Mitel
®
8560/8660 Phone User Guide – Issue 15, February 2011
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Answering and Placing Calls
Answering and Placing Calls
The following instructions describe how to answer and place internal and external calls and how
to use related features.
Answering Calls
Your phone may be preset to automatically answer incoming internal calls in Handsfree Mode.
See “Using Handsfree Mode” on
. After disabling Handsfree Mode, you can use your
handset or headset to answer incoming calls.
To answer a call:
Lift the handset, or press
(Speaker) to answer a call while using a headset, or to
answer a call in Handsfree Mode.
If you are currently on a call, press the flashing
IC
or
CALL
button to answer a waiting
call. See “
Answering Waiting Calls
If you receive a call while you are on another call, you hear a “call waiting” tone, the
IC
or
CALL
button flashes, and the display shows the Caller ID information (if available).
To answer a waiting call:
Press the flashing
IC
or
CALL
button. This action hangs up on the connected call and
connects you to the waiting call. You can also place the first call on hold before you
answer the waiting call. See “Placing Calls On Hold” on
NOTE
By default, internal (intercom) calls are assigned to the
IC
button, and external
calls are assigned to the
CALL
buttons.