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Hosting Conference Calls
You can create a conference with up to two other parties.
To host a conference:
1.Call the first party.
2.After the first party answers, press the Confrnc soft key. The active call is placed on hold.
3.Enter the number of the second party, and then press the Send soft key.
4.When the second party answers, press the Confrnc soft key. All parties are now joined in the conference. You can do the following:
•To put the conference on hold, press the Hold soft key. To resume the conference, press the Resume soft key.
•To end the conference, press the End Call soft key. (The other parties will remain connected.)
•To end the conference and split the conference into two separate calls on hold, press the Split soft key.
If you have an active call and a call on hold, you can create a conference between all three parties by pressing the Join soft key.
Using Call Lists
From the idle display:
•Press to access the Placed Calls list.
•Press to access the Received Calls list.
•Press to access the Missed Calls list.
Select a call from the list. Then, you can do the following:
•To place a call, press the Dial soft key.
•To change the phone number before dialing, press the Edit soft key.
•To remove the call from the list, press the Clear soft key.
•To store the contact in your Contact Directory, press the Save soft key.
•To view information about the call, press the Info soft key.
CUSTOMIZING YOUR PHONE
Updating Contact Directory
To add a contact:
1.Press , and then select Features > Contact Directory.
2.Press the Add soft key.
3.Enter the contact information
(use and
to scroll between fields):
For example, enter the first and last name of the contact, the contact’s phone number and the ring type or change the speed dial index number.
4.Press the Save soft key.
You can add contacts to your Contact Directory from call lists. See Using Call Lists.
To edit a contact:
1.Press , and then select Features > Contact Directory.
2.Scroll to the contact whose information you want to update, and then press the Edit soft key.
3.Update the contact information.
4.Press the Save soft key.
To search for a contact:
1.Press , and then select Features > Contact Directory.
2.Press the Search soft key. Then, enter the first few characters of the contact’s first or last name, and then press the Search soft key again.
Adjusting Speaker and Ringer Volume
To change the speaker volume:
•During a call, press (either the volume down or volume up side).
To change the ringer volume:
•When the phone is in the idle
state, press (either the volume down or volume up side).
You can also prevent your phone from ringing (enable Do Not
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