Obtain Dial Tone and Place a Call
To place a call, first choose a line to get a dial tone. To obtain a dial tone, use one of the following methods:
• Lift the handset. If you cannot hear a dial tone, choose an available line by pressing the line key.
• Press the speaker key. If you cannot hear a dial tone, choose an available line by pressing the line key.
• Press an available idle line key directly enabling speakerphone mode.
• Press the new call softkey.
• If a headset is connected to the phone, press the headset key.
To place a call, use one of the following methods:
• Dial the number on the keypad.
• Press Redial soft key.
• In speakerphone mode, press a line button.
• Press the NewCall soft key and dial a number on the keypad.
• Press the Redial soft key.
• Dial the number with the phone on hook. Then press the Dial soft key or lift the handset.
• If you have selected a number from the directory, press the Dial soft key to place the call.
During on-hook dialing, use the backspace (<<) soft key to erase characters that were entered incorrectly. Backspace
Note
does not work if you have lifted the handset and dialed a number using the keypad.
Answer a Call
To answer a call, use one of the following methods:
• Lift the handset.
• If you are using a headset, press the line button to select between incoming calls.
• To use the speakerphone, press the line button (flashing amber), the Answer soft key or the Speaker button.
End a Call
To end a call, use one of the following methods:
• Hang up the handset.
• If you are using a headset, press the EndCall soft key.
• If you are using the speakerphone, press the Speaker button or the EndCall soft key.
Redial a Number
To redial the most recently dialed number, use one of the following methods:
• Lift the handset and press the Redial button.
• Press a line button and then press redial.
• Press the Redial button to dial using the speakerphone.
Hold a Call
To place a call on hold while on the call, press the dedicated Hold button. Calls placed on hold by you flash green. Calls placed
on hold by others flash red.
To retrieve a held call, press the flashing line button or press the Resume soft key. If multiple calls on multiple lines are on hold,
press the line button for the line that you want to pick up. The active call on the other line is automatically put on hold.
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