Credit Limit; Table 2-2 Credit Limit Feature - Hitachi SelecSet 400A User Manual

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Credit Limit

Controlling

credit limit

HCXTD830, Rev. A01, July 2001
O
PERATIONS
As the attendant you can control credit limit on a
per-station basis to regulate calling privileges for
cash-paying customers. Your facility can choose from
three versions of the credit limit feature. See
a summary of each type.

Table 2-2 Credit limit feature

This feature...
Trunk disconnect
Lookahead credit
Positive value
The credit limit feature is only appropriate when it is
appropriate to disconnect or disallow calls as a result of a
user's account balance. Ask your system administrator
what type of credit limit your facility uses.
Does this...
limits all calls from a credit-limit
station to a certain duration. Any
call that exceeds that duration is
automatically disconnected. This
method is appropriate in highly
restrictive environments such as
prisons or businesses that want to
limit usage on certain phones.
pre-calculates a charge and
maximum call duration for each call
type. Calls are automatically
disconnected when the current credit
value is exhausted. A warning tone
is sent to the caller 60 seconds
before a call is disconnected.
prohibits the station from beginning
a call if the credit value is below
zero, but never disconnects a call.
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