DEFINITY Enterprise Communications Server Release 7
Maintenance for R7r
555-230-126
Issue 4
June 1999
Maintenance Object Repair Procedures
9-98ANN-BD (Announcement Circuit Pack)
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■ Whenever new announcements are recorded on the circuit pack, save
them on disk as soon as possible to ensure that they will not be lost due to
a disruption. Periodic saves to tape provide further backup if the disk files
are lost or corrupted. This is also accomplished when the entire disk is
backed up.
NOTE:
Unlike translations, announcements are never saved automatically
by the system. so you must do it manually.
■ The
save announcements
command replaces the announcement files on
disk or tape with those in Announcement circuit pack speech memory.
Take care not to inadvertently destroy a valid file on tape or disk with this
command.
■ The
restore announcements
command replaces announcement circuit
pack speech memory with announcement files on the disk or tape. Take
care not to inadvertently destroy valid announcements on the circuit pack
by restoring from a device that does not contain a current announcement
file.
■ Whenever the announcement circuit pack is replaced, you must re-record
announcements or restore them from disk or tape. Otherwise, the circuit
pack will be unavailable to call processing service.
■ If the circuit pack’s speech memory is corrupted, announcements should
not
be saved (for example, when the Announcement Checksum Test
(#209) fails or announcements sound corrupted when played back). This
can ruin a good announcement file on disk or tape, and potentially cause
errors and alarms on any circuit pack to which the saved file is
downloaded. If, however, the customer does not have a valid
announcement file on tape or disk, You may wish to save announcements
in an effort to try to retain those which are not corrupted.
Announcement Session
The recording, playing back, and deleting of announcements is called an
announcement session. The station used must have a class of service (COS) that
includes console permissions.
1. To enter an announcement session, go off-hook on the station and enter
the announcement Feature Access Code (FAC) administered on the
Feature Access Codes form.
2. You should now hear dial tone. Enter the extension of the announcement
to be recorded, deleted, or played back.
3. You should again hear dial tone. To record an announcement, press 1,
record after the tone, and hang up when finished.
4. To play back an announcement, press 2. Announcements can also be
played back by simply calling the announcement extension associated
with them.
