773.0 Using TalkSwitch
When ‘play caller’s name first’ is configured in the ‘Answer at ext.’ Call Cascade
option, TalkSwitch plays a pre-recorded prompt to the caller asking them to
record their name at the sound of the tone. TalkSwitch then asks the caller to
hold and dials your call forwarding telephone number. When you answer the
forwarded call, TalkSwitch plays a pre-recorded prompt identifying the call as
having been forwarded from your home/office (“This is Call Forward, you have
a call from...”) and then plays the recording of the callers name. You have the
choice of accepting the forwarded call by pressing on your telephone keypad
or, re-routing the call to it’s call screening Call Cascade options by pressing or
hanging up.
When either screening option is used, and you have music on hold enabled and you
are not using the 3-way calling feature (Same Line Connect) to forward calls, then
the caller will hear music while TalkSwitch is waiting for the Remote Extension to
accept the call.
If a forwarded call is not answered or the line is busy, TalkSwitch will perform the
following based upon how the call was originally forwarded:
If the call was automatically forwarded:
the call will follow the Remote
Extension’s ‘No answer at ext.’ or ‘Busy at extension’ Call Cascade action.
If the call was manually forwarded:
The call will follow the Remote Extension’s
‘No answer at ext.’ or ‘Busy at extension’ Call Cascade action. This action can be
changed to ring the extension back who performed the transfer in the
Options>Manual Transfer tab.
If the call was conditionally forwarded:
The call will follow the following Call
Cascade action in the ‘No answer at ext.’ or 'Busy at extension' for the original
extension chosen.
3.4 Using the TalkSwitch Voicemail System
Your TalkSwitch system comes with 30 minutes of voicemail recording capacity
shared with Auto Attendant greetings. This capacity can be increased with the
addition of TalkSwitch memory cards. You can add another 1/2, 1, 2 or 4.5 more
hours of storage. Contact your reseller to purchase memory cards. When a TalkSwitch
memory card is inserted in the memory slot, the system will automatically configure
the card within 20 seconds to make it fully functional.