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Hold Options
When an external call is placed on hold, you can choose between
supplying music, a tone, or silence to the caller. The music source
can be internal, in which case it is integrated into the system and
cannot be changed, or external, in which case an external source
must be connected to your system.
To supply music, tone or silence to callers on hold
From the Programming Extension, press the PROGRAM Key
Press the Scroll Down Key (
Ô
) until ‘System programming’ is
displayed.
Select ‘System programming’.
Enter the System Programming Password and select ‘System’.
Press the Scroll Down Key (
Ô
) until ‘Music on Hold’ is displayed.
Select ‘Music on hold’.
Select the option (‘Internal Source’, ‘External Source’, ‘Tone on
Hold’ or ‘Silence’) that you want. The default is ‘Internal Source’
and the
♦
indicates the current program setting. Internal callers are
always returned ‘Tone on Hold’.
Press the Speakerphone Key to finish programming.
Hotline
Extensions can be programmed so that they automatically dial a
number when they go off-hook. The number dialed can be an
extension or an external number.
To have an extension dial a number automatically, when the
handset is lifted
From the Programming Extension, press the PROGRAM Key
Press the Scroll Down Key (
Ô
) until ‘System programming’ is
displayed.
Select ‘System programming’.
Enter the System Programming Password and select ‘Extensions’.
Press the Scroll Down Key (
Ô
) until ‘Hot line’ is displayed.
Select ‘Hot line’.
Select the extension from the Extension Menu.
Enter the number to be dialed. If you wish to dial an external
number, enter 9, or another line access code, before the external
telephone number, to select a line.
Press the Speakerphone Key to finish programming.
Note
When a Featurephone is programmed as a Hot Line, no other
facilities can be invoked after it is programmed. As soon as you
go off-hook on the Featurephone, the number is dialed..
Note
A common application for the Hot Line feature is for a fax or
modem. The extension can be set to automatically select a CO
line so the fax or modem does not have to dial 8.