Section 700 - Operation Chapter 5. Key Telephone FeaturesICX-35-700 ICX (International), issued March/1999 157EM/24 ConsoleCPC-96, CPC-288, and CPC-576 All VersionsDescriptionThe EM/24 is a 24-key console that can be attached to a key telephone. The 24 keys on the EM/24 canbe programmed as Direct Station Select (DSS) keys for internal lines.In addition to providing direct station selection, the DSS keys also provide Busy Lamp Fields (BLFs)that allow you to monitor the status of other extensions. The LED lights red when the assignedextension is busy and lights green when Call Forwarding or Do-Not-Disturb (DND) are activated.For additional information, see “Flexible Function Keys” on page 158.Hardware Requirements• EM/24 console (VB-D631UK [UK] or VB-44320 [HK, Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia])Considerations• N/AFlashCPC-96, CPC-288, and CPC-576 All VersionsDescriptionYou can send a flash signal on your telephone to release an outside line and then either automaticallyreseize the same outside line or switch to extension dial tone status by pressing the FL/R or PROGkey.Trunk programming determines whether your phone reseizes the outside line or switches to extensiondial tone status.Note: The following is available for future use only: Alternatively, an extension settingdetermines if pressing a trunk key will place the call on exclusive hold or send a flash to the trunk.Hardware Requirements• N/AConsiderations• You can send a longer or shorter flash signal, depending on whether you use the FL/R or PROGkey (flash tone lengths are set for the FL/R and PROG keys through system programming).