Nortel ICS 6.1, Manual

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P0603544 02 Compact ICS 6.1 System Coordinator Guide
Choosing a line using a line button
You have one line button for each line assigned to your telephone. Press the
line button to select the line you want to answer or use to make a call.
Having several line buttons allows you immediate access to more than one
line.
The M7100 and T7100 telephones have two intercom paths which are used
instead of line buttons to answer and make calls. Each M7100 or T7100
telephone can be assigned two lines. You can press
³
to switch between
two calls, one active and one on hold.
Line pools
A line pool is a group of external lines that can be shared by many
telephones. You can use a line in a line pool to make an external call.
The Norstar Compact ICS can have three line pools, and a telephone can
be programmed to access any number of them.
A line pool access code is a number you dial to get a line pool. The access
code can be up to four digits long. You can have several different line pools
for your system, each one giving you access to a different set of external
lines. It is one way of sharing lines across telephones in a system.
A destination code is similar to a line pool access code, except that the line
pools have been assigned to specific routing information. The destination
Press
YES
to use Ring Again. Press
NO
to send a
message. See ‘‘Sending a message’’ on page
132 and ‘‘Turning on Ring Again’’ on page 80.
Either you have no prime line, or the prime line is
in use, or the line programmed for an autodial
number, speed dial number, or Hotline is in use.
Select a line and dial again.
Press
YES
to send a message. See Messages.
For other displays, see ‘‘Common feature displays’’ on page 253.
Ring Again?
YES NO EXIT
Select a line
Send message?
YES NO