AT&T 518-455-317 manual Direct Line Pickup-Idle Line I8LL, Line Pickup-Active Line

Direct Line Pickup—Idle Line (I8LL)

Description

This feature allows users to access a specific outside line (where LL is a line number from 01–24) when the line is not in use. This feature is useful for accessing a line that is not assigned to the phone.

Related Features

■If a line is in use, users cannot access it with this feature. For information on accessing a ringing or held call, or joining a call in progress, see Direct

Line Pickup—Active Line.

■If Line Access Restriction (#302) is set to No Access or In Only for a line assigned to an extension, a user at the restricted extension cannot use Direct Line Pickup to access that line to place a call.

Considerations

You can program a Direct Line Pickup—Idle Line button on a system phone to pick up a line by pressing the button and then dialing the two-digit line number.

Programming

To program a Direct Line Pickup—ldle Line button:

1.Press [ Feature ] [ 0 ] [ 0 ] [ System Program ] [ System Program ] [ Central Tel Program ].

2.Enter the number of the extension to be programmed with this feature.

3.Press a programmable button.

4.Press left [ Intercom ] [ 8 ].

5.Program another button for this extension or exit programming mode.

Using

System Phone

1 . If you want, lift the handset.

2.Press the programmed button and dial the two-digit line number (01–24) of the idle line you want to access; or dial [ Intercom ] [ 8 ] and the two-digit line number.

If you did not lift the handset, the speaker comes on automatically.

Standard Phone

1 .	Lift the handset.
	You hear intercom dial tone.
2 .	Dial [ 8 ] and the two-digit line number (01-24) of the idle line you want to
	access.

5-50Direct Line Pickup—Idle Line (I8LL)