MERLIN LEGEND Communications System Release 6.1
Feature Reference
555-661-110
Issue 1
August 1998
Features
Page 60Automatic Line Selection and Ringing/Idle Line Preference
Automatic Line Selection and
Ringing/Idle Line Preference 1
At a Glance 1
Description 1
Automatic Line Selection (ALS) and Ringing/Idle Line Preference are two closely
related features. Ringing/Idle Line Preference directs the system to automatically
select a specific line button for making or answering a call, while ALS specifies the
order in which buttons are selected.
Ringing/Idle Line Preference 1
Ringing/Idle Line Preference is a single option that controls two aspects of an
extension’s behavior: selection of a line when a call arrives and selection of a line
when a user hangs up. Turn this option on or off for each extension through either
Users Affected Telephone users, operators, data users
Reports Affected Extension Information
Modes All
Telephones All
Programming Codes
Ringing/Idle Line
Preference
On
Off
ALS sequence
Begin button sequence
End button sequence
(centralized telephone programming only for single-line
telephones)
MLX Display Labels /LQH3UHIHU[/Q3UI]
$XWR/LQH6HO (centralized telephone programming only)
Maximums
Buttons for each extension
in ALS sequence
8
Factory Settings
Ringing/Idle Line
Preference
ALS Sequence by Mode
MLX Telephone
Analog Multiline
Telephones
Single-Line Telephones
Direct-Line Consoles
Queued Call Consoles
On
Hybrid/PBX
Key Behind Switch
3 SA 8 personal lines 1 prime line
3 SA 8 personal lines 1 prime line
3 SA 2 ICOM 1 prime line
2 SA + 8 personal lines 1 prime line +
6 personal lines 7 personal lines
5 Call (fixed)