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6 Volume down — Lowers the volume of the ringer or the handset. See
“Setting the Volume” in Chapter 4 .
7 Hook switch (under the handset) — Pressing and releasing the hook
switch gives you a dial tone. Quickly pressing and releasing gives you
access to hook switch features. See
“Hook Switch Features” below.
8 Handset
Hook Switch
Features
Quickly press and release the hook switch on the 3Com Entry Telephone
to hold a call, transfer a call, or establish a conference call. This is
sometimes called hook flash.
Hold a Call Press and release the hook switch to put your current call on hold. You
hear the dial tone. Press and release the hook switch again to return to
the call. See
“Putting a Call on Hold” in Chapter 4 .
If you hang up without returning to the call on hold, your telephone rings
to reconnect you to the call on hold.
Transfer a Call Press and release the hook switch to put your current call on hold. You
hear the dial tone. Dial the number to which you want to transfer the
call. When you hang up, the transfer completes. See
“Transferring a Call”
in Chapter 4 .
Conference Calls Press and release the hook switch to put your current call on hold. You
hear the dial tone. Dial the number of the user you want to add to a
conference. When you press and release the hook switch again, the new
user is added to the conference call. See
“Establishing a Conference Call”
in Chapter 4 .
If you hang up without returning to the call on hold, your telephone rings
to reconnect you to the call on hold.