Section 700 - Operation Chapter 5. Key Telephone Features576-36-700 DBS 576 (USA) issued October 2000 5-75OperationTo make a page:Meet-Me AnswerTo answer a page using Meet-Me Answer:Hardware Requirements• External relays, amplifier, and speakers are required for external paging.Related Programming• FF1-0-02: Paging Override• FF1-0-03: Extension COS (Paging)• FF1-0-04: Trunk COS (Paging)• FF1-2: Dial Plan• FF2: Trunk COS• FF3: Extension COSConsiderations• You can assign the paging access code to a one-touch or FF key. Beginning with Version 3.5 andhigher, the assigned FF key LED indicates whether the paging system is in use. If the pagingsystem is not in use when a page is originated, the FF key LED lights solid green on theoriginator’s telephone. If someone in the paging group initiates a page, assigned FF key LEDs onall other telephones will light solid red until the page has been terminated.• If an external paging system has been connected, pages can be made to paging groups 0-9through the external speakers. Voice paging can also be heard over the extensions in groups 0-9.• An extension can belong to more than one paging group.• Only one page may be performed at a time. If you attempt to make a page while anotherextension is paging, you will receive a busy signal unless your system allows Paging Override.• Beginning with Version 3.5 and higher, the paging system can be set to “timeout” if a page islonger than a specified length of time (0 to 255 seconds). If this feature is set and the timeoutperiod has elapsed, the page originator’s handset will emit a Fast Busy Tone and the words“Paging Time Out” will be displayed on the originating telephone’s display.Action Result1. Lift the handset or press the ON/OFF key. Intercom dial tone2. Enter the Group Paging code (default = #).3. Enter the number of the desired paging group (0-9).4. Make your announcement.5. Replace the handset or press the ON/OFF key.Action Result1. Lift the handset or press the ON/OFF key. Intercom dial tone2. Enter the Meet Me Answer code (default = ##). Connected to specified party
