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GCA70-248

Speakerphone Characteristics

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Characteristics

When using your speakerphone, the microphone and loudspeaker are farther away from you than when you use a handset. Both the signal from the loudspeaker and the signal to the microphone must be enhanced.

When microphones and loudspeakers are close together (such as in a speakerphone), additional amplification typically generates a ringing sound (public address systems do this if the volume is too high or the microphone is too close to a loudspeaker).

Speakerphone User Guidelines

Both parties can not talk at the same time. You must wait for silence out of your loudspeaker before talking. You must stop talking to hear the other party.

Background noise may prevent the sound-activated switches from operating properly. Avoid placing the speakerphone where it will detect sounds from typewriters, keyboards, printers, paging systems, and other equipment.

Speak slightly louder than normal and with a clear, authoritative voice. For the microphone to best detect your voice, speak within three feet of it and face the telephone.

Raising the volume of the loudspeaker makes it easier for the sound-activated switches in your telephone to select the distant party’s voice. Lowering the volume of the loudspeaker makes it easier for the switches to select your voice.

Since the system takes several seconds to provide the best switching, con- stant sound patterns—such as elongating your words and playing exter- nally-supplied music—may prevent the sound-activated switches from operating properly.

Non-LCD Speakerphone Station User’s Guide

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Contents

Page DSU II Digital Expandable Systems This User’s Guide is for the following system Introduction About This Book Contents GCA70-248 Contents Advanced Call Handling Glossary Contents GCA70-248 Non-LCD Speakerphone Station User’s Guide Welcome Setting Up Your Station Positioning Your Station To adjust the pedestal Models 8212S and 8212N only Setting Volume Levels Setting a Personal Ringing ToneTo select one of the ring tones, proceed as follows To set the ringer loudness level When you hear intercom ringing two short bursts When you hear outside ringing two long burstsAnswering and Making Calls To set the speaker and handset loudness levels To dial an intercom number manually To dial an outside number manually Message-Waiting Light Understanding the Basic FunctionsMicrophone Opening not available on 8112N and 8212N Speaker not available on 8112N and 8212N Impact 8112N-** Telephone Your Station’s Buttons Transfer/Conference Button TRNS/CONF Tap Button TAP Your Station’s Display Lights Next to a fixed feature or programmable feature buttonNext to a line button Above the Mute button Above the Hold button Next to Intercom buttonNext to the Message button SCS Series Models only Above the Speaker button Models Exceptions Supported Telephone Models Answering Outside Calls When you hear an intercom tone followed by a caller’s voice Night Transferred Calls Line Access From Any StationWhen you hear ringing Answering Intercom Calls To disable DND To enable DND, choose one of the followingDo Not Disturb Condition To override a do not disturb condition at another telephone Exclusive Hold Holding CallsHandling Hold Recalls If a held line is recalling, choose one of the following Directed HoldTo place a call on hold at another telephone directed hold You can pick this call back up if you need to. To do this Group Call Pickup Call PickupDirected Call Pickup Pickup For Monitored Stations To monitor another telephone Handling an Incoming Sohva Receiving Subdued Off-Hook Voice Announcements SohvaTo respond to a Sohva verbally not available on 8112N To block all voice-announced calls Voice Announce BlockingTo unblock all voice-announced calls Page Making Outside Calls To dial an outside number using your prime line To manually cause the other telephone to ring tone calling Making Intercom CallsTo tone call automatically To voice announce manually Automatic Dialing Redial Last-Dialed Number RedialingAutomatic Redialing Sending Subdued Off-Hook Voice Announcements Sohva Make a Sohva announcement using the Sohva button as followsRedial Programming Storing Numbers To permanently store a number you’ve just dialed Busy or Idle Station, Automatic Callback Camping On OptionsBusy Station, Wait For An Answer Call Waiting Busy No Answer To camp on when you hear a busy signal If your system provides an external paging unit PagingIf your system provides all-call or zone paging To make a reply to a Meet-Me Waiting for a Line Queuing To cancel line group queuingTo queue for a line group To queue for a line that appears on your telephone Screened Call Transfers Call TransferringIf the intercom party is busy or does not answer Answer call To transfer an unscreened call to another system telephone Unscreened Call Transfers Creating a Conference Call Conferencing Managing a Conference Call Unsupervised Conference Calls To cancel all call forwarding To cancel intercom and prime line call forwardingCall Forwarding Forwarding a Call To deactivate the Cfos feature To activate the Cfos featureCall Forward Outside System Cfos Handling Park Recalls Call ParkingTo answer a park recall To place a park recall on hold at your station ANSWER/RETRIEVE call To re-park a park recall and restart the park timer To enter account code on an incoming call Account CodesTo enter account code on an outgoing call To turn on message light Station-To-Station Message DeliveryTo turn off message light To turn message on LCD Message DeliveryTo turn off message and your intercom light To send a message for assistance Assist Button Message Delivery To turn on the message waiting light at an idle telephone Message Waiting Light and MessagingTo receive a message at an alert DSS Numbers Programming Autodial And Speed Dial Numbers Speed Dial Numbers Personal Speed Dial Numbers To manually store an access code Feature Buttons Response Message Button Special Purpose Feature ButtonsTransfer Button Subdued Off-Hook Voice Announce Sohva Button Automatic Redial Button Group Listening ButtonTo program a Sohva button To program a group listening button To program an assist button Assist Button Line Groups To access a system line group Setting Current Volume Level Volume Control To mute your station Muting Your Station not available on 8112NTo speak to the distant party Default Volume Control To turn the music on Background Music Not available on 8112N or 8212NTo turn the music off To disable a Tracker Pager at your station To enable a Tracker Pager at your stationTracker Paging System Retrieve call Answer call and Press TRNS/CONF Automatic Set Relocation To select the IST device if the Data light is off Data Interface Unit DSS/BLF Console Operation Level access buttons Accessing The DSS/BLF Console Button LevelsPage Feature Access Codes Feature Access Codes GCA70-248 + to Tracker Pager All-Call Paging Account CodeAssist Button Attendant Block Programming Class Of Service COS ProgrammingButton Query Call Forward Data Interface Unit DIU Direct Inward System Access DisaDepartmental Station Operation Dial By Name Tie Lines HookswitchExclusive Hold Handsfree Answer Inhibit Line Groups Last Number RedialingLine Queuing Meet-Me Answer Paging Pulse/Tone SwitchingPrime Line Privacy System Alarm Reporting Service ObservingScreened Call Transfer Speed Dialing Unscreened Call Transfer Tracker PagerUnsupervised Conference Voice call Speakerphone User Guidelines Speakerphone Characteristics Speakerphone Characteristics GCA70-248 Index Index GCA70-248 TRNS/CNF Index GCA70-248 Non-LCD Speakerphone Station User’s Guide CCB 15B