Time Change Instructions for Nortel Norstar Telephone Systems

Time and Date

  1. 1. Press the following keys: FEATURE **8463
  2. Enter 23646 (Default Passcode)
  3. You can simply change your System Time By using your Softkeys (3-buttons directly below the LCD display). This will modify the Time (System Wide) on each LCD Display once you have completed the procedure.
  4. Be patient as this procedure, once completed, may take up to 5-MINUTES to complete depending upon the size of your system.
  5. If you have a Nortel Integrated Voice Mail System, this will also update VOICE MAIL SYSTEM TIME as well.
  6. Simply use your Softkeys to modify the System: Time: Hour, Minutes, Year Month and Day.
  7. Press the Orange Colored ‘RLS’ button to end the programming session.

*If this Time/Date procedure does not work, then you have an older Software Revision.

Changing the time on a Norstar system must be done using a display phone. Using a M7310 or T7316 the right 2 buttons under the display are "NEXT" and "SHOW" respectively.

  1. To enter programming mode press "FEATURE" and "* * 2 6 6 3 4 4"
  2. Enter password (default = 266344) – display should read "Terminals & Sets"
  3. Press "NEXT" 5 times – display should read "Time and Date"
  4. Press "SHOW" – display should read "Hour:___"
  5. Press softkey "CHANGE"
  6. Enter hour – display should read "AM OK or Change"
  7. Select AM or PMv
  8. Press "NEXT" – display should read "Minutes:___"
  9. Press softkey "CHANGE"
  10. Enter minutes
  11. Press "NEXT" – display should read "Year:___"
  12. Press softkey "CHANGE"
  13. Enter year
  14. Press "NEXT" – display should read "Month:___"
  15. Press softkey "CHANGE"
  16. Enter month
  17. Press "NEXT" – display should read "Day:___"
  18. Press softkey "CHANGE"
  19. Enter day
  20. Press "NEXT"