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Emergency Ringdown/Hotline Service
The Emergency Ringdown or Hotline Service feature enables standard telephones to automatically ring a designated extension, after the ringdown timer expires, by going
The Hotline Service feature is often used for telephones in hotel/motel lobbies. This same feature is referred to as Emergency Ringdown in healthcare facilities, where it is used to assist callers who may not be able to complete a call by dialling.
Note Electronic and digital telephones cannot perform this feature, but they can receive Hotline Service or Emergency Ringdown from standard telephones.
➤To make a hotline or emergency ringdown call
➤Lift the handset
The designated station will automatically ring after the ringdown timer expires.
If a valid feature access code or DN is dialled before the ringdown timer expires, automatic ringdown does not occur.
An example of an incoming Emergency Ringdown call to an electronic or digital LCD telephone
is shown on the right. The calling [DN] and “Ringdown” displays whether soft keys are ON or OFF.
Message Waiting
If your station is idle or busy on a call while another station tries to contact you, the calling station can turn on the message waiting LED on your telephone. Your Message Waiting lamp flashes when there is a message.
Up to four message waiting indications can be left at a station at any one time.
24 | Strata CT Standard Telephone User Guide November 2001 |