Putting a Call on Hold
To put a call on hold:
While active on the call . . .
1.
Rapidly press and release the switchhook.
You hear the intercom dial tone. The call is on hold. Do not hang up the
handset while the call is on hold. If you do hang up the handset, the phone will
ring. Answering the ring will reconnect you with the held call.
To retrieve a call from hold:
1.
2.
Hang up.
The call "rings back."
Lift the handset.
You are reconnected with the held call.
Transferring a Call
To transfer a call:
A transferred call will ring like an
intercom call (Ring-Ring) until the
1.
While active on the call, press the switchook down once rapidly.
person transferring the call hangs
You hear the intercom dial tone. The call is put on hold.
up, at which time the call rings
like a transferred call (Ring-Ring-
2.
Dial the 2-digit number of the extension to which you want the call
Ring).
transferred.
3.
When someone answers, announce the call, If the call is accepted, hang
up. If no one answers, press the switchook down once rapidly and you are
reconnected with the caller. If the call is refused, wait for the person who
refused the transfer to hang up. Then, hang up, and the call will ring back.
(If the person who refused the transfer does not hang up, press the
switchook twice and you will be reconnected with the call.)
Using Standard Telephones
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