PCMCIA interface slot
on the processor module.
MERLIN Identifier
Adjunct that allows users to receive, store, and use
information provided by Caller ID.
MERLIN MAIL Voice
Messaging System
Application that provides automated attendant, call
answering, and voice-mail services on the system.
MFM
(Multi-Function Module) Adapter that has a tip/ring mode
for answering machines, modems, fax machines, and
tip/ring alerts, and an
SAA mode for -48 VDC alerts. It is
installed inside an MLX telephone, and is used to connect
optional equipment to the telephone. The optional
equipment and the telephone operate simultaneously and
independently.
MLX-10, MLX-10D
or MLX-10DP
telephone
10-line button digital telephone offered with (MLX-10D) or
without (MLX-10) a 2-line by 24-character display. The
MLX-10DP allows connection of
Passageway Direct
Connect Solution.
MLX-16DP
telephone
16-line button digital telephone offered with a 2-line by 24-
character display, allowing connection of
Passageway
Direct Connect Solution.
MLX-20L telephone
20-line button digital telephone with a 7-line by
24-character display.
MLX-28D telephone
28-line button digital telephone with a 2-line by
24-character display.
modem
Device that converts digital data signals to analog signals
for transmission over a telephone line, and analog signals
received on a telephone line to digital signals.
GL–14 System Manager's Guide