Fixed Features (continued)

FEATURE

DESCRIPTION

BENEFITS

 

 

 

Automatic Hold Release

Automatically opens line when

• Know immediately when person

 

person on hold hangs up. Green

on hold hangs up.

 

light next to button goes off.

• Unused line is not kept busy

 

 

unnecessarily.

Automatic Hold Reminder

Beeps every minute as a reminder

• Held calls are not forgotten.

 

that a person is on hold.

 

 

 

 

Intercom

Makes it possible for people in the

• Call any person in office using an

 

same system to call each other.

abbreviated number.

 

(See also Voice Announcement

• Signal others by ringing or voice

 

Disable.)

without interrupting active calls.

 

 

• Attendant can announce calls

 

 

before transferring them.

 

 

 

Line Request

Requests a line that is busy,

• Allows more efficient use of lines.

 

and returns a tone when the line

• No need to keep checking line.

 

becomes available.

Hear beep when line becomes

 

 

available.

 

 

 

Message Waiting

Green light lets person know that

• Learn of message immediately

Message

message is waiting. (See also Send

upon return to desk.

 

Message.)

• Can be turned off by attendant or

 

 

person receiving message.

 

 

Messages are not lost.

 

 

 

Monitor-on-Hold

If put on hold, turn on speaker and

• No need to hold handset. Person is

Speaker

hang up handset until other person

free to do other work.

 

returns to call. (See also Hands-

 

 

Free Unit.)

 

 

 

 

On-Hook Dialing

Turning on the speaker lets a

• Keep both hands free until some-

Speaker

person dial an outside or intercom

one answers.

 

call without lifting handset. (See

• Keep trying busy number without

 

also Hands-Free Unit.)

lifting handset.

 

 

 

Privacy Alert

Red and green lights flash alter-

• Know immediately if someone has

 

nately next to line button if someone

joined the line you are using.

 

joins the line.

 

 

 

 

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