Inter-Tel CS-5400 - Manual (Page 252)

System Features
INTER-TEL
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CS-5200/5400 ADMINISTRATOR GUIDE, ISSUE 1.1 – August 2005
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If an ARS, trunk group, or trunk number is entered, the system will prompt the user to
enter the destination phone number. Calls may not be redirected to a node number, but
may be directed to a station on another node by entering the correct extension number.
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If the applicable Forwarding timer expires before the user completes the redirection
process, the system terminates the call.
Paging
The Paging feature allows announcements to be made through endpoint internal speakers.
Optional external paging equipment (amplifiers and paging speakers) may also be installed.
There can be up to 10 paging zones. When the system is in the default state, all Inter-Tel end-
points are assigned to paging zone 1 to provide an all-page zone. Inter-Tel endpoints, trunks,
and the external paging port(s) can be assigned to any, all, or none of the paging zones, as
desired.
In a network, all Inter-Tel endpoints and trunks within a page zone must reside on the same
node as the page zone. However, a page zone can contain external page ports on other nodes.
Pages are not heard on Inter-Tel endpoints that have been removed from paging (using the fea-
ture code as described below), are in Do-Not-Disturb, are ringing, or are in use. Also, back-
ground music on endpoints and on external speakers connected to endpoint speaker leads is
interrupted for pages. If a trunk in a paging zone is unplugged, the page cannot be completed.
If desired, Inter-Tel endpoint users can program feature buttons to select the paging zones 0–9
(or 0–49) using paging access codes 9600–9609 (or 9600–9649).
The Page timer limits the length of pages. If it is set to 0, pages are unlimited in length.
To make a page:
1. Lift the handset.
2. Inter-Tel endpoints—Press the PAGE button, or enter the Page feature code (7). The
display shows SELECT PAGE ZONE # (0–9).
Single line endpoints—Enter the Page feature code (7).
3. Enter the zone code (0–9 or 0–49) for the desired zone.
4. After the single progress tone, make your page before the Page timer expires. If you
hear reorder tones, and the display shows PAGE ZONE NOT PROGRAMMED, there
are no stations in the selected page zone. If the display shows PAGE ZONE BUSY
TRY AGAIN LATER, the necessary system resources are busy or the paging zone is
being used by another station. Users cannot camp on to or queue the paging system.
5. Hang up.
NOTE
Placing a large number of Inter-Tel endpoints in a paging zone may affect system
performance. If system operation is affected when a page is placed to a particu-
lar page zone, remove some Inter-Tel endpoints from that zone or change to
external paging for the area served by that page zone.
NOTE
Because the external paging ports have intercom numbers (91000 and 91001),
stations can place an intercom call to the external paging ports, instead of using
the Page feature, to make a page over the external paging speakers.