User guide

G-8 PhoneMail Systems, Release 6.3, User Guide
system administrator.
The employee at your site who configures,
monitors, and maintains the PhoneMail system. Also responsible for
generating reports and communicating with Siemens service providers.
system distribution list.
A list of subscriber extensions, set up and
maintained
by the system administrator
, that can be used by all subscribers
to send the same message to all subscribers on the list.
system forwarding.
A telephone system feature that transfers calls
automatically to the PhoneMail system when the extension called is busy,
unattended (ring-no-answer), or in the do not disturb mode.
system greeting.
The greeting that the PhoneMail system plays to
callers when no personal greeting is recorded.
T
TDD.
Telecommunications device for the deaf.
TDD access.
The process by which TDD callers and TDD subscribers
call the PhoneMail system to leave messages for TDD subscribers or to
access their mailboxes from their own telephone or remote telephone.
Compare with
direct access
and
guest access
.
TDD access number.
The designated telephone number that TDD
subscribers dial to access the PhoneMail system directly.
TDD subscriber.
A PhoneMail subscriber who uses a TDD to access the
PhoneMail system features.
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD).
A small terminal-like
machine that connects to a telephone and transmits and interprets modem-
like signals. The TDD translates the signals to or from printed text, which
when received is then either displayed or printed. The TDD feature for the
PhoneMail system permits deaf, hearing-impaired, and speech-impaired
subscribers to use the PhoneMail system.
telephone answering.
A term describing a major function of the
PhoneMail system: automatically answering subscribers’ telephones when
they are on the telephone or away from their desks. Callers can be routed
to a specific subscriber’s mailbox, where they hear a personal greeting and
where they can leave detailed, confidential messages without any special
knowledge of the system.