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Telephone operation
Conference call
3. Press
CONFERENCE
at any time to begin the conference call.
4. If necessary, repeat step 2 (make another outside call) and step 3 to invite
another external party to join the conference until the maximum capacity is
reached.
NOTES:
• After a conference call is established, other extensions are not allowed to join the conference in
progress.
• The flash signal in a dialing sequence is not available during a conference call.
• The system does not support an internal conference of more than two system extensions.
Options during a conference call
To talk privately with one external party:
1. Press
LINE 1
-
LINE 4
to talk privately with the person on that line. The
intercom call is automatically placed on hold.
2. Press
CONFERENCE
to resume the conference call.
To talk privately with one internal party:
1. Press
INTERCOM
to talk privately with the person on that extension. The
external line(s) is/are automatically placed on hold.
2. Press
CONFERENCE
to resume the conference call.
To drop an outside line:
1. Press
MENU
/SELECT
.
2. Press
MENU/
SELECT
or
/SKIP
to select
End line
.
3. Press or to choose the line number that you want to drop.
4. Press
MENU/
SELECT
or
/SKIP
to confirm.
To drop an intercom call:
1. Press
INTERCOM
to activate the intercom call that you want to drop. The
external line(s) is/are automatically placed on hold. Place the corded handset
on the deskset or press
SPEAKER
.
2. If there is only one external line on hold, press
LINE 1-LINE 4
to resume the
external call and lift the corded handset on the deskset. If there is multiple
external lines on hold, press
CONFERENCE
to resume the conference call.
To end a conference call:
•
Place the corded handset on the deskset or press
SPEAKER
. The call will
be ended when all parties hang up.