4.2 Manager ProgrammingAbsent Messages0084-28 System ProgrammingDescription Used to program the absent messages. An absent message, if set bythe station user, is displayed on the calling extension’s telephone toshow the reason for the user’s absence.Selection • Message number: 1 through 9• Message: 16 characters (max.)Default 1: Will Return Soon 5: Out Until %%/%%2: Gone Home 6: In a Meeting3: At Ext %%% 7 through 9: Blank (not stored)4: Back at %%:%%Programming 1. Enter 008.Display: Message Asn2. Press NEXT.Display: MSG NO?–>3. Enter a message number.To enter message number 1, you can also press NEXT.Display example: MSG1:Will Return4. Enter the message.For entering characters, see Section 4.1.3 “Entering Characters.”To delete the current entry, press CLEAR.To change the current entry, press CLEAR and the new message.5. Press STORE.6. To program another message, press NEXT or PREV, orSELECT and the desired message number.7. Repeat steps 4 through 6.8. Press END.Conditions • There is a maximum of nine messages. Messages 1 through 6 areprogrammed at the factory but can be changed. Each message has amaximum of 16 characters.• You can enter a maximum of seven “%” characters per message whichcan be programmed at each user’s station. The station user can enter 0through 9, and # for the % characters. If the user enters digits lessthan the number of “%” characters, it is recommended to fill theremaining “%” characters with “#” or “ . ”• If there are 4-digit extension numbers available in your system, add one“%” to Message 3.• To display parts of the message which have scrolled off the display,press or .Feature References Section 3, Features,Absent Message Capability
