CHANGE AUTO ATTENDANT RECORDING ON MERIDIAN ?

You would need to change the ccr tree

The CCR tree is probably enabled. Are you using one digit options (press 1 for sales for example)?

Call voicemail by pressing the Intercom button then dialing 777, when it answers login by dialing 99# followed by the password(default is 1234#) then press 9 for system features menu. Press 3 to choose Automated Attendant, the system prompts for the Auto Attendant number(1-4), start with Auto Attendant 1,if you do not know which one is being used by pressing 1. Press 2 to choose Night Menu, press 6 to change the Night Menu prompt. Lift the handset, press 1 to record your new Night Menu prompt using the handset, press 1 at the end of your recording. To listen to the new recording press 23, to immediately re-record press 21, to save the recording press *#. Press # to save all programming changes and activate new recording. Press *7 to return to system features menu or hang up to end programming session.
Changing the Auto Attendant prompt should be done when you are able to do a test call on each line to verify that you have changed the correct prompt(in your case after hours or by putting the system in After Hours mode manually to ensure the After Hours prompt is active) for each line being answered by the Auto Attendant. By default all lines are assigned to Auto Attendant 1, if your system has been modified to use a different Auto Attendant for some or all lines, you will need to repeat the above procedure for the Auto Attendant being used. If at any time you get lost or confused while in the voicemail programming, hang up and start over. Once you get comfortable with navigating the voicemail programming, it gets easier. If you have trouble send a comment, I will try to help.

To re-record greetings, enter Feature 983. if your system has 2 digit intercom #s your default password is 120000 if your system has 3 digit intercom #s your default password is 1020000. once you have entered the password you will see 3 selections you can make .use the three soft keys under the display and select AA (auto Attendant). next press greeting and greeting again. next it'll ask for the greeting number your probably working with greeting either 2 or 4 (you might want to listen to the greeting first). press record to start and ok when finished. dont forget to save the greeting or it will be deleted if you exit early. hang up when finished

To enter viocemail administration, press Feature 983. if your system has 2 digit intercom #s your password is 120000 if your system has 3 digit intercom #s your password is 1020000. once you have entered the password you will see 3 selections you can make .use the three soft keys under the display and select AA (auto Attendant). next press greeting and greeting again. next it'll ask for the greeting number your probably working with greeting 1. press record to start and ok when finished. dont forget to save the greeting or it will be deleted if you exit early. hang up when finished

first press Feature 983. if your system has 2 digit intercom #s your password is 120000 if your system has 3 digit intercom #s your password is 1020000. once you have entered the password you will see 3 selections you can make .use the three soft keys under the display and select AA (auto Attendant). next press greeting and greeting again. next it'll ask for the greeting number your probably working with greeting 1. press record to start and ok when finished. dont forget to save the greeting or it will be deleted if you exit early. hang up when finished

Nope. You are stuck with that. If you want you can change the button that they press, to say....9 or something...make that a selector code transfer and it wont say "receptionist" any more.

Let me know I can help change the button press....

As far as changing the # of rings, that may be your phone company. Feature 983 will get you in to change to number of rings. It goes as follows:
Feature 983
System coordinator mailbox # and password
OK
AA
Lines
Enter Line Number
OK
Table
Rings
CHNG
Enter the desired number of rings
If after changing the number of rings the Auto atendant does not pick up at all, You have to call your phone company and set up the second delay through them. We had the same problem here.

I have the Merlin Legend system. To change to auto attendant is an "administrator" funtion. From the main console, go into the administrator mailbox-enter passwords-go to the #3, which is automated attendant-press 1 for Day menu-press 6 to modify the menu. The menu "prompt" is what you want to change-the recording. If you no longer have an administrator or someone that knows the administrator's mailbox number and passwords, you will probably have to call Avaya and pay them the $650/hr they now want for remote programming, OR calla alocal person with Merlin Legend programming expertise.

Good Luck!!

GBSA: Depending on which auto attendent you have, which is
an add on device to your phone system, you will either have to go to the actual unit and access it via a jack, some have built in CD mikes and re-record the message. The newer units have an access code that you dial from your extension unit allowing you to make the change from there. Thank You. Jerry