Answering calls 41
P0908510 Issue 01 Enterprise Edge Feature Programming Telephone Guide
Muting Handsfree
1. Press © to switch off the telephone microphone so that you can speak
privately to someone in your office while you are on a handsfree call.
2. Press © to turn the microphone back on again and continue your
handsfree call.
Changing a regular call to handsfree
1. Press ©.
2. Hang up the receiver.
Changing a handsfree to a regular call
Lift the receiver.
Using Handsfree
The indicator next to © is solid when you have Handsfree turned on. It
flashes when you mute the microphone.
Wait for your caller to finish speaking before you speak. The microphone and
speaker cannot both be on at once. Your caller’s voice may be cut off if you both
speak at the same time. Noises such as a tapping pencil could be loud enough to turn
on your microphone and cut off your caller’s speech.
To prevent a possible echo, keep the area around your telephone free of paper and
other objects that might screen your microphone. Turning down the microphone’s
volume (press the left end of while speaking) prevents echoes. When
you change the volume level, both the microphone and speaker volume are adjusted
to prevent feedback problems.
Place the telephone so that any unavoidable local noise (such as an air conditioner)
is behind it. This limits the amount of disruptive background noise.
Changing Handsfree for a telephone
You can program the type of Handsfree used with each telephone or activate
Handsfree Answerback.
You need to start a Unified Manager session to program this feature. See Getting
Started on page 13 for more information.
Tip
In open-concept environments, use the receiver when handsfree
communication is not necessary or when you need privacy during a call.
Another option is to use a headset.