Fixed Features (continued)

FEATURE

DESCRIPTION

BENEFITS

 

 

 

Distinctive Ringing

Provides different ringing patterns

Know where call is coming

 

for incoming, transferred, and inter-

from and answer accordingly.

 

com calls.

 

 

 

 

Drop

Makes it possible to disconnect a

Drop a person from a confer-

 

person from a conference call.

ence call while maintaining

 

 

contact with others in privacy.

 

 

Drop a busy or unanswered

 

 

line that has been added to a

 

 

conference call.

 

 

 

Feature Status Inquiry

Makes it possible to find out

Checks status of buttons that

 

whether Automatic Answering On

do not have lights.

 

Intercom, Automatic Answering On

Easy troubleshooting.

 

Outside Lines, Do Not Disturb, and

 

 

Privacy have been programmed or

 

 

are activated on a voice terminal.

 

 

 

 

Group Listening

Person can turn on speaker so

Other people in office can

Speaker

that voice of person on other end

hear both sides of conversa-

 

can be heard in office. (See also

tion.

 

Hands-Free Unit.)

 

 

 

 

Hold

Makes it possible to keep some-

Answer a second call or

 

one on line without communica-

attend to another matter.

 

tion. Green light next to line button

Have confidential conversation

 

on which you are holding call

without person on hold

 

flashes rapidly. Green lights next

hearing it.

 

to line buttons on which others are

Distinguish line button on

 

holding calls flash at slower rate.

which you are holding a call

 

(See also Music-on-Hold.)

from buttons on which other

 

 

people are holding calls.

Automatic Hold Release

Automatically opens line when

Know immediately when per-

 

held person hangs up. Green light

son on hold hangs up.

 

next to button goes off.

Unused line is not kept busy

 

 

unnecessarily.

Automatic Hold Reminder

Beeps every minute when person

Held calls are not forgotten.

 

is on hold.

 

 

 

 

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