Prime Line Preference; Idle Prime Line; Intercom Prime Line; Prime Line Vs. Ringing Line Preference - NEC DS1000 Product Description

Prime Line Preference

trunk, or a trunk group as a Prime Line Key. With a line key, loop key, trunk, or trunk group, the asso-
ciated trunk (or trunks) becomes your Prime Line. With the ICM key, you get Intercom dial tone when
you lift the handset. Any number of extensions can have the same Prime Line assignment.
There are two types of Prime Line Preference: Idle Prime Line and Intercom Prime Line.

Idle Prime Line

Idle Prime Line lets a user place or answer a Prime Line call by just lifting the handset. An exten-
sion's Idle Prime Line can be any trunk or trunk group, regardless of whether the extension has a
line or loop key for the trunk or group. (If Prime Line is for a trunk or group, the extension user
cannot use the
Idle Prime Line to any trunk or trunk group is available at single line telephones.

Intercom Prime Line

With Intercom Prime Line, an idle extension user hears Intercom dial tone whenever they lift the hand-
set or press
functions or calls co-workers. If an extension's Busy Lamp Field is disabled (which is the default), the
Programmable Function Keys do not go into the DSS mode when the user lifts the handset.

Prime Line vs. Ringing Line Preference

Ringing Line Preference has priority over Prime Line. For example, an extension with Ringing
Line Preference will answer a ringing trunk, not get dial tone on their Prime Line. In addition, a
Ringing Prime Line will have priority over any other ringing trunk. The seize priority is as follows:
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Feature Quick Steps
To place or answer a call on your Prime Line:
1.
User Programmable Feature: # P L A
DS1000/2000 Product Description
Place or answer an outside
call on your Prime Line just
by lifting the handset.
#PLA User Programmable Feature to customize the setting.)
SPK . Intercom Prime Line may help the extension user that most often uses Intercom
Ringing Prime Line
Ringing non-Prime Line
Prime Line
To bypass your Prime Line, press another key (e.g., a line or loop key) before lifting
the handset.
Lift the handset.
Assigns a line, loop, or ICM key as the Prime Line key.
Section 3: Features
Availability: All versions.
Prime Line Preference allows a keyset user to place or answer a call
by just lifting the handset. The user does not have to press a line
key, loop key, or the ICM key first. This simplifies handling calls. In
programming, you designate a line key, loop key, the ICM key, a
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