Manually Selecting a Line or Programmed Button
When you are making or answering a call, the MDW 9030P automatically selects the line for you. In some situations, however, you may want to select a particular line (for example, to use an "800" line). To select a particular line or programmable/intercom/drop button, use the following procedure:
1.Press O.
The ON icon displays steadily, and you are connected to an available line.
2.If the Selection rectangle in the handset display is not surrounding the row that includes the line or button you want to use, press "one or more times until the rectangle encloses that row. (See "Column and Select Buttons" earlier in this chapter for more information.)
3.Press the 'button that corresponds to the line or button within the Selection rectangle that you want to select.
You are connected to the line or you have access to the button you chose.
To deselect the line or button, press O.
For information about assigning features to buttons, see "Programming Features for PART- NER, MERLIN, and MERLIN LEGEND Systems" in Chapter 6.
Preselecting a Line
You may sometimes want to select a line other than the line to which the communications system automatically connects you. To preselect a line, you must first enable Line Preselection. See "Enabling or Disabling Line Preselection" earlier in this chapter.
Once Line Preselection is enabled, use the following procedure:
1.If the handset is "asleep," press "to wake it up and activate the display.
2.If the Selection rectangle in the handset display is not surrounding the row that includes the line you want to use, press "repeatedly until the rectangle encloses that row. (See "Column and Select Buttons" earlier in this chapter for more information.)
3.Press the 'button that corresponds to the line within the Selection rectangle that you want to select.
The ON icon flashes in the display and the handset emits double beeps.
4.Press O.
The ON icon displays steadily, and you are connected to the line you chose.
