26
Making Calls

To put a call on hold

Press (HOLD).

•“Hold” and the line number are
displayed.
•If using the handset, you can replace
it on the cradle.
•If a call is kept holding for 30 seconds,
a warning tone will sound. After 2
minutes the automated attendant will
respond to the caller and he/she can
call a handset or leave a message
following the Incomplete Call Handling
Menu (p. 63).
1

Press (TALK).

•A free line is automatically selected and the line
status icon (p. 11) is displayed. (To change the
line selection, see page 47.)
2

Dial a phone number.

•The dialed number is displayed.
•After a few seconds, the display will show the
length of the call.
3
To hang up, press (TALK) or place the handset on the charger.
•In step 1, you can select a line by pressing the line button whose line status icon
is not displayed, instead of pressing (TALK).
•If the base unit and 3 handsets or 4 other handsets are in use, you may not be
able to make a call. In that case “System is busy. Please try again
later.” is displayed.
•If the unit detects a problem, an error message will be displayed (p. 93).

To release the hold

Press the line button whose

indicator is flashing.

•Cordless handset users can release
the hold by pressing the line button. If
another phone is connected on the
same line, the hold will also be
released by lifting its handset.
Talk Line1
1112222
Talk Line1
Ex. Line 1 is selected.

,

(HOLD)
(CLEAR)
Line Buttons
(EXIT)
(TALK)
(REDIAL)
Off The line is free.
On The line is being used.
Flashing A call is on hold. The Automated Attendant System or
Answering System is responding to a call (p. 57, 64).
Flashing quickly
A call is being received.
With the Cordless Handset

What line indicators mean