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Next Time Change is: Sunday, November 7, 2010 at 2:00:00am - Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to 1:00:00am.

 

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TOSHIBA DK 16

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE 2007 DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME MANDATE customer notice.

Leave the handset on hook, press intercom 6 5 2, then enter the time of a 24 hour clock (military time clock), entering 2 digits for the hour, 2 digits for the minutes, and 2 digits for the seconds - enter a leading 0 for any single digit entered, press Redial, press Speaker. This must be done at extension 10 - usually the receptionist phone. For example, if the time is 2:15 P.M., press intercom 6 5 2, 1 4 1 5 0 0, Redial Speaker.

TOSHIBA DK 16E/40

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE 2007 DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME MANDATE customer notice.

Leave the handset on hook, press intercom # 6 5 2, then enter the time of a 24 hour clock (military time clock), entering 2 digits for the hour, 2 digits for the minutes, and 2 digits for the seconds - enter a leading 0 for any single digit entered, press Redial, press Speaker. This must be done at extension 10 - usually the receptionist phone. For example, if the time is 2:15 P.M., press intercom # 6 5 2, 1 4 1 5 0 0, Redial Speaker.

TOSHIBA DK 280/424

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE 2007 DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME MANDATE customer notice.

Leave the handset on hook, press intercom # 6 5 2, then enter the time of a 24 hour clock (military time clock) , entering 2 digits for the hour, 2 digits for the minutes, and 2 digits for the seconds - enter a leading 0 for any single digit entered, press Redial, press Speaker. This must be done at extension 200 - usually the receptionist phone. For example, if the time is 2:15 P.M., press intercom # 6 5 2, 1 4 1 5 0 0, Redial Speaker. 

TOSHIBA CTX/CIX 100, CTX 28, CIX 40 and CTX/CIX 670

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE 2007 DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME MANDATE customer notice.

Do Not Pick Up Handset (Must be done at extension 200)
- Press Intercom #652
- Enter time in format HHMMSS (HH=hour, MM=minute, SS=second) in military time/24 hour clock
- Press #
- Press Spkr
- For example, if the time is 2:15 P.M., press intercom # 6 5 2, 1 4 1 5 0 0, #, Speaker. 


To change Date (Must be done at extension 200):
- Press Intercom #651
- Enter date in format YYMMDD (YY=year, MM=month, DD=day)
- Press #
- Press Spkr

TOSHIBA STRATAGY VOICE MAIL
- Press 400 (wait for answer)
- Press * 9 9 9
- Enter password 9 9 7 #
- Press 8 for System Administration
- Press 6 to set System Time & Date
- Press 2 to Set Time
- Enter Time (in military time/24 hour clock - hour & minutes)
- Follow prompts to save
TADIRAN/CORAL/FLEXICOM/Tadiran America
Go to the receptionist phone.   Do not pick up the handset. Press # 1 8 8, enter the time using 2 digits for the hour and 2 digits for the minutes. Press 2 if it is A.M., press 7 if it is P.M., press # 1 1 - hear activation tone.
EMERALD ICE - TADIRAN

Press fixed PGM button

Dial #*

Dial #### ####

Press (on soft keys) SHOW, then SAVE, BACK, SHOW

Press BACK until it says SYSTEM TIME, then press SHOW

YEAR: Press CHG, dial XX  yr, press SAVE, then NEXT

MONTH: Press CHG..until proper month appears. Press NEXT

DAY: Press CHG, type date (01-31). Press SAVE, press NEXT

WEEKDAY: Press CHG until desired day apprears. Press NEXT

HOUR: Press CHG, type XX hr. Press SAVE, press NEXT

MINUTES: Press CHG..type XX minutes. Press SAVE, press NEXT

HANGUP.

SHORETEL
Automatically Updates
TELRAD DIGITAL
You must go to the receptionist phone.   Do not pick up the handset.   On the receptionist display, press Feat, Program, then press the time button, then enter the time using a 24 hour military clock, you must then enter 2 digits for the date, 2 digits for the month, and 2 digits for the year, press save, then speaker. If your phone does not have a speaker button, press release.
TELRAD 816 or 2464

You must go to EXT 20 - usually the receptionist phone.   Press SPKR # time button, enter the date - using 2 digits for the month and 2 digits for the day, enter 4 digits for the time using a 24 hour clock, press the time button, press Speaker.

For example, if the date is April 28th and the time is 2:15 P.M., press Speaker, # time button 0 4 2 8 1 4 1 5, the time button, Speaker.

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AMANDA Voicemail

Press 650 (wait for answer)

Press *999#

Enter password 999#

Press 8 for System Administrator

Press 8 to Set System Time & Date

Press 3 to enter the date & time

Enter date (follow prompts)

Enter time (follow prompts)

PROSTAR
Leave the handset on hook, press # 0 4 4321 1 #. Press # 5 5 enter 2 digits for the year, 2 digits for the month, 2 digits for the day, enter 1 for Monday, 2 for Tuesday etc., enter 2 digits for the hour and 2 digits for the minute (using a military 24 hour clock) press #.
AVAYA/LUCENT/PARTNER/AT&T

1. At station/ext. # 10, press feature, 0, 0

2. Press the left intercom 2 times

3. Enter # 103

4. Enter the correct time in 24 hr. format, for example,

  • to set the time for 09:00 A.M., enter 0900

  • to set the time for 04:45 P.M., enter 1645

5. Press feature, 0,0

AVAYA IP Office 500
The Avaya Office 500 System automatically changes the time from the caller ID information. If the system is connected to a network it would get the time from the server.
ALL MERLIN LEGEND/MERLIN MAGIX SYSTEMS

The time and date is a system feature rather than an individual telephone feature. To change the date in the Legend Magix system, from the System Programming console:

1. Press Menu

2. Press System Program

3. Press Exit or Start

4. Press System

5. Press Date. Enter in the following format: mmddyy (where MM is the month,

    DD is the day, and YY is the year)

6. Press Enter

7. Press Exit or Back

8. Press Home or Exit to exit programming mode