Instruction manual

System Features
INTER-TEL
®
5000 ADMINISTRATOR GUIDE – Issue 2.3, September 2007
Page 156 Standard/Alternate Keymap Switching
Standard/Alternate Keymap Switching
In DB Programming, each Inter-Tel endpoint is assigned a standard keymap and can also have
an alternate keymap. The user can switch keymaps by entering a feature code.
Having two keymaps provides the user with access to more features or trunks. In most situa-
tions, the user would have one button programmed with the Switch Keymap feature code (399)
in each keymap so that it would be easy to change the keymap. (If the user-programmed button
has a lamp, the lamp is lit when the alternate keymap is active.)
When keymaps are switched, any user-programmable buttons in the maps retain their user-pro-
grammed values; they are not returned to default during the switch. However, if the keymaps
do not have the same user-programmable buttons in the same positions, the location of individ-
ual buttons may change when the keymaps change.
If a user switches keymaps during an outside call, the call will appear on the appropriate trunk
or Call button for that keymap. The button assignment may not be the same for both keymaps.
For example, it could appear under a Call button on one map and an individual trunk button on
the other.
If a button is not available in the currently active keymap when a call rings in, the user will still
see the correct display, hear ringing, and can answer as usual.
To switch between keymaps when the endpoint is idle:
While on-hook, enter the Switch Keymap feature code (399). The display shows
STAN-
DARD KEYMAP IS ACTIVE
or ALTERNATE KEYMAP IS ACTIVE.
To switch between keymaps during a call:
While on a call, press the Special button and enter the Switch Keymap feature code
(399). The display momentarily shows
STANDARD KEYMAP IS ACTIVE or ALTER-
NATE KEYMAP IS ACTIVE
.