Making A Call; Making A Conference Call; Putting A Call On Hold; Transferring A Call - AT&T MLS-Series Quick Reference Manual

To call an outside party:
Outside: 1. Press an idle (not lit) line button.
[ ] +
Line
2. Lift the handset.
Phone Number
3. Dial the telephone number.
To call an inside party (another extension):
1. Press an idle (not lit) [
Inside—Ringing:
2. Lift the handset.
[ ] +
Intercom
Extension Number
3. To ring the extension, dial the two-digit extension number, (or to voice
Inside—voice-signaling:
NOTE: If you lift the handset without pressing a button, you get the first
[ ] + [ ] +
Intecon
Extension Number
available line or the intercom, depending on your phone's automatic line
selection.
To page all extensions with MLS-model phones:
1. Press an idle (not lit) [
[ ] + [ ] [ 7 ]
Intercom
2. Dial [ ] [ 7 ]. When you hear a beep, speak into the handset.
To add parties to a call (max. 2 parties plus you):
1. Call the first party (can use Speed Dial or Auto Dial buttons).
Telephone or Extension
Number + [ ] +
2. After the first party answers, press [
Conf
Telephone or Extension
3. Press an idle line button and call the second party (or press
Number + [ ]
Conf
4. After the second party answers, press [
To drop the last party added to the call:
On MLS-18D, MLS-12D, and MLS-12 phones: Press [
To Drop:
[ ] (MLS-18D, MLS-
On MLS-6, MLC-6, MDC 9000, and MDW 9000 phones: Press
Drop
12D, and MLS-12) or
[ ] [ 0 ] [ 6 ] (MLS-6
Feature
NOTE: You cannot add more than 2 other parties, transfer a conference
MLC-6, MDC 9000, and
call, or join a conference call.
MDW 9000)
To put an outside or intercom call on hold:
To Hold:
1.
[ ]
Hold
To pick up a held call:
To Pick Up:
1. Press the held line button.
[ ]
Line
2.
To pass a call to another extension:
[ ] + 1.
Transfer
Extension Number
2.
3.

Making a Call

Intercom
signal an MLS phone's speaker, dial [ ] plus the extension number).
Intercom
Your voice is heard on all MLS phone speakers. If a user picks up, the
page becomes an intercom call to that user.

Making a Conference Call

[ ] and dial an extension number to add an inside party).
Intercom
You are connected with both parties. The lights at all extensions in the
conference flash red and green.
[ ] [ 0 ] [ 6 ].
Feature

Putting a Call on Hold

Press [ ].
Hold
Lift the handset.

Transferring a Call

While active on the call, press [
The call is put on hold and you hear intercom dial tone.
Dial the extension to which you want the call transferred.
When someone answers, anounce the call, then hang up.
If no one answers or the call is refused, to reconnect to the caller, press
the line button next to the winking green light.
7
] button.
] button.
].
Conf
] again.
Conf
Drop
].
Transfer
].