Direct Line Pickup—Idle Line (I8LL)
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Direct Line Pickup—Idle Line (I8LL)
Description
This feature allows users to access a specific outside line (where 
LL
 is a system 
line number) when the line is not in use. This feature is useful for accessing a line 
that is not assigned to the phone.
Related Features
■ If a line is 
in use,
 users cannot access it with this feature (they hear busy 
tone). For information about accessing a ringing or held call, or joining a 
call in progress, see Direct Line Pickup—Active Line.
■ If Line Access Restriction (#302) or pool Access Restriction (#315) is 
set to No Access or In Only for a line assigned to an extension or lines 
within a pool, a user at the restricted extension hears busy tone if Direct 
Line Pickup is used to access that line to place a call.
Considerations
■ This procedure applies to individual lines. If you have a pooled extension 
and you want to access lines in pools that are not assigned to your 
extension, dial the pool access code at intercom dial tone.
■ You can program a Direct Line Pickup—Idle Line button on a system phone 
to pick up a line by pressing the button then dialing the two-digit line 
number.
Programming
(See Figure 2-3 on page 2-22 for the location of special programming buttons such 
as 
s and e on system phones.)
To program a Direct Line Pickup—Idle Line button:
1. Press 
f 0 0 s s c at extension 
10 or 11.
2. Enter the number of the extension to be programmed with this feature.
3. Press a programmable button.
4. Press left 
i 8.
5. Program another button for this extension or exit programming mode.