Answering Incoming Calls; Managing Incoming Calls - Polycom SpectraLink 8440 User Manual

Polycom SpectraLink 8400 Series Wireless Handset

Answering Incoming Calls

You can answer an incoming call in one of two ways. You can press the Start key to answer any incoming
call. Or, you can enable the Multi Key Answer mode, which enables you to answer a call by pressing any
keypad key (0-9, *, #).
To answer any incoming call:
• Press the Start key.
To answer incoming calls using Multi Key Answer:
• If Multi Key Answer is enabled, you can press any keypad key (0-9, *, #) to answer an incoming
call. Enable (or disable) Multi Key Answer by navigating to Settings > Basic Settings > Preferences
> Multi Key Answer. If you need help navigating to this feature, see Appendix B: User Settings
Menu.

Managing Incoming Calls

There are several ways to manage an incoming call – you can answer it, end it, reject it, silence the call
alert, send it to voicemail (if enabled by your system admin), forward it, or divert it. This section explains
each of these options.
When you have an incoming call, a screen displays the call information.
To answer a call:
• The easiest way to answer a call is to press the Start key.
To answer an incoming call when in an active call:
1 While in an active call, press the Ignore soft key to open the Session Manager.
2 Press the Hold soft key to place the current call on hold and highlight the incoming call cell.
3 Press Start to answer the incoming call.
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