Meridian Dialing Instructions | University of Miami

Meridian Digital Phone Features and Dialing Instructions

Meridian Digital Telephone Features:


Standard Features:
	Hold Transfer	Redial Handsfree	Conference Intercom


Optional Features - available by request:
	Auto Dial Call Pickup Directed Call Pickup Call Forward Call Forward and Busy Status (need to have call forward) Call Forward - Internal (need to have call forward) Call Park (need a display) Call Page (need to have a paging system) Call Waiting (for dorms and analog phones) Group Hunt Hot Line Make Busy (only on ACD's) Malicious Call Trace (for dorms and analog phones) On Hold on Loudspeaker (on phones with built-in speaker)

click buttons on image to learn about their functions

Privacy Release
Speed Call
Speed Call on Private Lines
System Speed Call
Timed Reminder Recall
(need to have call park)
Voice Call
Message Waiting

Note: Every optional feature that uses a special button on your set can also be accessed using a Flexible Feature Code (FFC). This allows you to use many features without needing a special button for each one. The FFC's for every available function will be posted here once they are finished being set up.

Meridian-1® Multibutton Dialing Instructions

FEATURE	OPERATION	INSTRUCTIONS
HOLD	To Hold Call	Press HOLD (an arrow will flash beside the line on hold)
HOLD	To Return to Call	Press the line key with the flashing arrow
HANDSFREE CALLING	To activate	Press HANDSFREE/MUTE or a line key instead of picking up your handset. Press RLS to end your call.
	To Mute a Handsfree Call	Press HANDSFREE/MUTE. (An arrow next to the line key flashes). Press HANDSFREE/MUTE again to return to 2-way conversation.
	To Switch from the handset to Handsfree	Press HANDSFREE/MUTE. Hang up the handset.
LAST NUMBER REDIAL	To activate	Lift handset Press DN key once Or without lifting handset Press DN key twice Last number is automatically dialed (each time a new number is dialed it overrides the previously stored number)
AUTOMATIC DIAL	To program	Without lifting handset Press the AUTODIAL key *LCD flashes* Enter number Press AUTODIAL *LCD turns off*
AUTOMATIC DIAL	To use	Lift handset Press AUTODIAL key Number is automatically dialed
CALL PICK-UP to answer a ringing phone in pickup group	To activate	Lift handset Press CALL PICK-UP Speak with caller

