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Line Pools
Use
a line pool
A line pool is a
group
of external lines that can be shared by
many telephones. You
a line in a line pool to make an
e x t e r n a l c a l l .
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If you have a free internal line, dial a line pool access code
on an internal line. (You do not need the Line Pool feature
code.) If you. have no free internal line, press
and then a line pool access code.
Everyone in the office should have a list of the line pool access
codes for the line pools their telephones can use.
Displays
You may see some of the following displays while using a line
pool. For displays associated with dialing telephone numbers,
s e e t h e D i a l i n g s e c t i o n .
Enter
a line pool access code
Access to the line pool you requested
is denied in Configuration
p r o g r a m m i n g .
You have entered an invalid line pool
access code.
The line chosen by the system for
your
line
pool request became active
before connecting with your call. Retry
the line pool request.
There is no free button on which the
line pool
line
can appear.
You have tried to access your line
pool, but there are no lines in the line
pool or all the lines are busy. Use Ring
Again or call again later.
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Notes
You do
usually need to enter the Line Pool feature code to
u s e a l i n e p o o l . S i m p l y d i a l t h e l i n e p o o l a c c e s s c o d e o n a n
i n t e r n a l l i n e . I f y o u h a v e n o f r e e i n t e r n a l l i n e s , y o u w i l l n e e d t o
u s e t h e f e a t u r e c o d e t o g e t a l i n e p o o l . Y o u w i l l a l s o n e e d i t t o
program access to a specific line pool onto a memory button.
You can program a button to access a line pool by programming
the Line Pool feature code and a line pool access code onto a
memory button in Feature programming
When
all the lines in a line pool are busy, the indicator for the Line
button turns on. The indicator turns off when a line becomes
a v a i l a b l e .
Your
system can have 15 line pools, and a telephone
can be programmed to access any
them.
You can use a line pool only to make external calls.
I f n o l i n e s a r e a v a i l a b l e i n t h e l i n e p o o l , y o u c a n u s e R i n g A g a i n
a t t h e b u s y t o n e . Y o u w i l l b e n o t i f i e d w h e n a l i n e i n t h e l i n e p o o l
b e c o m e s a v a i l a b l e . S e e R i n g A g a i n .
Your Installer gives telephones access to line pools in
Configuration programming. Each line pool is assigned a line
pool access code in Configuration programming.
