Paging, External - NEC Aspire Product Description

Section 3: Features

Paging, External

Aspire
• Available - 8 External Paging zones
Description
With External Paging, a user can broadcast announcements over paging equipment connected to
external Paging zones. When a user pages on of these external zones, the system broadcasts the
announcement over the speakers. Like Internal Paging, External Paging allows a user to locate
another employee or make an announcement without calling each extension individually.
The system allows up to nine External Paging zones. There is one zone (#9) on the NTCPU. All
other zones (#1-8) requires a port on a 2PGDAD module, with a maximum of two external paging
circuits per module. You must have four 2PGDAD modules to get the eight external zones.
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In addition, each external zone has an associated relay contact. When a user pages to a zone, the
corresponding contact activates (closes). This provides for Paging amplifier control. Refer to the
system hardware manual for additional details.
Combined Paging
Use Combined Paging when you want to simultaneously Page into an internal and corresponding
external zone. For example, you can Page your company's warehouse and outside loading dock at
the same time. Combined Paging is available for Paging zones 1-9 and All Call. Refer to Paging,
Internal (page 98) for more on setting up Combined Paging. In addition, you can program a Func-
tion Key as a Combined Paging key. Using the External Page Function Key, when an All Call
External Page Function Key is programmed, it will include both the external zones and the assigned
internal zone(s). If the internal page zone is busy or there are no extensions in a page group, the
announcement will be made on the external zones only.
Remove Paging Information from Display Phones
A Class of Service option is available in system programming to prevent display telephones from
showing incoming paging information. This allows the system to save processor time and speed up
system operation.
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