DIRECTED CALL PICK-UP to answer a specific ringing phone	To activate	Lift handset Dial DIRECTED CALL PICK-UP CODE Dial extension number of ringing phone Speak with caller
TRANSFER (to transfer a call)	To activate	Press TRANSFER or CONFERENCE Dial third party number Announce transfer Press TRANSFER or CONFERENCE to connect parties Press RLS to hang-up (to return if busy/no answer press DN key next to flashing LCD)
CONFERENCE (to conference 3 to 6 parties)	To activate	Establish first call Press CONFERENCE Dial next party Announce conference Press CONFERENCE to connect all parties Repeat procedure if allowed (to return if busy/no answer press DN key next to flashing LCD)
CALL FORWARDING (to send all calls to another number)	To activate	Without lifting handset Press FORWARD *LCD flashes* Enter telephone number Press FORWARD *LCD stays on* (to reactivate forwarding to the same number press FORWARD twice)
CALL FORWARDING (to send all calls to another number)	To cancel	Without lifting handset Press FORWARD *LCD turns off*
CALL FORWARD AND BUSY STATUS	features	The Call Forward and Busy Status is used when party A forwards calls to Party B for screening. Party B can: Monitor, activate or deactivate Call Forward for party A Override Call Forward of party A, in order to place a call to party A Determine whether party A is busy on a call
CALL FORWARDING - INTERNAL (to send all internal calls to another number)	To activate	Without lifting handset, dial the Internal Call Forward FFC *LCD flashes* Enter telephone number Dial the Internal Call Forward FFC again *LCD stays on* (to reactivate internal forwarding to the previous number, just dial the code twice)
	To cancel	Without lifting handset Dial the Internal Call Forward FFC *LCD turns off*
CALL PARK (to park a call and retrieve it from another phone)	To park a call with the call park button	Press CALL PARK If you don't want to park the call to your extension or the System Park Extension, dial an extension to park the call on Press CALL PARK again Hang up
	To park a call with the Call Park FFC	Press TRANSFER or CONFERENCE Enter the Call Park FFC If you don't want to use your extension or the System Park Extension, dial an extension number Press TRANSFER or CONFERENCE again
	To retrieve	Select a free DN key Press CALL PARK or dial the Call Park FFC Dial extension number on which call is parked
CALL PAGE (to page someone on a customer supplied paging system)	To use	Telephones cannot be assigned a Call Page key. To use Call Page, pick a free DN, and dial the special page code to be connected to the paging system.
CALL WAITING (to pick up a call when you are already on another call)	To use	Press Hold To pick up the incoming call, press call wait or press the DN key with the flashing arrow next to it.
GROUP HUNT	Description	If a call encounters a busy DN and a Group Hunting Pilot DN is specified, then the call is routed to the next idle DN in a pre-arranged group.
HOT LINE	To use	The system administrator can program a Hot Line telephone number that is dialed automatically when Hot Line is pressed. If your main line is a Hot Line, the number will be dialed automatically when you lift the handset.
INTERCOM (to call a group member)	To activate	Lift handset Press I/C key Dial 1 or 2-digit intercom code Group member is called
MAKE BUSY (makes your telephone appear busy to all callers)	To use	To activate, press MAKE BUSY Repeat to deactivate
MALICIOUS CALL TRACE	To use	Press TRACE. Keep the caller on the line to allow time to trace the call.
ON HOLD ON LOUDSPEAKER	To use	On Hold On Loudspeaker allows a user to monitor one conversation on their loudspeaker (which is on hold) while being in another conversation using the handset. The user may hold the handset call and enter the call on hold on loudspeaker at any time. Place the call on hold. Press LOUDSPEAKER. Press the DN key for that call. It will be put over the loudspeaker. You can then use the handset to place calls normally without affecting the call on loudspeaker.
PRIVACY RELEASE	To use	Privacy release allows someone who shares your extension to join your call. Press Priv Rls The other person may now join your call by pressing the DN key beside the flashing arrow
SPEED CALL (to quickly dial a telephone number)	To program	Without lifting handset Press SPEED CALL *LCD flashes* Enter 1 or 2-digit code (0-9, 00-99) Enter telephone number Press SPEED CALL *LCD turns off*
SPEED CALL (to quickly dial a telephone number)	To use	Lift handset Press SPEED CALL *LCD turns on* Dial 1 or 2-digit code (0-9, 00-99) *LCD turns off* Number is automatically dialed
SPEED CALL ON PRIVATE LINES	To use	Speed call on private lines allows you to access a private line trunk and make a speed call. See speed call for more information on setting up speed codes. Press PRIVATE LINE Lift the handset. Press SPEED CALL Enter the Speed Call code of the number you want to dial.
SYSTEM SPEED CALL (to use a shared Speed Call List)	To use	Lift handset Press SYSTEM SPEED CALL Dial 2 or 3-digit code Number is automatically dialed
TIMED REMINDER RECALL	To use	Timed Reminder Recall rings your telephone after a period of time to remind you of a transferred call that has not yet been answered. When transferring a call, if you do not wait for the receiving party to answer, the Timed Reminder Recall timer is activated. If the call is answered, the timer stops. If the call is not answered, your telephone rings. Pick up the handset or press the DN key to talk to the original caller. Press TRANSFER to retry the transfer. If the person to whom you are transferring the call answers while you are on the line, a conference call is set up between the three of you. Hang up to complete the transfer.
VOICE CALL (to place a call through someone else's loudspeaker)	To use	Lift handset or press DN key Press VOICE CALL Dial the extension you are calling Make your announcement To end your Voice Call, just hang up. When you receive a voice call, your phone rings once, and you hear the caller's voice through the speaker. You can pick up the phone to speak to the caller.
MESSAGE WAITING (to check your messages) see also, Voice Mail instruction card	To respond	*Message light is on* Lift handset Press MESSAGE or dial Voice Mail System DN 8-6800 Listen to messages *Light turns off*

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Some of the information in the Meridian Phone User Guide has been adapted from Nortel Networks' Meridian Modular Telephones User Guide and Meridian Modular Telephones and Options. View Nortel Networks' Copyright Notice. This information is intended for the sole use of the University of Miami faculty, administrators, employees and students to facilitate the introduction of the Nortel PBX system.