The system begins dialing the numbers selected in step 3. “ Dialing (LAN)” or “ Dialing (ISDN)” appears on the monitor screen, and the ON LINE indicator (blue) on the Communication Terminal blinks.

When the system connects to all the remote parties, the message “Meeting starts!” appears on the screen, and the ON LINE indicator stops blinking and lights.

To call the second and other remote parties

After starting communication with the remote party selected first, press the CONNECT/DISCONNECT ( / ) button on the Remote Commander to open the submenu.

Disconnect

Phone Book

Dial

Cancel

Perform steps 1-4 of the procedure shown in “To call remote parties by selecting from the Phone Book” on page 139 or steps 1-4 of the procedure in “To call remote parties not registered in the Phone Book” on page 141 depending on the registration status of each remote party.

If some points are not connected

The following dialog appears. Select the desired item.

Some Positions were not connected.

A B C D E

Status

 

Cause Code

XX YY

Start Meeting

 

Disconnect All

Redial

Start Meeting: Starts a conference with remote parties connected.

Disconnect All: Cancels all the connections and restores the launcher menu.

Redial: Redials the numbers of the points that you failed to connect.

Receiving a Call from a Remote Party

Operations are the same as those for a point-to-point conference.

For details, see “Receiving a Call from a Remote Party” on page 68.

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