Direct Station Selection (DSS)
DSX Feature Handbook Features ◆ 43
Features
Direct Station Selection (DSS)
Description
If an extension’s Direct Station Selection (DSS) Keys are enabled, Feature Keys automatically become
Direct Station Selection (DSS) keys when the user presses INTERCOM. Direct Station Selection provides an
extension user with one-button Intercom access and Transfer to co-workers. Each DSS key also provides a
Busy Lamp Field (BLF) for the assigned co-worker.
Operation
Quickly place and Transfer calls to co-workers, without having to look up or dial your co-
worker’s extension numbers.
Important
• If you enable an extension’s DSS Keys and leave the extension’s default Prime Line programming
intact, the line keys automatically change to DSS keys when the user lifts the handset.
When the DSS/BLF key is: The covered extension is:
Off Idle
On Busy or ringing
Flashing fast In Do Not Disturb
Placing a Call using a DSS Key
In these instructions:
[Super Display Soft Key]
[Keyset Soft Key]
To place a call to a co-worker using a DSS key:
1.
Lift the handset.
2.
Press INTERCOM.
• Your DSS keys show the status of the assigned extension:
Off = Idle
On = Busy or ringing
Fast flash = in Do Not Disturb
3.
Press DSS key for the co-worker you want to call.