4 / Call Handling
3. Conference
The Conference feature allows you to connect up to three additional parties in a single conversation. The three additional parties can be any combination of trunk or intercom callers.
Use the Private Talk feature to break out of the conference and talk with one of the parties privately. Use the Forced Release feature to disconnect each of the distant parties from the conference.
As the Conference Controller (the person who set up the conference), you can exit the call at any time. If you are leaving a single inside party connected to two external parties, simply hang up and control of the conference passes to that internal party. If you want to leave two inside parties with an external party, hang up and control of the conference passes to the first internal party you brought into the conference. If you leave a
Use the Unsupervised Conference feature to connect two external parties to each other. First form a three party conference and then remove yourself by entering the Unsupervised Conference feature code. You can rejoin the confer- ence.
Note that an unsupervised conference disconnects automatically after a preset time. See your telephone system administrator for the exact time length allocat- ed in your system. A warning tone will be given 10 seconds prior to the call disconnecting. Participants can extend the talk time by entering a code.
HOLD
x | x | x |
FUNCTION
XFR/CONF
Forming a Conference
1.While active on a call.
2.Press the Hold key.
3.Dial the extension number to be added to con- ference.
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Access an outside line, dial the telephone number.
4.Press the Function key followed by the Xfr/Conf key.
5.Receive confirmation tone.
6.To add a fourth party, repeat steps 2 and 3.
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