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!Broker call:
Function enabling the user to switch back and forth between several simultaneous calls.
!Call transfer:
Function enabling a call to be transferred to another telephone within the system.
!Common directory:
This directory contains all the speed-dial numbers accessible to the users of the Alcatel system.
!Conference:
The conference feature allows the user, in contact with two parties, to set up a three-way
conference.
!DECT:
European cordless telephone standard: Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunication.
DECT telephone: cordless telephone complying with the DECT standard.
!GAP (Generic Access Profile):
Specific operating mode defined in the European DECT standard. The telephone GAP mode is a
basic and simplified form of operation compatible with other DECT GAP systems (other PBX or
indoor relay).
!Hunting groups:
Several telephones grouped under one directory number. A call to this number is directed to one
of the free telephones within the group.
!Intrusion:
Function allowing intrusion into a call between two parties.
!Personal assistant:
This facility enables the caller to avoid having to leave a message in the voice mailbox and directs
him/her to an extension number, an outside number, a mobile or the switchboard.
!Parking:
This feature places an outside call on hold, for subsequent recovery on another “authorised”
extension within the system.
!Password
This password controls access to the programming and terminal locking features by the user
(default password: 1515).
!Personal directory:
This directory contains the personal numbers of the user of a terminal.
!Pick-up group:
This feature enables you to answer a call ringing on another terminal. Calls can only be picked up
within the pick-up group.
!Broker call
During a call, DTMF codes are sometimes required. These codes are used when a user wants to
consult a voice server, access a PABX or remotely consult an answering machine.