30
Chapter 5 Using an analog telephone
To answer calls
Lift the handset to answer a call when your telephone rings.
To make or answer a second call
You can have two calls active at the same time. Use LINK ¤ to switch between calls.
To answer a second call while on another call
Press LINK ¤ to answer the second call. The first call is automatically placed on hold.
To hold a call and make a second call
Press LINK ¤ to place the first call on hold. Dial the telephone number of the second call.
Call Display Information
Depending on the system hardware/software configuration, Call Display information (CLID) for
incoming external calls can be viewed on analog display telephones. Your system administrator
must enable the CLID feature for your telephone in system programming.
The name and number of an external caller appears on the telephone display after the first ring
(second ring if this is an analog line).
Note: Not all analog display telephones are capable of showing name and
number information.
Contact your system administrator for more information on Call Display capabilities for your
telephone.
Message Waiting Indication (MWI)
Depending on the system hardware/software configuration, visual or audible signalling for
Message Waiting Indication (MWI) is available for analog telephones.
There are two MWI types: Stutter Dial Tone and Lamp Indication. Your system administrator
determines which MWI type is assigned to your telephone in system programming:
•
Stutter Dial Tone
Lift the handset. You hear a stuttered dial tone when you have a message waiting.
•
Lamp Indication
The indictor lamp on your telephone lights when you have a message waiting. The lamp
indication supported on the GASI ports are low voltage, and do not meet the typical CO
voltage requirements.
N0060609 0.3
N0060609 0.3