Panasonic DBS576 Technical Manual page 204

Chapter 5. Key Telephone Features
To initiate Silent Monitor:
1. Press ON/OFF + 768 + Extension number you want
to monitor
OR...
Press the FF key assigned as a Silent Monitor Key + Exten-
sion number you want to monitor*
OR...
Press only the Silent Monitor Key if the FF key has been
preprogrammed to monitor a specific extension number.
You do not need to enter the extension number.
Note: The Silent Monitor key is disabled when the extension assigned to that key is idle, dialing, or
ringing.
Silent Monitor Key Color Definitions
FF Key Color
Clear
Solid Red
Flashing Green
Hardware Requirements
• N/A
Related Programming
• FF1-0-03: Silent Monitor Initiate (0 = allow, 1 = deny, default = 1)
• FF1-0-03: Silent Monitor Receive (0 = allow, 1 = deny, default = 1)
Considerations
• Be sure all phones that should NOT be allowed to monitor have a COS that restricts monitoring.
• Silent Monitor is allowed or denied by setting the appropriate extension COS.
• Only one supervisor can initiate Silent Monitor on an individual extension at any
given time.
• Display telephones can initiate Silent Monitoring. SLTs cannot initiate Silent Monitoring.
• Display telephones and SLTs can be monitored.
• A supervisor cannot initiate Silent Monitoring on an extension when that extension is on a
conference call.
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Action
Definition
Cannot monitor
Able to monitor
Not monitoring
DBS 576 (USA) issued October 2000
Section 700 - Operation
Result
The Silent Monitor feature is active, and
the extension is being monitored. (The
Silent Monitor key flashes green when
Silent Monitor is active.)
Possible Operation
None
Press Silent Monitor key
On-Hook or CONF
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