Norstar Features & Benefits

• Up to 3 lines and 8 telephone extensions.
• Voicemail, automated attendant and telephone support.
• Supports all Norstar and Business Series phones, including fully-featured digital functions with LCD and soft keys.
• Flexible design allows you to easily add enhancements, as your business needs change.
• When you're ready to move up to the next Norstar platform, your original investment in telephones is protected.
• Digital technology assures reliability and clearer sound.
• One of the industry's lowest failure rates.
• Wide variety of standard features saves you time and money.

• Norstar telephones with built-in LCD windows integrate seamlessly with the Compact 3x8.
• Instructions appear in the LCD window.
• Reduced training.

• Simplifies communications and prevents dropped and abandoned calls.
• Transferring calls is easy -- simply announce the call and send it. If the other line is busy or unanswered, the call returns to you.
• Tones and music on hold assure callers that they haven't been forgotten or disconnected.
• Held line reminder doesn't let you forget that an important caller is holding.
• Discriminating ringing makes it easy to distinguish between internal and external calls and respond appropriately.
• Paging enables you to quickly locate a co-worker by making an announcement through Norstar phones, auxiliary speakers or both.
• Conference feature lets you quickly bring a third person into a conversation.
• LCD window delivers step-by-step instructions.

• Flexible design makes it easy to add options.
• Options include:
• Norstar applications, such as Norstar Flash, make voice messaging easy.
• Integrated automated attendant assures your calls are answered 24 hours a day with Flash Voice Mail.
• Analog terminal adapters connect computer modems, fax machines, credit card terminals, and other analog devices without the need for a dedicated line.
• Station message detail recording (SMDR) tracks your calling activity for monitoring telephone costs and assigning codes for client billing.

MICS Resources

Norstar Integrated Communications Systems Portfolio Overview (1.3 MB)   Norstar and Business Communications Manager Product Comparison Matrix (281 KB)

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