Nortel Help


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For Norstar Compact ICS and Modular ICS 2.0 and above:

  • Press FEATURE
  • Dial **
  • Dial 8-4-6-3 (t-i-m-e)
  • press the CHANGE soft-key under the display
  • dial two digits for hour (01-12)
  • press the soft key for NEXT
  • if AM / PM change is needed press the soft key for CHANGE
  • press the soft key for OK
  • to change the minutes, press the soft key for CHANGE
  • enter two digits for minutes (00-59)
  • Press RELEASE or RLS

For the following systems, an overlay is needed.  If you do not have the overlay, the meaning of buttons changes once programming is entered.  On a m7310 phone, the top key on the left becomes HEADING. The second key on the left becomes BACK. The top key on the right becomes SHOW.  The second key on the right becomes NEXT.

For Norstar 824, 616, and 308:

  • Press FEATURE
  • Dial
  • Dial 2-3-6-3-4-4 (C-O-N-F-I-G)
  • for password, use 2-3-6-4-6 (A-D-M-I-N)
  • Press the overlay button for NEXT until the display reads TIME AND DATE
  • Press the overlay button for SHOW
  • Press the display button for CHANGE
  • dial the time (01-12)
  • Press the display for NEXT
  • Press the display CHANGE to change AM / PM or soft key button for OK
  • Press the display for CHANGE to change the minutes
  • dial the minutes (00-59)
  • Press the overlay button for NEXT
  • Press RELEASE or RLS