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Direct station selection

Programming some of the programmable feature keys as station keys will provide direct access to those stations as well as providing lamp information as to their status. The station keys’ LEDs indicate the status of the station assigned to each key:

If a station key’s LED is . . . The station assigned to that key is . . .
Unlit Available; currently unused
Red; steadily lit In use
Red; blinking Ringing from another call
Green; steadily lit Connected to you (including via voice mail)
Green; blinking Ringing from your call (or calling you)
Amber; steadily lit In DND mode*
*
If your phone system is using ESI Presence Management, your phone’s MUTE/DND key won’t turn amber when you exit the building using your electronic key; for more details, refer to the ESI Presence Management User’s Guide (ESI part # 0450-0793). If you’re not sure whether your system is using ESI Presence Management, consult your System Administrator. For more information about ESI Presence Management, visit www.esi-estech.com/presence.

Note:

Each ESI Cordless Handset has only red LEDs, and only on its programmable feature keys. The illumination activity (such as blinking) otherwise is similar to that described above.

To call another station programmed into one of your station keys:

  1. Press an available (unlit) station key.
  2. The called station will sound a short ring followed by a double connect tone.
  3. The phone system will activate the called station’s speakerphone (or the station will ring if that station’s user has hands-free answer disabled).
  4. To disconnect when finished, do one of the following:
    • Replace the handset.
    • If in hands-free mode, either press the station key again or (on a speakerphone-equipped ESI Feature Phone or an ESI Cordless Handset II), press the appropriate speakerphone key.
    • Press RELEASE. (With a Cordless Handset, press TALK or put the Handset in its charging cradle.)

If you press a key for a station that’s in use (red; steadily lit), you will “camp onto” the station, where its Feature Phone’s display will tell its user that you’re waiting (see “Call waiting”).

If you press a key for a station that’s in DND (amber; steadily lit), you’ll be forwarded directly to the person’s mailbox.