Aastra Telecom 8417 manual Basic Features, Making a call, Answering a call, Putting a call on hold

Basic Features

Making a call

With the 8417 you can make a regular call or predial a telephone number. Predialing allows you to check the number before it is dialed out. Follow the procedures below to make a regular or predialed call.

To make a regular call:	To make a predialed call:
1. Lift the handset or press either ©or	1. Enter the number using the dial pad.

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2.Enter the number using the dial pad.

2.Lift the handset or press either ©, ¶or Â.

When you use ©, ¶or lift the handset rather than using a line key to make a call, the prime line is automatically selected. The default prime line is Line 1. If you want to change the line selected to Line 2, see Changing the prime line on page 13.

Answering a call

To answer a call:

1.Lift the handset or press © or the key for the line you want to answer.

If you lift the handset or press ©when both lines are ringing, the line that was ringing first is automatically answered. To change which line is answered first, see Selecting the answer mode on page 21 or Changing the prime line on page 13.

Putting a call on hold

To put a call on hold and take a call off hold:

1.Make or answer a call.

2.Press ú. The display shows that the call is on hold on line x and the line indicator light flashes.

Note: You won’t lose the call if you hang up the handset, but you cannot retrieve the call by lifting the handset again or by pressing úagain.

3.To retrieve the call, press Â.

Note: If you do not retrieve the call after 15 minutes, the call is automatically dropped.

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