18 2420 Digital Telephone User’s Guide
Make a call
You can make calls manually or automatically from the 2420 telephone.

To make a call manually

1. Go off hook with the handset, headset, or speaker.
2. When you hear dial tone, press the dialpad buttons to enter the extension or telephone
number.
If you are calling an external number, you must include the required code (for example, “9”) to
access an outside line.

To have the 2420 telephone make a call automatically

Perform one of the following steps:
●Press to have the 2420 telephone dial the last number that you dialed.
●Access the Call Log and start a call to a specific entry. See Using the Call Logon page 35
for more information.
●Access the Speed Dial List in your personal directory and start a call to a specific entry.
See Speed Dialon page 18.
Speed Dial
The Speed Dial feature allows you to have the 2420 telephone automatically dial calls to
telephone numbers stored in your personal directory. See the procedures in Managing Your
Speed Dial Liston page 25 to create and maintain your personal 2420 telephone directory.

To use the Speed Dial feature to make a call to a personal directory entry

1. From the Home screen, press the SpDial softkey.
The Speed Dial screen appears.
2. Press the button next to the entry you want to call. If the entry you want is not displayed on
the current page, use and to cycle through the entries.
The 2420 telephone dials the number for you.
Hold
The Hold feature puts a call on hold until you can return to it.

To put a call on hold

Press .