Comdial Impact 8101N Series User manual

DSU II Digital Expandable Systems

Single Line Proprietary Telephone

Station User’s Guide

This publication supports the

Impact LCD Speakerphones

GCA70–246.06 07/00

Printed in U.S.A.

Phone Care, Inc.

20142 Ecorse Road

Taylor, MI 48180

(313) 388-9670

This User’s Guide is for the following system:

DSU II Digital Expandable Systems

This user’s guide applies to the following telephone models:

•

Impact 8101N-** Rev. A and later.

•

Impact 8201N-** Rev. A and later.

Contact your Comdial dealer for updates of this as well

as other Comdial publications.

About This Book

This user’s guide serves as both an introduction for new speakerphone users and a

reference for experienced users.

Introduction

Thefirstchapterof themanual describesthe initialsetup andadjustments necessary

to begin using your speakerphone.

1 Getting Started

The following chapters describe the basic and advanced features of the DSU II

Digital Expandable Systems.

2 Answering Calls

3 Making Calls

4 Advanced Call Handling

5 Nonverbal Messaging

6 Programming

7 Other Advanced Features

Following the advanced features descriptions are a reference table and a glossary

that defines many general phrases and abbreviations which may not be familiar to

users.

Appendix A Quick Reference Guide

Appendix B Glossary

Finally, at the end of this publication, an index provides a detailed reference to the

feature locations.

Index

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NOTE: Throughout this book, all references to fixed buttons (keypad,

DSS/BLF, SPEAKER, HOLD, etc...) are printed in upper case, italic type; for

example, “PRESS INTERCOM .”

All references to interactive buttons (which are used to make selections on

the speakerphone display) are printed in upper case, bold italic type; for

example, “SELECT

OPTIONS

.”

Also, to eliminate confusion, the text of this guide instructs users to

“PRESS” fixed buttons of the telephone and “SELECT” interactive buttons

as in the examples above. Instructions to “DIAL” refer to numbers or

symbols on the keypad.

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Contents

1 Getting Started ..................1

Setting Up Your Station ..............1

Your Station’s Buttons ...............4

Your Station’s Display Lights ...........6

8 Answering Calls .................7

Answering Outside Calls ..............7

Answering Intercom Calls .............7

Holding Calls ....................8

Call Pickup ....................10

Night Transferred Calls - Line Access

From Any Station .................11

Receiving Subdued Off-Hook

Voice Announcements (SOHVA) .........12

9 Making Calls ...................13

Making Outside Calls ...............13

Making Intercom Calls ..............14

Automatic Dialing.................14

Paging .......................15

Camping On Options ...............16

Redialing .....................18

10 Advanced Call Handling ............19

Waiting for a Line (Queuing) ...........19

Conferencing ...................20

Call Forwarding ..................22

Call Parking ....................24

Call Transferring .................26

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11 Nonverbal Messaging ..............27

Station-To-Station Message Delivery.......27

LCD Message Delivery ..............28

Message Waiting Light and Messaging ......30

12 Programming ..................31

Speed Dial Numbers ...............31

13 Other Advanced Features ...........33

Line Groups ....................33

Tracker Paging System ..............34

Account Codes ..................36

Do Not Disturb Condition.............37

Volume Control ..................38

Automatic Set Relocation .............40

B Feature Access Codes .............41

C Glossary .....................45

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Getting Started

Welcome

CongratulationsandthankyouforusingaComdialtelephone!Yourdigitalstationis

supported by a communication system with hundreds of built-in, standard features.

This manual serves as a helpful guide for using these various functions.

The sections in this introductory chapter help you initially set up your station and

become familiar with the controls and indicators. The remaining sections are titled

as follows:

•

Setting Up Your Station

•

Understanding the Basic Functions

•

Your Station’s Buttons

•

Your Station’s Display Lights

Setting Up Your Station

When your new station arrives, the system

installer unpacks your station and connects

the line to a system jack. The following

sections describe a few initial adjustments

that will allow you to quickly begin making

and answering calls with some of the most

basic features.

