Nortel Networks PO937240 02 manual Chapter Make a call

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Chapter 3

Make a call

The following are different ways to make a call, depending on the programming and the type of call:

•Pick up the handset and dial. Business Communications Manager supports three methods of dialing. See “Select how you dial your calls” on page 42.

•Pick up the handset, press a line button, and dial (if the call is not on your prime line).

•Press ≈ and dial (to talk without using the handset). See “Handsfree and Mute” on page 97.

•Press a line or intercom button, then press the handsfree button and dial (to talk without the handset. The speaker is active and the microphone is muted until you select the handsfree button or pick up the handset).

•Press a line or intercom button and dial (to talk without the handset and if Automatic Handsfree is programmed on your telephone).

•Use one of the features that make dialing easier. See Chapter 4, “Time-saving features,” on page 49.

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PRIORITY LATER

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QUIT BKSP

95551234 TRANSFR

Already joined

Calling 221

PRIORITY LATER

The telephone you have called has no internal lines available. Press LATER to use the Ring Again or Message features or press PRIORITY to make a priority call.

You are dialing using Pre-dial. To erase an incorrect digit, press the left end of √ or BKSP. When the number is complete, select a line or lift the handset.

This prompt remains on your display while you are on a call you have dialed. To transfer the call, press TRANSFR.

Your telephone is connected to the telephone you are trying to call. Check your active line buttons, and return to that call.

Wait for the telephone to be answered. If no one answers, press LATER to use the Ring Again feature (“Ring Again” on page 44) or Message feature (“Messages” on page 71), or press PRIORITY to make a priority call.

Can't ring again		You cannot use Ring Again on your current call.You can use
		Ring Again while you have a busy signal on an internal call or
		line pool request or while an internal call is ringing.
Do not disturb		The telephone you are calling has Do Not Disturb turned on.
PRIORITY	LATER	Press LATER to use the Ring Again or Messages features, or press

PRIORITY to make a priority call.

Telephone Features Programming Guide