Dial Intercom Groups

Dial Intercom Groups (DIG) are an internal paging system for the Meridian PBX System, where you can call another extension by dialling just one or two digits. Up to 2046 Dial Intercom Groups are supported, with a maximum 10 (1-digit, 0-9) or 100 (2-digit, 00-99) members in each.

There are two ways you can configure members:

R - Ring	If you dial someones 2-digit intercom number it will wait until it is answered before you will be able to talk.
V - Voice	This will ring once then automatically pick up so you can talk or listen. It will only ring continuously if the person is on the phone.

Programming:

To create a new Intercom Group, just create an Intercom Key on the phones that you want to be in the same Intercom group.

First print your existing groups:

LD 20
REQ: PRT
TYPE: DIG
CUST 0
... enter through

This will give you the list of groups already programmed.

Adding an Intercom key:

REQ: CHG
TYPE: 2616
TN xxx xx xx xx
ECHG: YES
ITEM: KEY 8 DIG 1 10 V            1 = Group, 10 = Member , V = Voice

Above, the KEY has been set as follows:

• This is the 8th key on a digital phone
• The Dial Intercom Group number = "1"
• The sets unique Member number = "10"
• "V" = Voice... ring once, then answer

Program this on at least 2 phones with the same Intercom Group numbers but with different Member Numbers i.e. 10 and 11.

Note: Single line (analog) sets cannot have both a Dial Intercom Group number and a standard DN. Therefore, to add this feature, you must OUT the set, and rebuild it as a Dial Intercom Group member.

REQ: NEW
TYPE: 500
TN xxx xx xx xx
DES a...x
CUST 0
DIG 1 12                          1 = Group, 12 = Member

Operation:

Person 10 would press his Intercom Key (key 8) and dial "11" and if the other member is off the phone it would ring once then automatically pick up. Then you can just speak to them without them having to press anything. If the person is on the phone, it will ring continuously.

You must assign everyone you want to be able to talk to on the same Group number. i.e. Group 1 members can only talk to other group 1 members... so on and so forth.

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