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Telephone operation
Conference call
B. Hold an outside call or join a call in progress
After establishing the first outside call, the party can invite another
system extension to join the conference by using intercom.
Any system extension can also join a call in progress by pressing
the line key which is currently in use to set up a conference.
1. Make or answer an outside call.
2. Press another available line key to make another outside call.
The original outside call is put on hold. When the external party
picks up, you can have a private conversation with that party.
-OR-
Press
INT. Press
DIR
or
CID
to scroll to the desired extension,
then press
MENU/
SELECT or
Select
. The called extension picks
up the intercom call, and the outside call is put on hold.
-OR-
Any system extension can press the line key currently in use to
create a conference with the console and the external party.
• If the call privacy of your handset is set to
On, follow the
instructions of
To turn call privacy off during a call on page
31 to turn off the setting temporarily.
3. Press
MENU/
SELECT
, then press
DIR
or
CID
to scroll to
Conference. Press
MENU/
SELECT or
Select
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.
