Lines; Line Seizure - Siemens optiPoint 410 User Manual

Operating the Telephone with the Display
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Lines

Basically every line in a multiline telephone functions as
an individual telephone so that all features on "single-
line" telephones can be transferred to each individual
line. As soon as a line is active, the relevant details are
displayed.
Although a multiline telephone supports simultaneous
use of several lines, it functions in almost the same way
as a single-line telephone. The difference with a multi-
line telephone is that the line is selected automatically.
With multiline telephones, however, you can also man-
ually select the line using the line key that has been as-
signed to it. For an explanation of the line key status in-
dication please see page

Line Seizure

A multiline telephone line is seized if the line key LED is
lit, blinking or flickering and information about the line
appears in the display.
You can change the mode as follows:
• Pressing a line key to seize the line.
• A line is seized with an incoming call.
• A line is free when it becomes idle or is put on hold
manually.
• The multiline telephone selects another suitable line
for seizure. If a suitable line is not available, a line is
not seized.
• A line remains seized even when a connection is re-
leased following consultation.
All procedures that were initiated via the menu or the
function keys refer to the line that is seized. All audio
functions (for example when toggling between handset
and speakerphone mode) apply to the active line.
If you have seized a secondary line, this line re-
mains reserved for you to dial for a period of
time programmed by administrator. During this
time the line cannot be seized by another party
whose telephone is also programmed to use
the secondary line.
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