1.5 Understanding What the Lights Mean
The lights (LEDs) 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 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.
Above the HOLD button:
• Fluttering red = message awaits pick up.
• Winking green = a line is on hold at your station.
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