138 / Line AccessPrime lineThis setting assigns a Prime line to the telephone. A Prime line isthe first line that is automatically selected when a call is madefrom a Norstar telephone. Use the CHFiNQE display button toselect the setting: None, a line number, Pool (A to 0), and I/C.(Only assigned lines and line pools appear.)Programming hintsAn assigned Prime line is not associated with the assignmentof a Prime telephone.An external line must be assigned to the telephone in Lineassignment before it can be assigned as the Prime line to thetelephone.A line pool must be assigned to the telephone in Line Poolaccess before a line pool can be assigned as the Prime lineto the telephone.A target line cannot be a Prime line for a telephone becauseit is incoming-only.A DID line should not be assigned as the Prime line for atelephone. If assigned, it is treated as if no Prime line hasbeen assigned. The message Se1 ect, a 1 it-e appearswhen the receiver is lifted.Remember that if you set Prime line to Intercom (l/C), youmay wish to assign loop start lines to the first line pools.Remember that when the system searches for an outgoingline, it begins at Line Pool A and chooses the first availableline.By assigning a line pool as a Prime line, a telephone can bemade to search automatically for an idle line in a pool. This isdescribed in the section on programming Line type(1. Trk/Line Data, Line data).Modular DR5 Installer Guide
