Mitel
®
8560/8660 Phone User Guide – Issue 15, February 2011
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Call Features
Placing Ad Hoc Conference Calls
You can place a Ad Hoc
2
conference call with up to three internal or external parties (for a total
of four parties, including yourself).
To place a conference call:
1. While on the first call, press the
CNF
button to place the call on hold. CALL NEXT
PARTY TO CNF appears.
2. Place a call to the next conference party. For external calls, press the
OUTGOING
button or the Outgoing Call access code (the default code is
8
), and then dial the
number.
3. After the party answers, announce the conference, and then press the
CNF
button to
place the call on hold. If necessary, repeat this step to add the remaining conference
party.
4. Press
the
CNF
button again or the
CONNECT TO CNF
menu button to start the
conference. CNF IN PROGRESS appears.
Adding a Conference Party
You can add a conference party during the conference.
To add a conference party:
1. Press
the
CNF
button or the
ADD PARTY
menu button. This leaves the conference
parties connected.
2. Place a call to the party to be added to the conference, and then announce the
conference. Press the
CNF
button twice or the
CONNECT TO CNF
menu button to add
the party and rejoin the conference.
Transferring a Conference
You can transfer an existing conference to another extension.
To transfer a conference:
1. During the conference, press
TRANSFER
, and then dial the extension number.
2. Announce the conference (if desired), and then hang up. CONFERENCE TFR from
<
name
> appears on the called party’s display. The party must then press the flashing
CNF
button to connect to the conference.
Dropping Out of a Conference
You can drop out of a conference and return to the conference later.
To drop out of a conference:
Press the
CNF
button
or
(Hold),
and then hang up. ENTER EXTENSION NUMBER
appears. This removes you from the conference but leaves the other parties connected.
To return to the conference:
Press the flashing
CALL
button. CONFERENCE WAS HOLDING appears, and you are
reconnected to the conference.
2.
The traditional conferencing feature that has always been available on the 5000 CP has been renamed as Ad Hoc
Conferencing to differentiate it from the Meet-Me Conferencing feature introduced in v5.0 (see
).
