Lights

Each line button has a green light and a red light. The meaning of these lights varies, depending on whether a button is used to access an outside line, is programmed with a system feature, or is programmed for Auto Dialing an extension number (intercom Auto Dial button). (Auto Dial buttons for fax extensions show additional information; these “Fax Management” buttons are described in Chapter 4. When a phone is in programming mode, the lights show information about programmed settings; see Chapter 2 for details.)

Table 3-1 shows the meanings of the various light patterns for each possible button assignment.

Table 3-1. Light Patterns for System Phones

 

 

 

 

 

Intercom Auto Dial/

 

Light Pattern

Line Button

Feature Button

Manual Signaling Button

 

Steady On

Line is busy. Green means

Green means

Red means the extension is

 

 

 

your phone is busy; red

feature* is on

busy (making or answering a

 

 

 

 

 

 

means someone at another

 

call).

 

 

 

extension is busy on the line.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off

Line is idle (not being used).

Feature* is off

Extension is idle (not being

 

(steady off)

 

 

used).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flash

A call is ringing on the line.

Green flash means someone

 

 

 

Green flash means a call is

 

at another extension is

 

(long on, long off)

ringing at your extension. Red

 

calling you.

 

 

 

flash means a call is ringing

 

 

 

 

 

on the line, but not at your

 

 

 

 

 

extension.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alternating Red/Green flash

Alternating green and red

 

 

 

flash appears at both

 

 

 

(red on, green on, red on,

extensions in a joined call,

 

 

 

green on)

and at any extension

 

 

 

 

 

connected in a conference

 

 

 

 

 

call.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wink

A call on the line is on hold.

 

 

 

Green wink means the call is

 

 

 

(long on short off)

on hold at your extension.

 

 

 

 

 

Red wink means the call is on

 

 

 

 

 

hold at another extension.

 

 

 

 

 

(Any- one who has the line

 

 

 

 

 

can retrieve the call.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Green Flutter

A call is on exclusive hold at

Caller ID Inspect

Either a call transferred to

 

 

 

our extension and can only

is on or a Wake

the extension is now

 

(short on, short off)

be retrieved from your

Up Service call is

returning to your phone or

 

 

 

extension).

being scheduled

you are being manually

 

 

 

 

from extension 10

signaled by the extension.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Red Broken Flutter

Fax Management only—the

 

 

 

 

 

fax extension is not

 

(short on/off, long off)

 

 

answering calls (may be out

 

 

 

 

 

of paper).

*Applies to Automatic System Answer, Caller ID Name Display, Direct Extension Dial, Do Not Disturb, Night Service, Outgoing Call Restriction Button, Privacy, Voice Interrupt On Busy Talk-Back, and VMS Cover, all of which require programming on a button with lights. Can also apply to Account Code Entry, Background Music, and Call Forwarding/Call Follow-Me, if any of them are programmed on a buttons with lights. (For more information about programming these features, see Chapter 5.)

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