Vertical Communications TeleVantage 7.5 Blind, supervised, and direct-to-voicemail transfers

Blind, supervised, and direct-to-voicemail transfers

You can transfer a call in one of the following ways:

QBlind transfer, sometimes called an unattended transfer. You transfer the call without first speaking to the recipient. When the recipient answers the phone, the call is connected.

Note: Blind transfers occur automatically when transferring a ringing call, and when transferring to voicemail, an auto attendant, a queue, or an IVR Plug-in.

QSupervised transfer, sometimes called an attended transfer. You speak to the transfer recipient first, while the caller is placed on hold. You can then complete the transfer, or conference the three of you together, or cancel the transfer and return to the caller.

QDirect to voicemail. You transfer the call directly to an extension’s voicemail.

To transfer a call

1.Select the call that you want to transfer.

2.Choose Actions > Transfer. The Transfer To dialog box opens.

3.Select the person or enter the number to which to you want to transfer the call. See “Placing a call” on page 12-2 for instructions.

Note: You may be prohibited from transferring an external caller to an external number. See your TeleVantage system administrator for more information.

4.If you are transferring the call to an external number, select the dialing service to use from the Call Using dropdown list. See “Using dialing services” on page 12-8.

5.In the Transfer field at the bottom of the dialog box, click either Blind, Supervised, or to Voicemail. See the beginning of this section for more information.

6.Click OK. If you selected Blind or to Voicemail, the transfer is completed and the call disappears from your Call Monitor.

If you selected Supervised, you are connected to the recipient’s extension, and the caller is put on hold. The incomplete transfer displays as a linked three-party call in the Call Monitor.

7.Speak to the recipient and announce the caller. A dialog box opens and asks you if you want to complete the transfer or cancel it.

8.Choose one of the following options:

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