Using Blf To Determine A Line State - Cisco 7961G Phone Manual

Tips
• If the phone that shares your line has Privacy enabled, you can make and receive calls using the
shared line as usual.
• The Privacy feature applies to all shared lines on your phone. Consequently, if you have multiple
shared lines and Privacy is enabled, coworkers will not be able to view or barge calls on any of
your shared lines.

Using BLF to Determine a Line State

Depending on configuration, you can use the Busy Lamp Field (BLF) to determine the state of another
phone line that is associated with a speed-dial button, call log, or directory listing on your phone. You
can place a call to this line, regardless of the BLF status. This feature does not prevent dialing.
If you want to...
See the state of a
speed-dial line
See the state of a line
listed in a call log or
directory
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Then...
Look for one of these indicators next to the line number:
Line is in-use.
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+ Line is idle.
BLF indicator unavailable for this line.
Line is in Do Not Disturb state.
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Look for one of these indicators next to the line number:
Line is in-use.
Line is idle.
BLF indicator unavailable for this line.
Line is in Do Not Disturb state.
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