Abstract: A line circuit for a key telephone system is provided with a first relay normally energized and a second relay for speech supervision. The operation of the first relay establishes a circuit for holding the second relay and the first relay is released by the voltage drop of a control line normally connected to a line holding control circuit and a visual indication circuit, respectively, at the manual operation of a non-lock type hold key to establish an intermittent signal for line holding indication. A switching transistor is provided in a circuit including the first relay so that the first relay is not energized by the signal intermitently sent to the visual indication circuit, so as to control the line hold control circuit and the visual indication circuit by one control line.

Abstract: A visual indicator control circuit for use in key telephone systems is disclosed. The circuit includes a plurality of light emitting diodes connected in series and operated by a plurality of transistors having collector-emitter paths connected in parallel with the light emitting diodes. Circuits are provided for controlling the respective base electrode voltages of the transistors corresponding to the use status of each line to control the light emitting diodes corresponding to the on or off states of the transistors.