MERLIN LEGEND Communications System Release 6.1
System Programming and Maintenance (SPM)
555-661-140
Issue 1
August 1998
Programming with SPM
Page 63
System Programming
System Programming
A primary function of SPM is to provide a method for programming the
communications system. The Sys Program option gives you access to
all of the system programming features available from the system
programming console.
Basic Programming Information
To begin programming, you must perform one of the following to display
the System Programming menu on the console or PC:
In most cases, you can press
([LW
or
to exit from a screen without
making any changes. Exceptions to this are noted as part of a
procedure. When you complete a procedure and press
([LW
(
), you
usually move up one screen in the menu hierarchy. Occasionally, when
you press
([LW
(
), you return to the previous screen.
In a few cases,
pressing
([LW
brings you back to the System Programming menu where
you can select another option to program or exit from system
programming.
To complete a procedure and save the information you have
programmed, press
(QWHU
(
).
If you are programming a group of sequentially numbered extensions or
trunks, you may have the option of pressing
1H[W
(
). This saves your
entry and automatically provides the number of the next extension or
trunk in the sequence, thus saving you a couple of steps. If
1H[W
displays
on the screen, you can use it with the current option.
In most cases, you will be at an intermediate step in the procedure you
have just completed. At that point, you can select one of the options
On the console: Menu→
6\V3URJUDP
→
([LW
On the PC: Type
VSP
→
1
→
Press any key
→
→