Lucent Technologies MERLIN LEGEND 6 - Manual (Page 438)

MERLIN LEGEND Communications System Release 6.0
System Manager’s Guide
555-660-118
Issue 1
February 1998
Glossary
Page GL-14
H
I
Hands Free
Answer on
Intercom See HFAI.
hands-free unit See HFU.
headset Lightweight earpiece and microphone used for hands-free
telephone operation.
HFAI (Hands Free Answer on Intercom) Feature that allows a
user to answer a voice-announced call.
HFU (Hands-Free Unit) Unit for analog multiline telephones that
allows users to make and receive calls on the
speakerphone without using the handset.
Home screen Display normally shown on an MLX display telephone;
shows time, date, and call information, and shows when
some features are in use.
host Telephone company or other switch providing features and
services to the system users, usually when the system is
operating in
Behind Switch mode.
hub system In private network that is arranged in a star configuration,
the communications system through which all calls across
the network pass.
Hybrid/PBX mode One of three modes of system operation, in which the
system uses line/trunk
pools and ARS in addition to
personal lines. Provides a single interface (SA buttons) to
users for both internal and external calling. See also
Behind
Switch mode and Key mode.
ICLID (Incoming Call Line Identification) See Caller ID.
ICOM buttons (intercom buttons) Telephone buttons that provide access
to inside system lines for calling other extensions or
receiving calls from them.
immediate-start
tie trunk Tie trunk on which no start signal is necessary; dialing can
begin immediately after the trunk is seized.
in-band signaling See robbed-bit signaling.
inside dial tone A tone users hear when they are off-hook on an SA or
ICOM button.
Inspect screen Display screen on an MLX display telephone that allows the
user to preview incoming calls and see a list of the features
programmed on line buttons.