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■ Because there are no line buttons on standard phones, users must use
Direct Line Pickup—Idle Line to select a specific line; otherwise, the
system selects an idle line automatically when the user dials a 9 at
intercom dial tone. (For information about Automatic Line Selection, see
Chapter 5.) Similarly, because there are no pool buttons on standard
phones, users must dial pool access codes at the intercom dial tone to
request access to an idle pooled line. (See "Making Calls" for instructions
on using pool access codes). Otherwise, the system selects an idle line
from a pool automatically when the user dials a 9 at intercom dial tone.
■ Unless Call Waiting (#316) is assigned to specific standard phone
extensions, there is no indication of a second call and an inside caller will
hear a busy tone if a standard phone is in use. If Call Waiting is assigned,
the user hears a call-waiting tone (two beeps) when a second call comes in
for the extension. (The call-waiting tone is not repeated.) The user can use
the switchhook to put the first call on hold and speak to the party on the
second call and to switch back and forth between the two parties.
■ Users can make a voice-signaled call
from
a standard phone, but if users
try to make a voice-signaled call
to
a
standard phone, it will ring because
the standard phone does not have a system speaker.
■ Users cannot use the System Password.
■ Users cannot access the following system features: Account Code Entry,
Background Music, Caller ID Name Display, Caller ID Inspect, Do Not
Disturb, Caller ID Logging and Dialing Feature, Exclusive Hold,
Manual Signaling, Privacy, Save Number Redial, VMS Cover, Voice
Interrupt on Busy, Voice Interrupt on Busy Talk-Back, or Voice Mailbox
Transfer.
Users can, however, use Automatic Extension Privacy (#304) and
Automatic VMS Cover (#310), which are similar to the Privacy and VMS
Cover features.
■ Do not use Forced Account Code Entry with a standard phone, because
the phone will not be able to get dial tone and make calls.
■ A display on a standard phone will not show Caller ID information, system
messages, or Caller ID Call Logging information.
■ A speaker on a standard phone is not a system integrated speaker;
therefore, it cannot receive “voice” type calls, such as a group page.
Feature Phones
A
feature phone
is a standard telephone that has feature buttons in addition to the
regular 12-key dial pad. For example, there are feature phones that have
programmable auto dial buttons, last number redial buttons, hold buttons, and
built-in speakers. You can use most of the system’s dial-code features from a
feature phone, and program them onto a feature phone button. However, there are
some limitations to what these phones can do.