Phoning
Aastra 6867i / Aastra 6869i
37
eud-1630/1.1 – R3.2 – 10.2014
If the internal user has secured their phone against announcements (configuration
see chapter
"Activating protection against call types"
, page
67
), you cannot speak to
them using an announcement. You will get the engaged tone.
The announcement function
[a]
must be stored under a function key (see chapter
"Configuring keys"
, page
72
). You can either configure the function key directly with a
designated user or input the call number manually each time.
Announcement to a group:
• The announcement will only be received by phones which both have authorisation
to receive announcements and are not in use.
• As soon as a user in a group picks up the handset to answer the announcement, the
announcement is ended for all other users in the group.
• If receipt of announcements is not authorised on any of the phones in the
announcement group or all the phones are in use, you will hear the busy tone.
• Group announcements are always conducted with a one-sided connection.
• The group number must be entered as two digits.
Receiving an announcement\
You will be alerted to the announcement with two short signal tones
[a]
and spoken to
directly via the loudspeaker across a one-sided connection. The display shows
Announcement from
.
In order to be able to receive an announcement, your phone must be neither in use
nor locked against announcements (configuration see chapter
"Activating protection
against call types"
, page
67
). To answer the announcement, the following options are
available to you:
• You can continue the announcement as a phone call by picking up the handset.
• You can stop the announcement.
<Announcement>
Start announcement to a user:
Press the function key for <announcement to a user>. Depending on the settings,
enter the call number.
➔
The user is alerted to the announcement by two short tones on the loud-
speaker. The one-sided connection is made, you can talk.
<Announcement>
Start announcement to a group:
Press the function key for <announcement to a group>. Depending on the set-
tings, enter the two digit group number.
➔
The user group is alerted to the announcement by two short tones on the loud-
speaker. The one-sided connection is made, you can talk.