1.4 Answering Features
54 Feature Guide
1.4 Answering Features
1.4.1 Answering Features
1.4.1.1 Answering Features—OVERVIEW
Description
An extension user can answer incoming calls by the following methods:
1.4.1.2 Line Preference—Incoming
Description
A proprietary telephone (PT) user can select the method used to answer incoming calls from the following
three line preferences.
Each of these line preferences can be assigned on each extension through personal programming
(Preferred Line Assignment—Incoming).
Called
Extension
Feature Description Details in
The user's own
extension (PT
only)
Line
Preference—
Incoming
The user can select the line seized when going
off-hook.
• 1.4.1.2 Line
Preference—
Incoming
Direct One-
touch
Answering
The user can answer an incoming call simply by
pressing the flashing button.
–
Hands-free
Answerback
The user can answer a call automatically and
establish a hands-free conversation.
• 1.4.1.4 Hands-
free Answerback
Another
extension
Call Pickup—
Directed/Group
The user can pick up a specific extension's call
or a call in a specific call pickup group.
• 1.4.1.3 Call
Pickup
Type Description
No Line Selects a line by pressing the desired Line Access button to answer an
incoming call after you go off-hook.
Prime Line Answers a call arriving at a Flexible CO button or G-DN button (on which the
"Prime Line" is assigned) simply by going off-hook. This works even when
multiple calls are received simultaneously.
Ringing Line (default) Answers the longest ringing call when multiple calls arrive at one's own
telephone simply by going off-hook.