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1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

0

*

#

An Impact 8101 Station

Positioning Your Station

If you are using an Impact 8201N SCS model, your telephone has an adjustable

pedestal to allow you to select the most comfortable viewing angle. When you

receive the telephone, the pedestal is in its lowest position—flush against the

pedestal.

·

To adjust the pedestal (8201N

only),

1. GRASPtherear ofthe pedestal base

firmlywithonehandANDLIFTthe

rear portionof the telephoneupward

with your other hand.

2. LIFT the telephone upward with

one hand AND RAISE the

telephone supporting arms upward

with your other hand. (Notice there

are three sets of notches under the

telephonecorresponding tothethree

positions available.)

3. When the telephone is at the desired height, SELECT the closest

pair of notches AND INSERT the supporting arms in the notches.

PRESS DOWN slightly on the telephone UNTIL you feel the

supporting arms snap into place.

Setting a Personal Ringing Tone and Volume

You can choose one of eight different ring tones for your telephone. Often, when

several telephonesare located close together, each user choosesa differentpersonal

ring tone.

·

To select one of the ring tones, proceed as follows:

1. PRESS INTERCOM.

2. DIAL

**4.

3. DIAL number (

1 to 8 ) to select ring tone.

4. The next time your telephone rings, you will hear the new ring

tone.

NOTE: On the 8101N, a three-position switch on the bottom of the telephone

controls the ringer volume. There is no handset volume control.

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Telephone

Pedestal Base

Supporting Arm

PED01

First Notch

Second Notch

Third Notch

(For Highest Position)

Adjusting The Pedestal

Thevolumecontrolonyourtelephoneisamultipur

-

pose control you can use to set the volume

(loudness) of the ringer, the speaker, and the

handset.

·

To set the ringer loudness level,

1. While your telephone is on-hook and

idle, PRESS the VOLUME UP OR

VOLUME DOWN button once for each

change in loudness you desire. The

ringer sounds once for each change as

an example of the current setting.

Answering and Making Calls

Your station is nowproperlyconfigured to answer and making calls to both stations

withinyour system (intercomcalls) andoutside lines. Remember,when youdial an

outside number, you must first select a line to connect your system to the local

exchange.

·

When you hear outside ringing (two long bursts) or

intercom ringing (two short bursts),

1. LIFT handset.

·

To dial an outside number manually,

1. LIFT handset .

2. DIAL

9 OR other line button to select line (See Line Groups

in the system specific Advanced Features chapters for more infor

-

mation on selecting an outside line).

3. LISTEN for dial tone.

4. DIAL number.

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Volume Up

Button

Volume

Down

Button

TAP

MUTE

HOLD

TRNS/CONF

INTERCOM

MESSAGE

*0#

WXY

9

TUV

8

PRS

7

GHI

4

JKL

5

MNO

6

DEF

31

ABC

2

R

TAP

MUTE

HOLD

TRNS/CONF

MESSAGE

Impact SCS Volume Buttons

Your Station’s Buttons

Hold Button (HOLD)

·

Places a line or intercom call on hold.

·

Stores pauses in number sequences during programming.

·

If multiple held calls feature is available, scans or scrolls through calls

placed on hold (when hold light is flashing).

Intercom Button (INTERCOM)

·

Selects an intercom line.

·

Allows you to initiate many of the telephone’s features.

Mute Button (MUTE)

· Keeps the person on the line from hearing your conversation.

Message Button (MESSAGE) (8201N only)

· Allows you to activate the message waiting light at another station by

pressing this button and dialing the extension.

· Allows user to quickly return the call of another station that left a

message using the indicating light.

Tap Button (TAP)

· Recalls dial tone or generates a hookflash.

· Retrieves held calls or last call placed on hold.

Transfer/Conference Button (TRNS/CONF)

·

Transfers calls.

·

Sets up conference calls.

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Volume Control (VOLUME UP or VOLUME DOWN)

·

Regulates the volume of the ringer.

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TAP

MUTE

HOLD

TRNS/CONF

INTERC OM

MESSAGE

*0#

WXY

9

TUV

8

PRS

7

GHI

4

JKL

5

MNO

6

DEF

31

ABC

2

slips01

Dialpad

Intercom Button

Message Button

TAP Button

Transfer/Conference Button

Mute Button

Hold Button

Volume Control

(for ringer volume only)

R

!

