Vertical Communications 8412S, 8412F manual Answering Intercom Calls

Answering Calls GCA70–349

•After you have answered an outside call at your station, your LCD will display HOLD, TRANSFER, and CONFERENCE:

1.Press HOLD to place the call on hold at your station,

—OR—

press TRANSFER to initiate a transfer to another station, then dial the station number, announce the call or hang up to complete the transfer,

—OR—

press CONFERENCE to initiate a conference call.

2.2Answering Intercom Calls

An intercom call is one that is made from one system telephone to another. An intercom party can voice-announce through your speaker instead of ringing your telephone, or an intercom party can ring your telephone (intercom ringing sounds two short ring bursts).

You can block voice-announce calls if you wish. See the discussion titled Blocking Voice Announce Calls for details.

•When you hear intercom ringing followed by a caller’s voice,

1.Speak toward the telephone to answer, or lift handset if privacy is desired.

•When you hear intercom ringing (two short ring bursts),

1.Press INTERCOM and speak toward telephone; lift handset if privacy is desired.

When an intercom call rings at your station, the number or name of the originating station appears in the display, along with the options ANSWER (Answer) and DO NOT DISTURB.

•To answer the call for which information appears in your display,

1.Press ANSWER. (Pressing DO NOT DISTURB stops the ringing, sets a Do Not Disturb condition at your telephone, and sends a Do Not Disturb tone to the caller. The intercom light continues to flash).

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