Cisco Systems 7970 Series manual Using BLF to Determine a Line State

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Using BLF to Determine a Line State

Busy Lamp Field features (BLF) allow you to view the state of a phone line that is associated with a speed-dial button, call log, or directory listing on your phone. If you use BLF Pickup, you can answer a ringing call for the line that you are monitoring. Your system administrator determines which BLF features are configured for your phone.

If you want to...

Then...

 

See the state of a line

Look for one of these indicators next to the line number:

listed in a call log or

Line is in-use.

directory

 

 

 

Line is idle.

 

Line is in Do Not Disturb state.

 

BLF indicator unavailable for this line.

 

 

See the state of a

Look for one of these indicators next to the line number:

speed-dial line

+

Line is in-use.

 

 

+

Line is idle.

 

+

Line is in Do Not Disturb state.

BLF indicator unavailable for this line.

Use BLF Pickup to

Press the BLF Pickup button

while the line is ringing.

answer a call ringing on

The call is redirected to the next available line on your phone. (If you want

a coworker’s phone

to specify a line, first press a line button, then press the BLF button.)

 

 

If your phone supports auto-pickup, the call connects automatically.

 

Otherwise, the call rings on your phone for you to answer.

 

Note If you press the BLF Pickup button when the monitored line is not

 

ringing, your phone will speed dial the line number.

Tips

Your phone might play an audible indicator to alert you when a call is ringing on the monitored line (BLF Pickup only).

BLF Pickup answers the oldest ringing call first (if the line that you are monitoring has more than one ringing call).

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Contents Americas Headquarters Page Common Phone Tasks Button Icons Contents Viewing or Removing Conference Participants Using a Handset, Headset, and Speakerphone Cisco One-Year Limited Hardware Warranty Terms Index If you want to Then Using this GuideGetting Started Using External Devices Safety and Performance InformationPower Outage Finding Additional InformationAccessibility Features Cisco Product Security OverviewConnecting Your Phone Adjusting the Footstand Optional Removing the Hookswitch Clip RequiredAdjusting the Handset Rest Optional Audio Quality Subjective to the User Registering with TapsHeadset Information An Overview of Your Phone Understanding Buttons and HardwareOL-16993-01 Description Understanding Lines vs. Calls Understanding Line and Call Icons Icon Line or call state DescriptionWith the caller. See Placing or Receiving Intercom Calls, Understanding Touchscreen FeaturesOr Receiving Intercom Calls, Choosing Touchscreen Items Cleaning and Maintaining the TouchscreenUnderstanding Feature Buttons and Menus, To choose aUnderstanding Feature Buttons and Menus Feature Softkey Line Button Label and Icon Understanding Feature AvailabilityAccessing the Help System on Your Phone Understanding SIP vs. Sccp For more information Basic Call HandlingPlacing a Call-Basic Options If you want to Then SeePlacing a Call-Additional Options CorporateChoose Personal Address Book PersonalDirectory to log Your Personal Address Configuring Fast Dials onWeb, page 68 and Using Book on the Web,For more information, see Answering a CallIf you want to Answer orAnswer Ending a CallIf you want to Then For more information, see TipUsing Hold and Resume Using Mute Switching Between Multiple CallsSwitching an In-Progress Call to Another Phone Viewing Multiple CallsTransferring Calls Sending a Call to a Voice Message System Forwarding Calls to Another NumberPress CFwdALL or Forward All Using Do Not DisturbSettings on the Web, User Options Web Pages,Press DND or Do Not Disturb Using Conference FeaturesMaking Conference Calls Using Conference See Viewing or Removing Conference Participants,Using Join Using cBarge Viewing or Removing Conference Participants See Using Conference,Placing or Receiving Intercom Calls Press ConfList or Conference ListYou cannot place an intercom call on hold Speed Dialing Web pages. 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