Nortel Networks Meridian M3905 - Manual (Page 15)

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Terms you should know
Terms you should know
Attendant — The attendant is a telephone operator in your organization.
Call party information —When your telephone rings, the display shows Call Party
Name Display (CPND) information. The system must have CPND enabled. The
display shows the phone number and name, if available, of the incoming call.
Context Sensitive Soft Keys
— The four keys located directly below the display
are referred to as Context Sensitive Soft Keys. The label and function of each key
changes depending upon the available features or the active application.
Directory Number (DN)
— The Directory Number is a number that consists of one
to seven digits for a telephone, also known as an extension number.
Fixed Keys
—The Fixed Keys are the hard, factory labeled, keys on your
telephone.
Flexible Feature Codes (FFCs)
—Flexible Feature Codes (FFCs) allow you to
access features for which you do not have a fixed or soft feature key. Flexible
Feature Codes are applicable to the Meridian 1 system only. For your
convenience, the FFCs for your system can be printed on a page located at the
back of this guide.
Indicator
— An indicator is an LCD or LED that displays the current status of a
feature by its state; flashing, winking, steady on, or off.
Information screen
—The Information screen displays call activity, lists, prompts,
and status of calls.
Interrupted dial tone
—Interrupted dial tone is a broken or pulsed dial tone, heard
when you access some of the features on your telephone.
Meridian 1
— The Meridian 1 is your office communications system.
More... — The More Key allows access to the multiple layers of the Programmable
Feature Keys. These keys are the four keys located below the lower display area.
Off-hook
— Off-hook is a term used to indicate that the telephone is active and
ready to make a call. On the M3905 you can go off-hook when you press your
Individual DN Key only. The M3905 does not go off-hook when you press the
In-Calls Key or your Primary (ACD) DN Key.
Paging tone
— Paging tone is a special tone heard when using the Radio Paging
feature. You hear two beeps followed by a dial tone.
Primary Directory Number (PDN)
— The Primary Directory Number is the main
extension number on your telephone. It is accessed using the Primary Directory
Number (PDN) Key. On the M3905 your Primary Directory Number and your
ACD Directory Number are the same. The In-Calls Key connects directly to the
PDN Key.