5312/5324 IP Phones User Guide
Direct Paging
Direct Paging allows you to page a party through the party’s handsfree speaker. If the paged party has
To page a party:
1.Lift the handset.
2.Press the Direct Paging feature key or dial the appropriate feature access code.
3.Dial the extension number.
4.Speak to the dialed party after the tone.
How you answer a Direct Page depends on whether Handsfree Answerback is enabled and turned on at your phone. See one of the following procedures in this guide:
•Direct Paging — Handsfree Answerback Enabled
•Direct Paging — Handsfree Answerback Disabled
Direct Paging - Handsfree Answerback Enabled
When you receive a Direct Page, Handsfree Answerback automatically establishes a Handsfree call on your phone after a single burst of tone. Your administrator enables or disables Handsfree Answerback on your phone. After your administrator enables Handsfree Answerback, you can choose to turn it on or off directly from your phone.
To turn Handsfree Answerback on:
•When your phone is idle, press 
(MUTE) once. The MUTE key light flashes to indicate that Handsfree Answerback is ON.
•When a Direct Page arrives, the MUTE key light turns OFF and a Handsfree call is automatically established.
To turn Handsfree Answerback off:
•Press the flashing 
(MUTE) key once. The MUTE key light turns OFF.
•To respond to a Direct Page when Handsfree Answerback is OFF, see "Direct Page – Handsfree Answerback Disabled" elsewhere in this guide.
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