Instruction manual

Features
Ringing/Idle Line Preference
Ringing/Idle Line Preference is a single option that controls two aspects of a
telephone’s behavior. It is turned on or off for each extension through extension
programming or centralized telephone programming, using the display or
programming codes. When Ringing/Idle Line Preference is on for an extension,
the system selects a line button automatically, as follows:
■ Ringing Line Preference selects a ringing outside line, SA or ICOM, or
Cover button
— that is, the red LED goes on next to the button with the
ringing call. If the user lifts the handset or presses Speaker, he or she is
automatically connected to the ringing call.
The button must be programmed for Immediate Ring or Delay Ring. The
red LED does not go on next to a button programmed for No Ring, See
Ringing Options for additional information.
■ Idle Line Preference selects an available outside line, SA, or ICOM
button for an outgoing call. If the user lifts the handset or presses
Speaker when no call is ringing, the red LED goes on next to an
available line button, and the user is automatically connected to that line.
The factory setting for Ringing/Idle Line Preference is on for all extensions. If it
is turned off for an extension, no line button at that extension is ever selected
automatically. The red LED is never on until the user presses the line button
with a ringing call (flashing green LED) or an available line button (green LED
off) to make a call.
Automatic Line Selection
When Ringing/Idle Line Preference is turned on at an extension, the system
uses the programmed ALS sequence to select an idle SA or ICOM button or
outside line button for originating a call. When the user lifts the handset or
presses Speaker without selecting a line button, the red LED goes on next to
the first button in the programmed sequence and the user is connected to that
line. If the first line is busy, the system selects the second button in the
sequence, and so on.
For example, if a user normally makes toll calls, a WATS line assigned to the
extension can be programmed as the first line in the sequence, and local lines
as the second, third, and so on. When the user lifts the handset or presses
Speaker, the WATS line, if available, is selected automatically.
To override ALS when another line is preferred, the multiline telephone user
presses another line button before lifting the handset or pressing Speaker (the
red LED next to the selected button goes on),
Up to eight line buttons can be programmed in the ALS sequence for an
extension, either through centralized telephone programming or — except for
single-line telephones —
through extension programming, using programming
codes only.
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