E27
USING YOUR PHONE
Using Hold, Conference and Transfer

Placing a Call on Hold

During a call, press CLEAR/INT’COM on the handset to place the caller on hold. If you leave a caller on hold for more
than ten seconds, the display screen will read, Line On Hold.
To return to the party on hold, press /FLASH or on a handset. The phone will return to the holding party.
Notes:
You can only place a caller on hold for five minutes. Once five minutes has passed, that party’s line will be disconnected and the phone will
return to standby.
While a call is on hold, Caller ID and Call Waiting cannot be received.
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Conferencing

If you have more than one handset, up to three people can participate in a conference call. A three-way conference call
consists of an outside line and two handsets. You can easily join a call already in progress. The handsets must be currently
registered to the same base ( see page E16 ).
Press /FLASH or to join the call.
To hang up, return the handset to the cradle or press . The other party will still be connected to the call.

Transferring a Call

You can transfer a call from one handset to another. The handsets must be currently registered to the same base ( see page
E16 ).
During a call, press CLEAR/INT’COM.
Use or to select the handset you want to transfer the call to, and then press MENU/SELECT. Select ALL to page
all other handsets. The call will automatically be placed on hold, and a paging tone sounds. To cancel the transfer,
press /FLASH or .
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