Att 8434 User Manual

AT&TDEFINITY® Communications SystemGeneric 1, Generic 3, and System 758434 Voice Terminal User's Guide

A Quick Look at the FeaturesHere are brief descriptions of both voice features and display features that can beused with the 8434 voice terminal. Each

Call Coverage/Consult Provides automatic redirection of certain calls to your voiceterminal for answering. (Your system manager determines which call

Message Your Message light goes on when a caller has left a message for you. Youcan then follow your system manager’s local message retrieval procedu

Display Features and Features Used with the SoftkeysNote: Besides the display features listed and described below, you may also be ableto use up to 1

How to Use the FeaturesThe procedures which appear in the sections, Voice Feature Procedures andDisplay Feature Procedures, give short, step-by-step i

Conventions Used in The Following Procedures[ xxxxx ]This box represents a call appearance button, which isused exclusively for placing or receiving c

Using the Display, Softkeys andDisplay Control ButtonsThe following information will help you use the display, the softkeys, and the displaycontrol bu

The second line on each feature option screen shows the features you can access. Touse any of these features, you must press the softkey below the fea

Other Softkey Features That May Be On Your DisplayFigure 3 shows the 15 default softkey features, those features that can be accessedwith the softkeys

Using the Softkeys to Activate a FeatureYour display and softkeys allow you to access up to 15 switch-related features. Forexample, you may want to us

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Resetting the Speakerphone with the Softkeys(When Powering Up the Voice Terminal)When you first power up the voice terminal, the following display app

Handset and SpeakerVoice Feature ProceduresWhen placing calls or using the voice features, you have the option of doing soby lifting the handset or by

34Press [ Menu ] and then press the softkey below Progor, if Prog is not available on your display,press [ Program ]or Dial AD Program access code[di

567Dial list item (1, 2, 3... )[dial tone]Dial number you want to store (up to 24 digits)Note: You may also be able to use the softkeys toadd special

Automatic CallbackYou can access this feature with the softkeys only if the feature’s abbreviation,AutCB, appears on the second line of one of the fea

Bridging/Manual ExclusionYou can access the Manual Exclusion feature with the softkeys only if the feature'sabbreviation, Excl, appears on the se

To use the Consultfeature to talk privatelywith a coworker afteranswering a redirectedcall123Press [ Transfer ]•Call is put on hold[dial tone]Press [

To cancel CallForwarding1While on-hook, press [ Menu ] and then press thesoftkey below CFrwd[dial tone]or, if CFrwd is not available on your display,p

Call Pickup1You can access this feature with the softkeys only if the feature’s abbreviation,CPkUp, appears on the second line of one of the feature o

To drop the last partyadded to a conference call1Press [ Drop ]•Last party you added is droppedYou remain connected to other parties•Note: Parties ot

YOUR RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR SYSTEM´S SECURITYYou are responsible for the security of your system. AT&T does not warrant thatthis product is immun

Hold ✔To put a call on holdwhile you answer anothercall, make a call, orperform some other taskNote: The light beside[ Shift ] must be off.1Press [ H

To dial a call to amember of your DialIntercom group1 While off-hook, press [ Menu ] and then press thesoftkey below IDialor, if IDial is not availabl

Leave Word Calling (LWC)You can access this feature with the softkeys only if the feature’s abbreviation, LWC(for Leave Word Calling) or CnLWC (for Ca

Message ✔To retrieve a messagewhen your Message lightis on1See the Message Retrieval procedures under theDisplay Features Procedures heading.Otherwise

Priority CallingYou can access this feature with the softkeys only if the feature’s abbreviation,PCall, appears on the second line of one of the featu

Reset SpeakerphoneYou can adjust the speakerphone to the surrounding room acoustics to provideoptimal performance. Use the Reset Speakerphone feature

To adjust thespeakerphone to thesurrounding roomacousticsWhile on-hook, press [ Shift ]•Red light next to [ Shift ] goes on steadilyPress [ Speaker ]•

••The display shows the number of the ringingpattern you have selectedRed light next to [ Shift ] goes offNote: If you receive a call, go off-hook, o

SpeakerNote: Your voice terminal is set for either the Speaker (listen-only) or theSpeakerphone (listen and talk) function. Check with your system ma

To mute the microphoneassociated with thehandset so the otherparty cannot hear you1Press [ Mute ]•Red light next to [ Mute ] goes on and other partyca

ContentsYour 8434 Voice TerminalA Quick Look at the Features155Voice FeaturesDisplay Features and Features Used with the SoftkeysHow to Use the Featur

The display shows•SPEAKERL>>>>H(There are eight possible volume settings. On thedisplay, one arrow is the lowest setting, and eightarrows

Test ✔To test the lights and thedisplay on your voiceterminal•1While on-hook or off-hook, press and hold [ Test ]• Green light next to [ Test ] goes o

Display Feature ProceduresThis section includes the procedures for the display features you may use with the8434 voice terminal. However, note that th

To place a call to thename shown12Lift handsetWhile name is shown, press [ Call Disp ]Note: You can also leave your handset on-hook. Thespeakerphone

Message RetrievalTo see your messageswhen your Message lightis on (while on-hook,off-hook, or on a call)1 Press [ Msg Rtrv ]Press [ Next Msg ] to see

Normal (Exit)✔To exit any displayfeature and return to1Press [ Exit ]•normal displayDisplay will show call information for active callappearanceStored

To see the number youlast dialed12Press [ Menu ] and then press the softkey below Viewor, if View is not available on your display,press [ Stored ]Pre

Tones and Their MeaningsRinging tones are produced by an incoming call. Feedback tones are those whichyou hear through the handset (receiver) or the s

TroubleshootingProblemSolutionA feature doesn’t work1 Reread the procedure and try again.as noted in this guide.2 For many features you must lift t

ProblemSolutionMake sure the ringer is turned on.The telephone doesn’tring.12345Set the ringer volume to a higher level.Place a test call from another

SpeakerphoneTestTransferDisplay Feature ProceduresCall InformationExit (Normal)InspectMessage RetrievalNormal (Exit)Time/DateTimerTones and Their Mean

Key Words to Knowaccess code See feature access code.activate To begin or turn on the operation of a feature.attendant The person who handles incom

handset The handheld part of the voice terminal which you pick up, talk into, andlisten from. Also known as the receiver.message retriever A person

stored number A telephone number which has been programmed and stored as a1-, 2-, or 3-digit list item for use with Abbreviated Dialing. It can be a

Quick Reference ListsFeature Access CodesCodeFeatureCodeFeatureABBREVIATED DIALINGCALL PARKList 1Answer BackCALL PICKUPLAST NUMBER DIALEDList 2 List 3

Trunk Codes Abbreviated Dialing ✭DescriptionCodePersonal List 1Personal List 2Personal List 3ItemNo.NameNameNameMiscellaneous1234567890DescriptionExte

Your 8434 Voice TerminalThe 8434 voice terminal is designed so you can conveniently use the many featuresof the AT&T DEFINITY® Communications Syst

Starting with the display at the top of Figure 1 and continuing clockwise:Display24 Call appearances/feature buttonsLine jack(on back of voice termina

Drop buttonTest buttonConference buttonShift button••Transfer buttonVolume controlbutton•••10 Call appearances/feature buttonsFor disconnecting from a

HandsetDisplay control buttons[ Prev ] , and [ Next ] .SoftkeysA handset is provided for placing and receiving calls.(The handset is also