Central Office Calls Answering

Additional Feature Information
Central Office Calls, Answering

Answering Outside Calls


  • An incoming call on a line or loop key will flash red.
  • An incoming call on your Direct Inward Line will flash green.

To answer an outside call:

  1. Lift the handset.
    1. If you have Ringing Line Preference, this will answer the incoming call.
    2. If you have Automatic Handsfree, you can press the line or loop key without first lifting the handset.
  2. Press flashing line or loop key.
    1. The key will be on (green) after you answer the call.

To set up Line Key ringing at your keyset:

Setting Up Line Key Ringing (Keyset)
Next: Go to next selection. Prev: Go to previous selection. Select: Select current Option. Back: Back out of current option. Exit: Exit Menu setup.
Menu + 41 Select the Ring Key Assignments sub-menu.
  Select Your line keys will light. Press a line key repeatedly to set its ringing mode:
  • Always (key LED is on green)
  • Night Ring (key LED flashes slow green)
  • Delay Ring (key LED flashes fast green)
  • Lamp Only (key LED is on red)
Dial a digit (0-4) to set the Ring Type:
  • 0 for Standard
  • 1 for Ring Type A
  • 2 for Ring Type B
  • 3 for Ring Type C

To set up Line Key ringing at your Super Display:

Setting Up Line Key Ringing (Super Display)
Menu + Ringing Select the Ring Assignments sub-menu.
  Key Assignments Select the Key Assignments sub-menu.
  Line Your line keys will light. Press a line key repeatedly to set its ringing mode:
  • Always (key LED is on green)
  • Night Ring (key LED flashes slow green)
  • Delay Ring (key LED flashes fast green)
  • Lamp Only (key LED is on red)
Dial a digit (0-4) to set the Ring Type:
  • 0 for Standard
  • 1 for Ring Type A
  • 2 for Ring Type B
  • 3 for Ring Type C

To assign a line key:

  1. Push Menu.
    • Super Display: Push Key Assignment + Feature Keys.
    • Keyset: Dial 51.
  2. See Feature Keysfor more.

Setting the Ringing Volume Preset


  • This preset sets the default volume of your incoming ringing.

To set the ringing volume preset at a keyset:

Setting the Ringing Preset (Keyset)
Next: Go to next selection. Prev: Go to previous selection. Select: Select current Option. Back: Back out of current option. Exit: Exit Menu setup.
Menu + 11 Select the Ringing Preset sub-menu.
  Down Turn the default ringing volume down. The minimum setting is off.
  Up Turn the default ringing volume up.
  Back Save your entry and back up to the previous level.

To set the ringing volume preset at a Super Display:

Setting up the Ringing Preset (Super Display)
Next: Go to next selection. Prev: Go to previous selection. Select: Select current Option. Back: Back out of current option. Exit: Exit Menu setup.
Menu + Volume + Ring Select the Ringing Preset sub-menu.
  VOLUME v Turn the default ringing volume down. The minimum setting is off.
  VOLUME ^ Turn the default ringing volume up.
Back Save your entry and back up to the previous level.
Exit Exit to the idle menu display.