Connectors On Bottom Of Telephone

Optional IMIST Module

Handset

Line Cord

Impact SCS 8201N Single Line Telephone

Your Station’s Display Lights

Next to a fixed feature or programmable feature button:

·

Steady red = the feature is on.

·

Steady off = the feature is off.

Next to INTERCOM button:

·

Steady green with a quick flash = you are using your intercom.

·

Fluttering red = an LCD message is set on your telephone for others to

receive when calling.

·

Flashing orange = someone is calling your extension or a call is being

transferred to you.

Above the keypad (8101N only):

· Fast flashing red = message awaits pick up.

· Winking green with repetitive off periods = a line is on hold at your

station.

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12

3

4

7

8

0

#

9

5

6

QZ ABC DEF

MNO

WXY

GHI

PRS

TUV

OPER

JKL

TRNS/CNF

HOLD

TAP

INTERCOM

slips02

Dialpad

Transfer/Conference Button

TAP Button

Intercom Button

Hold Button

Message Waiting Light

Ringer Volume Switch

(bottom of telephone)

R

Connectors On Bottom Of Telephone

Line Cord

Handset

!

Ringer Volume

Off

Loud

Impact 8101N Single Line Telephone

Answering Calls

Answering Outside Calls

Acall that rings on an outside line will sound long, single-tone bursts and will light

the line status light.

·

When you hear outside ringing (long bursts) and observe a

flashing light,

1. LIFT handset.

Answering Intercom Calls

Anintercomcall isbetween two stationsof thesamesystems. You can differentiate

intercom calls from outside calls by the distinctive ring pattern. An intercom call

sounds two short ring bursts on the receiving station.

·

When you hear intercom ringing (short bursts) and observe

a flashing light,

1. LIFT handset.

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Holding Calls

Youcanplace acallon holdandretrieveit later.Witha regularhold,youcan pickup

the held call at your telephone or another user can pick the call up at a telephone

sharing the held call line.

·

To place a call on hold,

1. PRESS HOLD. HOLD button light begins to blink.

·

To retrieve a held call,

1. PRESS TAP.

Exclusive Hold

With an exclusive hold condition, you must pick up the held call at your telephone;

no other telephone has access to it.

·

To place a call on exclusive hold,

1. PRESS HOLD twice.

·

To retrieve exclusive hold,

1. PRESS TAP AND LIFT handset.

Handling Hold Recalls

After a call has been on hold for the period of time (set by the installer of your

system), the system will cause four quick hold recall tone bursts to sound at your

telephone, the flash rate of the line button becomes faster and the light becomes

orange. If the call is on exclusive hold, it will revert to manual hold after the hold

recall period .

·

If a held line is recalling, choose one of the following:

1. PRESS HOLD (station button) to place the call on hold at your

station and restart hold timer.

2. PRESS TAP to retrieve the call.

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Directed Hold

The installer can add a directed station hold feature to your telephone. With this

feature, you can place a call on hold at another telephone.

·

To place a call on hold at another telephone (directed hold),

1. While on line, PRESS INTERCOM OR TRNS/CONF if intercom

call.

2. DIAL

*90.

3. DIAL extension number of telephone to receive held call.

·

You can pick this call back up if you need to. To do this,

1. LIFT handset AND DIAL *4.

2. DIAL extension number of that telephone.

3. ANSWER call as desired OR PRESS SPEAKER to hang up.

·

To pick up a call that was placed on hold at your telephone

by a user at another telephone,

1. PRESS INTERCOM AND DIAL #90.

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Call Pickup

The Impact system offers three distinct methods to answer incoming calls that are

ringing at other stations.

Group Call Pickup

The installer often arranges several telephones together in a user group. If your

telephone is so arranged, you can answer calls that are ringing at other stations

within your particular group.

·

To answer a call that is ringing within your group,

1. PRESS INTERCOM.

2. DIAL

#4.

