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System phone users can press any of the available pool buttons on their phones
or they can enter the pool access code at intercom dial tone to make an outside
call. (Standard phone users must dial 9 or enter the pool access code at intercom
dial tone to access a pool since their phones do not have pool buttons.) After the
user presses a pool button or enters a pool access code, the system selects a free
line from the pool for the user to make the call. A user can access a pool as long
as there is at least one available line in the pool.
A major benefit of Hybrid mode is that it allows users who have system phones
with fewer buttons to have access to multiple outside lines and various types of
pools. You can make efficient use of outside lines by grouping those of a similar
type or function together. For example, you can create an auxiliary pool of WATS
or international lines and assign the pools to different groups of users.
Additionally, individual lines can be assigned to a manager’s extension so that he
or she always has access to an outside line.
In Hybrid mode, extension 10
always
operates like an extension in Key mode. This
means that every outside line in the system is associated with a specific line
button at extension 10.
All other extensions can be set up with access to only lines, only pools, or a
combination of lines and pools:
■ Those extensions that have pool buttons, even if they also have individual
line buttons, are called
pooled extensions.
■ Those extensions that have only line buttons (including extension 10) are
called
key extensions.
Key extensions cannot access pools.
If your system is configured for Hybrid mode, keep in mind:
■ A line can be assigned to only one pool.
■ Individual extensions can have restricted access to specific pools.
■ Individual lines can be assigned to an extension with pool buttons as long
as the lines are not part of any pool.
At installation, the system assigns all outside lines to the main pool and assigns
the main pool to the two leftmost buttons on the bottom row of all system phones,
except extension 10. If desired, you can remove some of the lines from the main
pool and create auxiliary pools. Then you can assign pools and/or individual lines
on a per extension basis.
FCC Registration
In the continental U.S., your system’s mode of operation must be registered with
the FCC as either KF (Key Function) for Key or MF (Multifunction) for Hybrid. If the
system is registered as KF, no outside lines can be pooled; if the system is
registered as MF, lines can be pooled and individual lines also can be assigned
directly to line buttons.