Override ring

(Not available on 12-Key Feature Phone.)

The override ring feature lets you place a call — station-to-station, outside line or Esi-Link — or leave a voice message when another call is ringing at your station.

Placing a call using the override ring feature

First, program a feature key (for full details, see “Programmable feature keys”) to be an Override Ring Key — by assigning to it the function code 5 8 0. Then, to bypass an incoming station or line call:

1. Before you begin the call, press the Override Ring Key you programmed. When you do this, don’t take the handset off-hook and don’t press either a preassigned headset key, a preprogrammed line key, or SPEAKER.
2. Once you receive dial tone, pick up the handset and proceed with your call as you normally would. The incoming call will be rerouted to the forwarding destination (such as your voice mailbox) your Installer or System Administrator has set for your station. (The override ring feature has no effect on calls ringing in from a hold recall, a queued line, or an Esi-Link channel.)