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Pre-dial

Pre-dial allows you to enter a telephone number, check it, then change it before making the call. The call does not dial until you select a line or line pool, or pick up the handset.You can pre-dial both external and internal numbers. You must, however, select the correct type of line (external or internal) for the type of number you have entered.

Note: If your telephone starts ringing while you are pre-dialing a number, you can stop the ringing by turning on Do Not Disturb (≤°fi). Do Not Disturb entered while dialing does not affect the numbers you are entering.

You cannot pre-dial a telephone number if all the lines on your telephone are busy.

Receive a busy signal on an internal call

When the internal number you dialed is busy there are three possibilities:

Priority Call

Ring Again

Message

Priority Call

If you get a busy signal or a Do Not Disturb message when you call someone in your office, you can interrupt their call by using the Priority Call feature. Use this feature for urgent calls only.

Program a telephone to make priority calls

You need to start a Unified Manager session to program this feature. For more information about programming using Unified Manager, see the Business Communications Manager Programming Operations Guide.

Make a priority call

To make a priority call:

1Press ≤fl·.

2Wait for a connection, then speak.

A person who receives a priority call while on another call has eight seconds to accept or block the call. For information about blocking calls see “Stop calls” on page 96. If the person does nothing, the priority call feature puts their active call, including conference parties, on Exclusive Hold and connects your call.

Telephone Features Programming Guide

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