Telephone base operation

Options while on calls

HOLD

Use this feature to hold one line while accessing another, or as part of the conference and call transfer features.

While on a call, press and release HOLD. The LINE 1-LINE 4

 

indicator for the line on hold flashes slowly in red. After the call

 

has been on hold for more than three minutes, a beep sounds

HOLD

every 30 seconds. (To turn off the reminder beep, see

 

Hold reminder on page 22).

 

If you are using the speakerphone, the speakerphone turns

 

off automatically when you press HOLD.

 

To release the hold, press and release LINE 1-LINE 4 of the Hold Line1 call on hold.

NOTES:

1.A call on hold after 10 minutes is automatically forwarded to auto attendant, even if the auto attendant is not activated. To keep a call on hold longer than 10 minutes, release hold within 10 minutes and then place the call on hold again.

2.You cannot put an intercom call on hold.

Switching between lines

Use this feature to switch between lines during an outside call:

1.Press LINE 1-LINE 4 of another telephone line to make or answer another call. The current call is put on hold automatically.

2.To return to the first call, press the original LINE 1-LINE 4. The second line is put on hold automatically.

Join a call in progress

Use this feature to join in an ongoing call on any line that does not have

call privacy set (see Call privacy on page 40 for more information). The

corresponding line icon appears on the screen when the

 

 

line is in use.

 

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Conf.

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Press and hold the desired LINE 1-LINE 4 on the telephone base to join in the call, which becomes a three-way conference (page 43).

NOTE: When you try to join in an ongoing call on a line with call privacy on, the screen displays Privacy and you hear four beep tones.

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Privacy

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AT&T SB67118 user manual Hold reminder on, Switching between lines, Join a call in progress