5312/5324 IP Phones User Guide
Direct Paging - Handsfree Answerback Disabled
Your administrator enables or disables Handsfree Answerback and you can also turn it on or off on your phone.
To turn Handsfree Answerback off, see Direct Paging - Handsfree Answerback Enabled in this guide. When Handsfree Answerback is disabled on your phone and you receive a Direct Page, the Direct Page is indicated by a single burst of tone.
To answer Direct Page calls when Handsfree Answerback is disabled:
Phone state before Page arrives:
Phone is idle and MUTE is OFF.
To answer the Direct Page (indicated by single burst of tone):
1.Check that MUTE is ON solid.
2.Lift the handset OR press MUTE key to answer in Handsfree mode. (The light turns OFF.)
3.Begin speaking.
You are on a handset call or headset call, and MUTE is OFF
You are on a MUTED handset/headset call, OR, you are on a Handsfree call
1.Check that MUTE is flashing.
2.Press MUTE. The light turns ON solid and you are now speaking to the paging party and have MUTED your handset/headset call.
3.Speak to the paging party. Press MUTE to alternate between handset and handsfree calls.
The party paging you receives a busy tone. Handsfree Answerback does not interrupt your call.
To end a Direct Page call, do one of the following:
•Hang up the handset to end a handset call.
•Press 
(SPEAKER) to end a Handsfree call.
•Press 
(CANCEL).
Note: When the Handsfree Direct Page call ends, the MUTE key light returns to the state it was in before the call was established.
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