Outside Dial Tone Preference; Line Keys - ESI 600 User Manual

User's Guide

Outside dial tone preference

If you make mostly outside calls, you may find this setting helpful. It tells your station to connect
automatically to an available outside line; i.e., you don't have to dial 9 (or 8 or 71–76) before the phone
number. Therefore, when you lift the handset or press SPEAKER, you will immediately receive an
outside dial tone from the highest-numbered line available to you.
Notes: To place an internal call while in this mode, press the appropriate station key or (a.) press TRANSFER
to switch to internal dial tone and (b.) then dial the extension number.
On a Cordless Handset, press TALK to receive internal dial tone.

Line keys

If some of your programmable feature keys have been programmed as line keys (you can program line
keys by using PROGRAM 2), press an unlit key to access the line. An outside call transferred to your
station can be answered by simply lifting the handset or pressing SPEAKER. You do not have to press
the line key. The LED indications for the line keys are:
LED Line status
Solid red In use
Solid green Connected to your station
Blinking red Ringing at another station
Notes: Dialing 9 (or 8 or 71–76) to be assigned a line automatically is always available.
Each ESI Cordless Handset has only red LEDs, and only on its four programmable feature keys.
The illumination activity (such as blinking) otherwise is similar to that described above.
Privacy release
This feature makes it easy to "conference-in" on a call: just press a line key assigned to the outside line
the call is using, and you'll automatically join the call.
Private line
If a private line has been assigned to your station, you must have a line key programmed (see pp. C.2–
C.3) in order to access it.
1
This aspect (i.e., that it's always the highest line available to you) can't be changed.
2
This feature may not be available on your system, depending on how it has been programmed. If you wish to enable this feature
on your phone system, contact your System Administrator.
1
LED
Blinking green
Slowly blinking red
Slowly blinking green
2
Special keys
Line status
Ringing at your station
On hold by another station
Held by you
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