EliteMail VMS/EliteMail Limited Issue 3
Reference 2 - 7
Or, for voice detect call holding:
“You are <second, third,...> in line. To continue to hold, say Yes; to
leave a message remain silent <beep >.”
If the caller indicates to re mai n o n ho ld, the voic e m ail system plays
the next music-on-hold prompt.
At the end of the next music-on-hold prompt, the voice mail system
again checks to see if the call can move up in the holding queue,
then again updates the caller curren t status. The length of the
holding cycle for the second in l ine or further back caller is
determined only by the length of the m us ic - on-hold prompt played.
Holding Cycles
The voice mail system has o ne call-holding cycle for callers that are first in
line, and another for callers second in line or further back.
First in line
The voice mail system tries the extension several times to see if it is
free, then returns to the caller to ask for indication to continue
holding. You can configure the time betwe en exten sion tries an d the
number of tries made before the voice mail system retur ns to the
caller. These two call-holding paramet ers determine how long the
holding cycle is for the first in line caller. The fields that control this
cycle are on Line 15 of Figure 2-7 Call Holding Fields on Sw itch
Setup Screen Page 2.
Second in line or further back
The holding cycle is determined only by the length of each music-on-
hold prompt the caller hear s. You may record music-on-hold prom pts
of varying lengths.
In either case, the caller can exit from the holding cycle. If the Holding?
field is Yes, callers can press 2 and leav e a me ssage o r press # and dial
another extension number.
Call Holding Parameters
Two sets of fields control call holding system-wide. The fields on S witch
Setup screen Page 2 control how many calls the system allows to hold,
both throughout the system and for any one extension. This screen also
stores fields that control the call holding cycle f or the firs t-in-line calle r. A
second set of fields (14 and 15), fo und on Figure 2-7 Call Hold ing Fields
on Switch Setup Screen Page 2 controls how the system identifies busy
signals on the Electra Elite telephone s yst e m.