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Partner ACS Programming and Use Pg. 5 179, 180

Description

This Telephone Programming procedure determines how each outside line assigned to an extension rings. A line or pool can ring immediately, ring with a 20-second delay, or not ring at all. Delayed Ring is useful for backup coverage on shared lines, such as for secretaries who cover each others lines. No Ring is useful for all extensions except 10 when a receptionist answers all calls, or for phones with no regular users, such as in conference rooms.

Related Features

To copy the Line Ringing settings (as well as other system settings) to other extensions, you can use Copy Settings (#399).

Users automatically receive Caller ID information for calls that audibly alert at the extension. (For lines or pools set to Immediate Ring, Caller ID information is displayed after the first ring; for lines or pools set to Delayed Ring, Caller ID information is displayed as soon as the call begins audibly alerting.)

Considerations

Program this feature from extension 10 or 11 only, using Centralized Telephone Programming. Individual users cannot program this feature.

System phone users see the light patterns for the lines assigned to their extensions even if Line Ringing is set to Delayed Ring or No Ring. If a line at an extension is set to No Ring, a user at that extension has to manually select the line to answer a call.

Valid Entries

• Immediate Ring
• Delayed Ring
• No Ring

Examples

Receptionist Call Routing. If you want calls to be answered by the receptionist first, set the lines at the receptionists extension to Immediate Ring and the lines at the users extensions to No Ring. (This is the factory setting)

Receptionist Backup. If you want all calls on a line to ring directly at users extensionswith the receptionist providing backupset the line at the users extensions to Immediate Ring. Then set the line (or lines) at the receptionists extension to Delayed Ring. An incoming call that is not answered by a user within 20 seconds will also ring at the receptionists extension.

Programming

To change the way outside lines or pools ring at an extension:

1. Press [ Feature ] [ 0 ] [ 0 ] [ System Program ] [ System Program ] [ Central Tel Program ].
2. Enter the number of the extension to be programmed for Line Ringing. The green lights next to the line or pool buttons on the phone show the current Line Ringing settings for all lines assigned to the extension. (If a line is not assigned to a button, the green light next to the button is off.) The following ringing options can be shown by the green light next to the line button.
   • Immediate Ring on steady
   • Delayed Ring flashes slowly
   • No Ring flutters quickly
3. To change Line Ringing for any line, press the line or pool button until the button light shows the correct setting (the setting for the currently selected line or pool also appears on the display).
4. Continue programming or exit programming mode.