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Multiline
Multiline
Types of Lines
The following are the types of lines:
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Private line:
A line that is only accessible to one telephone.
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Shared line:
A line that is accessible to multiple telephones.
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Direct Station line
: A line with a direct connection to another telephone.
The LED associated with the line key indicates the status of a call on the line
regardless of whether the call is conducted on this particular multiline phone or
on another multiline phone. The LED associated with the
Direct Station Select
key indicates 3 different states (
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Line Types
You can use the available lines as described below. Regardless of the line us-
age, all of these lines can be either private or shared.
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Prime line:
Every multiline telephone has one prime line. This line uses your
public number so that you can receive incoming calls on this line. You can use
a prime line either privately or as a shared line. Certain functions are only
available for the prime line, in order to prevent conflicts with the corresponding
secondary lines of other multiline telephones.
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Secondary line:
You can use the prime line of a multiline telephone as a sec-
ondary line for another multiline telephone.
•
Phantom line:
A phantom line does not have a prime line at any telephone. A
typical application for a phantom line is a hunt group.
Line Key Status Indication
LED
Line status
Description
OFF
Idle
No connected calls.
BLINK-
ING
SLOWLY
Idle (forwarded)
The line is forwarded immediately (prime line only)
1
ON
Busy (local)
2
The line is busy with a connection to the MultiLine telephone, or, respectively,
an outgoing call is issued from the MultiLine telephone.
Busy (remote station)
4
The line is busy with a connection at another MultiLine telephone, or, respec-
tively, an outgoing call is issued from another MultiLine telephone.
1
The LED indicator on the prime line key indicates immediate forwarding instead of an idle line.
2
An active call is connected to the multiline telephone. A call is connected to the other telephone.
