Command Summary

Menu Command

= Console keypad key

[Fn] = Console Softkey

= Computer keyboard key

M I T E L N E T W O R K S

5550 IP Console

Quick Start Guide

Account Codes

Answer Call

Call Forward — Cancel on Extension

Call Forward — Cancel on All Extensions

Call Park

Clear All Extension Features

Conference Call — Setup

Conference Call — Add more parties

Day/Night Service

Dial Account Code Access Code + dial Account Code + press # + continue dialing

ANSWER (First Call Waiting) OR [F1] to [F7] (Selective Answer)

Program > Cancel Station CFWD or Cancel Station CFFM + Enter extension number + Click Yes + Click Quit

Program > Cancel All CFWD + Click Yes

Put call on Hold + PAGER + Dial zone code (if required) + Announce Call Park Retrieve code and Hold position number

Program > Cancel Station Feature + Enter extension number + Click Yes + Click Quit

With 2 parties connected to the console, select [Conference]

Dial number + [Conference] after the called party answers

Select Day, Night Service 1 or Night Service 2 from

Call Handling

Answering a Call

Lift the handset.

Press ANSWER on the keypad

OR

Press the [F1] to [F7] softkey to answer a specific call.

MULTIPLE INCOMING CALLS

Handling Recalls

Calls transferred to an extension but not answered within a specified time return to the console.

To answer a recall:

• Press the [Recall] softkey.

OR

• Press ANSWER on the keypad.

You are now connected and may ask if the caller wants to continue

DND — Set/Cancel

DND — Cancel on all Extensions

Handset/Headset - Enable/Disable

Hold — Place

Hold — Retrieve

Last Number Redial

Make Internal Call

Make External Call

Message Waiting — Set/Cancel Message Waiting — Check Status

Microphone Mute

Operator Absent/Present

Override (Interrupt Busy Extension)

Paging

Phone Book

Recalls - Answering

Recover Last Call

Ringer Mute

Serial Call — Setup

Serial Call — Extend

Serial Call — End

Tone Signaling

Traffic Monitoring (Trunk Status)

Transfer Call

Transfer Recall to Voicemail

Volume — Handset/Headset

Volume — Ringer

Program > Set Station DND or Cancel Station DND + Enter extension number + Click Yes

Program > Cancel All DND + Click Yes

Plug handset/headset into keypad + Select Using Handset or Using Headset from

HOLD

RETRIEVE + dial the position number of the call (1-6)

Dial Last Number Redial code

Dial number OR use Phone Book

Dial prefix (e.g. 9) + telephone number

MESSAGE

+ [Set MSG Waiting] OR [Clear MSG Waiting] + Dial extension number + CANCEL OR RELEASE

MESSAGE

+ [Check MSG Waiting] + Dial extension number + CANCEL

Press the button above the

key on the console keypad

Select Operator Absent or Operator Present from

[Override] (Following Override, press RELEASE to disconnect busy extension or CANCEL to reconnect to Source)

PAGER + Dial zone code (if required) + Announce + CANCEL to end page

PHONE BOOK + Type entry + [Search] (if necessary, press +  to select entry + [Call] to call selected entry

ANSWER OR [Recall]

RECOVER immediately after releasing the call

Select Ringer On or Ringer Off from

While connected to requesting party, [Set Serial Call] + Dial extension number + RELEASE

When requesting party recalls, ANSWER Dial extension number + RELEASE

After transferring the requesting party to the last extension, [Cancel Serial]

While on a call, press

TONES + Dial digits. Press TONES again to turn off tone signaling.

TRUNK STATUS + Select Trunk Groups OR Digits Dialed + [Search]

Dial destination number + RELEASE OR Wait for answer + RELEASE

Answer the Recall + VOICEMAIL

While on a call, press

key on keypad

While console is ringing, press

 

 

 

key on keypad

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Call Waiting indicators ( ) on the screen tell you additional calls are waiting. You must transfer or disconnect the current call, or put it on hold, before answering a new call.

Note: Pressing ANSWER automatically transfers the current call to the dialed destination and answers the first call in the call-waiting queue.

Transferring a Call

Dial the destination number.

Press RELEASE on the keypad to complete the transfer and disconnect the call from the console.

Correcting a Misdialed Number

• Press CANCEL on the keypad, and then redial the number.

Recovering the Last Call

You can recover a call you transferred to an extension by mistake.

• Press RECOVER immediately after completing the transfer.

Putting Calls On Hold

Inform the caller that you are placing him or her on hold.

Press HOLD on the keypad.

Retrieving Held Calls

Press RETRIEVE and then dial the position number of the call (1-6) you want to retrieve.

waiting or wants you to ring another extension.

• Depending on what the caller wants, you have several options at this point:

– Press the [Redial DEST] softkey if the caller wants to continue

 

waiting.

Dial another extension.

Press RELEASE on the keypad to disconnect the call.

TRANSFERRING RECALLS TO VOICEMAIL

When a call you transferred to an unanswered extension recalls, you can press VOICEMAIL on the keypad to transfer the caller to the extension’s voice mailbox.

Setting up a Conference Call

To set up a conference call:

With the two parties connected to the console - one in the Source area and the other in the Destination area - press the [Conference] softkey.

To split a conference to speak privately to either caller:

• Press either the [Source] or [Destination] softkey.

To add more parties to a conference:

Dial the number of the next party.

Press the [Conference] softkey.

If the line is busy or unanswered or the person is unavailable:

• Press CANCEL on the keypad to reconnect to the conference. You may continue dialing to add more parties to the conference.

To release the console from the conference:

Press RELEASE on the keypad.

Once you release the conference, you cannot re-enter it.

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Mitel 5550 quick start Answering a Call, Handling Recalls, Transferring a Call, Correcting a Misdialed Number

5550 specifications

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