Centrex/Pbx Compatibility - Toshiba Strata DK14 General Description Manual

Features
System Features

Centrex/PBX Compatibility

Any Strata DK system can be installed behind a Centrex or PBX system. It can function as part of
the Centrex or PBX system while providing its users with the Strata DK features and digital
feature telephones.
To further enhance Strata DK compatibility with Centrex and PBX, access codes for features in the
host system can be programmed as if they were system Speed Dial numbers. These codes can then
be assigned to the Speed Dial button, also known as station Automatic Dialing buttons, providing
one-button access to the CO, Centrex or PBX feature. Each CO/Centrex/PBX feature access code
can have up to 20 digits, including pauses and flashes.
When a Strata DK system is installed behind a PBX, some or all of the CO/PBX line buttons
function like PBX extensions. When such a PBX line button is accessed, the station user receives
PBX dial tone, not CO dial tone. To access a CO line on the PBX, the user must dial an access
code. For example, "9" might be dialed to get a local CO line; Tie lines to other company locations
might be accessed by "72" or "73."
A Strata DK system can be programmed to recognize these PBX access codes or disregard them
on identified lines when it inspects dialed numbers for toll restriction purposes or performs other
features such as Last Number Redial. This enables the system to continue to provide its features,
even when calls are ultimately going out from the PBX.
Benefits
Increased cost savings to the customer because the economical Strata DK systems can be used in
satellite locations. Users can take advantage of the Centrex and/or PBX features, the PBX
trunking, and the PBX networking capabilities.
Strata DK systems can also be used within a PBX environment to serve a community of interest
which needs the functionality of electronic telephone sets that may not be provided by the PBX.
Also, CO/Centrex/PBX feature buttons give users easy, one-button access to features that would
otherwise require more complicated access procedures. Since users do not have to look up feature
access codes, this saves time. Time wasting dialing errors can also be eliminated through the use of
feature buttons.
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System Availability
Standard on Strata DK14/DK40i/DK424
Strata DK Feature Description 5/99