Introducing the Telephone

GCA70-314

1.7Understanding What the Lights Mean

The lights on your telephone indicate the status of lines, features, and intercom.

Next to a Direct Station Select (DSS)/ Busy Lamp Field (BLF) button:

Steady red = station is in use.

Flashing red = station is receiving a call.

Winking red = message-waiting light set for you by station associated with that DSS button.

Next to a line button:

Steady green = line is in use at your station. Steady red = line is in use at another station. Flashing red = your line is ringing.

Flashing orange = your line is ringing and will be answered when you lift the handset.

Winking green = line is on hold at your station. Winking red = line is on hold at another station.

Fluttering orange = line has recalled from hold at your station. Fluttering green = a second line has recalled from hold at your station before you have answered the first recalling line

(fluttering orange).

Fluttering red = line has recalled from hold at another station.

Next to a fixed feature or programmable feature button:

Steady red = the feature is on. Steady off = the feature is off.

Next to an INTERCOM button:

Steady green with a quick flash = you are using your intercom.

Winking red = a message is set on your telephone for others to receive when calling.

Flashing orange = another station is calling you.

Next to the HOLD button:

Fluttering red = message awaits pick up. Winking green = a line is on hold at your station.

Next to the SPEAKER button:

On steady (with telephone on hook and busy) = speakerphone mode is active.

On steady (with telephone on hook and idle) = background music is turned on.

Flashing = feature viewing and programming is in progress.

Next to the MUTE button:

On steady = called party cannot hear your conversation.

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