Making A Conference Call - Motorola 900 series Quick Reference

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Making a Conference Call

This option joins the active call with a held call. With Conference
Call, you can have a conference with up to five other telephones.
At any time during your call, you can add, disconnect or separate
individuals from the Conference Call using other "In-Call" menu
options.
You must subscribe to both Conference Call and Call Waiting
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Supplementary Services to be able to use this feature.
Initiating a Conference Call
To initiate a Conference Call, place the active call on hold, and
dial another phone number. You will then have one active call
and one call on hold.
Press the M key to enter the "In-Call" menu and select
Conference Call . The currently active call and the call on
hold will then join into one Conference Call.
Managing a Conference Call
While in a Conference Call, you will have the option to add new
calls to the Conference Call or separate one of the members from
the Conference Call.
Adding a New Call
There are a number of different ways to add new calls to the
Conference Call:
• Using the digit keys.
• Using the Make New Call option from the "In-Call" menu.
• Recalling a Phone Book Entry using Quick Access
• Answer Call Waiting.
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Making and Receiving Phone Calls
No matter which method is chosen to add a new call, the original
Conference Call will be first placed on hold while the new call is
being connected. You must then enter the "In-Call" menu and
select Conference Call to join the New Call with the original
Conference Call in progress.
Separate One of the Members in the Conference
During a Conference Call, you will also have the option to
separate a selected member from the main Conference Call.
In order to separate a member from the main Conference Call,
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there must not be any calls on hold.
Press M during a Conference Call and select Split Call.
You will then be presented with the phone number or name of
all members of the Conference Call. Use the scroll keys to find
the selected member of the Conference Call. Once the desired
member is selected, press the O key and select Split Call.
At this point, the selected call will be separated from the main
Conference Call and private conversation between you and the
selected member is possible.
To re-join all the parties again, select Conference Call from
the "In-Call" menu.