Outbound Transfer; About Outbound Transfer - Nortel CallPilot Mini Reference Manual

Chapter 6

Outbound Transfer

This chapter explains:
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About Outbound Transfer

• Setting up Outbound Transfer
• Adding special characters to a destination number
• Setting up Outbound Transfer
• Turning Outbound Transfer on or off
About Outbound Transfer
You can set up Outbound Transfer to transfer a caller who reaches your mailbox to a number that
you assign. A caller can use Outbound Transfer from any tone dial telephone, and you can direct
your Outbound Transfer calls to any telephone.
You can tell callers about this feature in your personal greeting. If you inform callers of this feature
in your mailbox greeting, you must tell callers to press
For example:
"Hi. This is Brenda Whately. I'm away from the office today. Please leave me a message after the
tone and I will return your call as soon as possible. If you need to reach me before tomorrow, press
and you will be transferred to my cell phone. Thanks."
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Note: The restrictions that apply to your telephone line also apply to Outbound Transfer
numbers. For example, if you cannot dial long distance telephone numbers from your
telephone, you cannot have a long distance Outbound Transfer destination. If your
mailbox is restricted to extension destinations for Outbound Transfer, see your System
Administrator.
For Outbound Transfer to function properly, you must have a greeting recorded.
When you set up Outbound Transfer, you can add special characters to the destination number.
Refer to "Adding special characters to a destination number" on page 38
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for more information.
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