Section 700 - Operation

Chapter 5. Key Telephone Features

Conference Calls

CPC-96, CPC-288, and CPC-576 All Versions

Description

Conference Calls allow you to add another party to an existing conversation. With the standard system configuration, up to 3 parties can be included in a conference call at any one time. If the optional Conference Card is installed, up to 8 parties can participate in a conference call.

The System supports the following types of Conference Calls:

Three-Party Conferenc ing

Eight-Party Con ferencing

Three-Party Conferencing

The System supports the following types of three-party conference calls:

3 extensions

2 extensions and 1 CO line

1 extension and 2 CO lines

Operation

To establish a 3-party conference call:

 

Action

Result

 

 

 

1.

While on a call, press the HOLD key or the line key of your

Extension number, outside line number,

 

current call.

or name of held party displays

 

 

 

2.

Press a vacant CO key, enter a trunk access code, or dial the

• Outside dial tone (if trunk access code

 

number of the extension you wish to add to the call.

entered)

 

 

CO #XXX displays (where XXX = line

 

 

number)

 

 

 

3.

If you pressed an unlit line key in step 2, dial the number of

Dialed number displays

 

the party you wish to add to the call. Otherwise, proceed to

 

 

step 4.

 

 

 

 

4.

Press the CONF key when your call is answered.

CNF1:CO XXX or EXT XXX and

 

 

CNF2:CO YYY or EXT YYY displays

 

 

(where XXX = first party and YYY = sec-

 

 

ond party)

 

 

 

5.

To drop out of the conference call, hang up.

 

 

 

 

6.

To release a conference member, press PROG + 1 to release

 

 

conference member 1 or press PROG + 2 to release confer-

 

 

ence member 2. Note: The conference member numbers are

 

 

shown on the display.

 

 

 

 

Hardware Requirements

N/A

576-13-700

DBS 576 (USA), Revised 6/11/98

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Panasonic 524X07801B manual Conference Calls, Three-Party Conferencing, To establish a 3-party conference call