AT&T AT&T manual Multiline Voice Terminals except Slac, Switched Loop Attendant Consoles, 103

CONFERENCE DROP

Description

Allows a voice terminal user, except for the attendant at a Switched Loop Attendant Console (SLAC, V2 only), to selectively drop a previously added party from a conference call. At a SLAC, the attendant can drop conferees only before they have been added to conference.

Multiline Voice Terminals (except SLAC):

On a multiline voice terminal, pressing the DROP button and then pressing the button appearance of a conference party drops that party from the conference.

If a	station called for a conference	does not answer, the conferencing user should drop the
call	by pressing and releasing the switchhook before returning to the conference. Otherwise,
the	ringing line will be added to the	conference.

Switched Loop Attendant Consoles:

Once a conference has been set up and all the parties can talk to each other, the SLAC attendant cannot selectively drop a conferee. Individual members of the conference wishing to drop out must hang up. However, while still setting up a conference, the attendant can

drop calls before they have been conferenced in, as follows:

● A call to an inside party rings unanswered or returns busy tone-press DROP.

●A call to an outside party rings unanswered or returns busy tone–press another LOOP button or RELEASE or FORCED RELEASE.

●A call to an inside or outside party is completed but the person cannot participate— press another LOOP button or RELEASE or FORCED RELEASE.

It	is	good operating practice to wait	for the called party	to answer before	adding the party to
a	conference.
All		Multiline Terminals:
If all System 25 stations hang up on a conference with				two outside lines,	the outside parties
will		remain conference (until one of	them hangs up) if	at least one is on	a	ground start, tie,
or DID trunk. If not, the call will			be terminated when	the last inside user		disconnects from
the		conference.

Single-Line Voice Terminals:

Asingle-line terminal user, after having established a three-party conference, can drop the second party and retain the first party by pressing the switchhook.

Considerations

Conference Drop allows users to conference lines appearing on their terminals and then remove them from the conference when appropriate.

A	user	should only drop parties that	they	have added to a conference. If a user tries to drop
a	party	who previously added them	to the	conference, other parties may also be dropped.

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