VTech CM18045 User Manual page 46

Telephone operation
Conference call
B. Hold an outside call or join a call in progress
After establishing the first outside call, the party can invite another
system extension to join the conference by using intercom.
Any system extension can also join a call in progress by pressing
the line key which is currently in use to set up a conference.
1. Make or answer an outside call.
2. Press another available line key to make another outside call.
The original outside call is put on hold. When the external party
picks up, you can have a private conversation with that party.
-OR-
Press INT. Press
then press
up the intercom call, and the outside call is put on hold.
-OR-
Any system extension can press the line key currently in use to
create a conference with the console and the external party.
If the call privacy of your handset is set to On, follow the
•
instructions of To turn call privacy off during a call on
page 31 to turn off the setting temporarily.
3. Press MENU/
Conference. Press
conference call.
4. If necessary, repeat step 2 (make another outside call) and
step 3 to invite another external party to join the conference
until the maximum capacity is reached.
NOTES:
• After a conference call is established, other extensions are not allowed to join the
conference in progress.
• The flash signal in a dialing sequence is not available during a conference call.
• The system does not support an internal conference of more than two system
extensions.
or
DIR
SELECT or Select. The called extension picks
MENU/
, then press
SELECT
MENU/
to scroll to the desired extension,
CID
or
DIR
SELECT or Select
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to scroll to
CID
to begin the