Handling Calls

5.Enter the phone number of Party 3.

6.Wait for Party 3 to answer. When Party 3 answers, you can consult with them before adding them to the Conference 1.

7.Press the Conf Key Conf again to add Party 3 to Conference 1. Party 1 (which is yourself), Party 2, and Party 3 are all connected to Conference 1.

8.Press an available Line Key (or answer an incoming call on an available line). If calling out, call Party 4.

9.Wait for Party 4 to answer. When Party 4 answers, you can consult with them before adding them to the conference.

10.Press the Conf Key Conf to add Party 4 to Conference 1.

11.Press the Line Key that has Conference 1.

12.Press the Conf Key Conf to join all parties (Parties 1 through 4) on Conference 1.

13.To add more parties, repeat steps 8 through 12.

Note: You can use 2 and 5 to scroll through and see the numbers and names (if available) of the parties in the conference call. When a name is displayed, pressing 4 drops the displayed party from the call.

If any party in the conference hangs up (including the party that began the conference), all other parties in the conference are still connected.

Setting Up Multiple Conferences (for Sylantro Server only)

Note: The 6730i is limited to 6 conferences (a single conference each on lines 1 through 6).

1.Start Conference 1 using the procedures in the previous section, “Setting Up a Conference and Adding Multiple Parties (for Sylantro and Broadsoft Servers)”.

2.When you are finished adding all required parties to Conference 1, press an available Line Key to start Conference 2. You are Party 1 on Conference 2. Call Party 2.

3.When Party 2 answers, press the Conf Key Conf .

4.Press an available Line Key.

5.Call Party 3 for Conference 2.

6.When Party 3 answers, press the Conf Key Conf to join Parties 1 (which is yourself), Party 2, and Party 3 on Conference 2.

You now have two active conferences on two different lines.

Note: When you are connected to multiple conference calls, and you put a conference on hold, the conference may be on hold for a limited period of time before it is disconnected. Contact your System Administrator for more information.

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6730I specifications

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