3. SPEAK toward telephone OR LIFT handset if privacy is

desired.

Directed Call Pickup

Also, you can answer a call that is ringing at any telephone in the system if you

know the telephone’s extension number.

·

To answer a call that is ringing at any telephone in the

system,

1. PRESS INTERCOM.

2. DIAL

*4.

3. DIAL extension number of ringing telephone.

4. SPEAK toward telephone OR LIFT handset if privacy is

desired.

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Night Transferred Calls - Line Access

From Any Station

The system attendant can take action that transfers incoming calls to a particular

station or stations for off-hour ringing.

·

When you hear ringing,

1. PRESS INTERCOM.

2. DIAL

80.

3. SPEAK toward telephone to answer call OR LIFT handset if

privacy is desired.

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Your

Station

HOLD

SHIFT

TAP

1

4

7

2

5

8

0

3

6

9

#

OPER

PRS

GHI

TUV

JKL

ABC

WXY

MNO

DEF

Ringing

Station

If ringing telephone

is within your designated

calling group...

...DIAL # 4

For any ringing telephone... ...DIAL 4

+ extension code

S

Answering Calls for Other Stations

Receiving Subdued Off-Hook

Voice Announcements (SOHVA)

Handling an Incoming SOHVA

This feature allows an intercom caller to break into your call by making an

announcement through your handset receiver. The distant party that you are

currently talking to cannot hear the announcement made by the SOHVA caller.

·

To respond to a SOHVA verbally (not available on 8101N),

1. PRESS AND HOLD MUTE.

2. SPEAK into handset. Distant party cannot hear your response.

3. RELEASE MUTE after response is complete to return to distant

party.

·

To respond to a SOHVA by blocking (see below for more

information),

1. PROGRAM Voice Announce Block when you hear SOHVA

tone. (SOHVA call is disconnected).

Voice Announce Blocking

This feature blocks Subdued Off-Hook Voice Announcements (SOHVA) and

generates a tone in response to attempted SOHVAs.

·

To block all voice-announced calls,

1. PRESS INTERCOM.

2. DIAL

*2.

·

To unblock all voice-announced calls,

1. PRESS INTERCOM.

2. DIAL

#2.

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Making Calls

Making Outside Calls

You can manually dial a number over any telephone line you select. Or, if the

installerassignedaprimelineortheidlelinepreferencefeaturetoyourLCDstation,

it will automatically select a line for use when you lift the handset.

·

To dial an outside number manually,

1. LIFT handset

2. DIAL

9 OR other line button to select line (See Line Groups

in the system specific Advanced Features chapters for more infor-

mation on selecting an outside line).

3. LISTEN for dial tone.

4. DIAL number.

Ifyourstationhasbeenassignedaprimeline,youwillnothavetoselectalinebefore

dialing outside your system.

·

To dial an outside number using your prime line,

1. LIFT handset. Outside line is automatically selected.

2. LISTEN for dial tone.

3. DIAL number.

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Making Intercom Calls

Therearetwomethods formakinganintercomcall. Onecausesthecalledtelephone

to ring (tone-first). The other causes your voice to sound out at the called telephone

(voice-first). Your installer can set the system to deliver either tone-first or

voice-first calling.

Anyusercanchangeacalltotheoppositemethodforthatcallsimplybypressingthe

INTERCOM button again after dialing the extension number.

·

To manually cause the other telephone to ring (tone

calling),

1. LIFT handset.

2. DIAL extension number (called telephone will ring).

·

To voice announce manually (voice calling),

1. PRESS INTERCOM.

2. DIAL extension number.

3. SPEAK your announcement.

Automatic Dialing

There are two types of automatic dial numbers: (1) numbers that you store for your

own use (personal speed dial numbers), and (2) numbers that the system attendant

stores for everyone’s use (system speed dial numbers).

·

To speed dial a personal speed dial number stored at the

dial pad,

1. LIFT handset.

2. DIAL speed dial number on dial pad (

0 to 9).

·

To speed dial a system speed dial number stored at the dial

pad,

1. LIFT handset.

2. DIAL

* AND system speed dial number.

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