User’s Guide
ESI phone operation
E.14
Paging
Your ESI system can be programmed to allow
paging
through an
overhead paging system
and/or paging
through some (if page zones have been created) or the speakers of all of the system’s ESI phones.
Overhead paging
Station number
199
is designated as the
overhead paging port
. If the ESI system has been connected to an
overhead paging system, you can page by dialing
1 9 9
and making your announcement after the tones. If
you frequently page, assign
1 9 9
to a programmable feature key (see p. C.2).
Paging through phones
Press
PAGE
1
0
to page through the speakers of all of the ESI phones. Press
PAGE
and then
1, 2,
or
3
to
access a programmed paging zone. (See the administrator for a list of page zones.) The Installer may have
added an overhead page system to one or more of these page zones.
Note:
Phones in use or in do-not-disturb mode will not carry a page through their speakers.
To page for pickup of an outside call
To page someone to pick up an outside call:
1.
Place the call on hold by pressing
HOLD
.
2.
Verify the line number from the display.
3.
Page the person and announce the hold location for retrieval. For example:
“Sarah, you have a call on Line Two — Sarah, Line Two, please.”
Call pickup
From your station, you can answer a call ringing at another station or department by pressing
PICK UP
2
and then
either dialing the extension or (if the destination is programmed into one of your keys; see “Programmable feature
keys,” p. C.2) pressing the station key for the ringing station.
During
night mode
(see page F.13), if a night bell is in use instead of the night auto attendant, press
PICK UP
0
to access the ringing outside call.
1
The
PAGE
key is also the
#
key.
2
The
PICK UP
key is also the
key.
