Section 700 - Operation
Chapter 7. SLT Features
576-50-700
DBS 576HD (USA) issued September 2001
6-17
Floating Hold is useful when the intended recipient of a call must be located via a page. The call can
be placed in a Floating Hold “orbit” and that orbit number announced during the page. The paged
party can then pick up the call by dialing the orbit number.
Operation
To place a call on Floating Hold:
To retrieve a call from Floating Hold:
Hardware Requirements
•
N/A
Related Programming
•
FF1-0-01: Floating Hold on HOLD Key
•
FF1-0-02: Dial Control for Floating Hold Answer.
•
FF1-2: Dial Plan
Considerations
•
The number of floating hold orbits available may very depending on the Station Park/Floating
Hold Pickup setting (FF1-0-02-0025). The floating hold pickup access code can set to
*9
(default). The “
*9
” access code operates as follows:
Exclusive Hold
With Exclusive Hold, only the extension that held the call can retrieve it. Exclusive Hold can be used
to hold CO calls and extension calls.
Action
Result
1. Press the
HOLD
key.
Intercom dial tone
Action
Result
1. Enter the Floating Hold Pickup feature access code (default
=
*9
).
2. Enter the Floating Hold orbit number
01-96
(CPC-96/HS/
HM) or
01-09
(CPC-96/HS/HM) (See considerations
below.)
System Size
Virtual Line Number and Operation
96
01-09 Floating Hold pick up
10-96: For Station Park Hold pick up purpose
