Answering Calls; Answering Outside Calls; Answering Intercom Calls - NEC Portrait 308 Quick Reference Manual

Answering Calls

To answer your own 1. Lift handset and press
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Message Waiting:
•

Answering Outside Calls . . .

1. Lift handset or press
Listen for one ring and
•
look for a flashing line
•
key:
•

Answering Intercom Calls . . .

Listen for one short 1. Speak toward your phone.
•
beep:
OR
1. Press the flashing
Listen for one ring and
•
look for slowly flashing
ICM key:
Picking up calls not ringing your phone . . .
1. Lift handset.
If a call is ringing
Paging after hours:
2. Press
When a call is ringing a 1. Lift handset (Do not press SPK).
2. Dial your co-worker's extension or press
co-worker's phone:
ICM
+ .
Display Phones:
To cancel all your messages without
returning them, press FTR + CLEAR.
To view your messages, press CHECK
+ * (To scroll messages, *=forward,
#=backward). Press ICM to call the
extension shown on the display.
To listen to voice mail messages, press SPK
+ voice mail key (see One-Touch Keys).
.
Press line key if not connected to call.
Some line keys may be programmed as
a group key.
To view Caller ID, before answering and
without lifting the handset, press the line
key (If single step access is enabled, press
FLASH before pressing the line key.).
The mic in your phone picks up your voice.
You can lift the handset for privacy.
ICM
key.
The mic in your phone picks up your voice.
You can lift the handset for privacy.
WXY
ICM
9
or dial
if unsure of the extension ringing.
Account Code:
Alarm Clock:
Do Not Disturb:
Meet Me Conference:
Repeat Redial:
Room Monitor:
Time/Date Setting:
Tones you may hear . . .
MNO
6
One ring during a call:
.
Fast busy or warble
tone anytime:
Quick Reference for Other Features
Seize CO line + * + Account Code + * + Telephone
number.
(Display Phone Only) To set: SPK + FTR + 50 + 1 or 2 +
Alarm time (24 hour clock) + * + SPK.
To stop alarm: CLEAR.
To cancel alarm: SPK+ FTR + 50 + 1 or 2 + * + SPK.
Press DND. If Level 3 programmed: Press DND once to
block outside and ICM calls; press DND twice to block
just outside calls.
The programmed level determines the types of calls
blocked:
Level 1 blocks outside calls, allows ICM calls
Level 2 blocks outside and ICM calls
Level 3 blocks outside and ICM or just outside calls
Set up with three or more parties: Lift handset + ICM +
Dial page zone (308 System uses 80-85, 824 System uses
80-87) + Announce parties to press CONF + Press CONF.
To join: Lift handset + Press CONF.
OR
Set up with one or two parties: Lift handset + ICM + Page
zone + Announce parties to dial same page zone + #.
To join: Dial announced code.
Place outside call + FTR + 1 + Hang up + Lift handset
when call goes through.
To cancel: Lift handset.
To activate or cancel: From extension to be monitored: Lift
handset + FTR + FLASH + Hang up + From monitoring
extension: FTR + FLASH.
SPK + FTR + CLEAR + 4 digits for year (e.g. 2001) + * +
2 digits for month (Jan=01, Feb=02, etc.) + 2 digits for date
(01-31) + * + 1 digit for day (Sun=0, Mon=1, etc.) + * + 4
digits for time (24-hour clock) + * + SPK.
This means an ICM call is waiting to be answered. Hang
up to receive call or send Selectable Display Message
(TRFR + message number 1, 2, or 3).
This means you made a mistake in placing a call or using a
feature. Hang up and start over.