Making A Conference Call - AT&T Partner Series Installation And Use Manual

Making a Conference Call

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Using Standard Telephones
A conference call connects you with two other parties—outside or inside—in a
single call. You set up a conference call by adding a second party to an exist-
ing call.
To add a second party to an existing call:
You are connected with the first party . . .
1.
Press the switchhook down once rapidly.
The first party is put on hold. You hear the intercom dial tone.
2. To add an outside party, dial [
busy or does not answer, hang up and the first party will ring back.
To add an inside party, dial the 2-digit extension number. If the extension
is busy or does not answer, press the switchhook down once rapidly and
you will be reconnected with the first party.
3. When the second party answers, press the switchhook down once rapidly.
You are now connected with both parties.
During the conference call, any inside party can exit the call at any time simply
by hanging up. However, if an outside party hangs up during a conference call,
the callers that stay on the conference may hear a dial tone. A PARTNER sys-
tem feature called Conference Drop removes the last added party from a
conference call. When the conference originator hangs up, the conference is
disconnected.
To drop the second added party from a conference call:
1. Press the switchhook down once rapidly.
The last added party is dropped.
Notes
You cannot use Speed Dialing to set up the second call on the conference.
If you set up a conference with a standard phone, you cannot put your end
of the conference on hold.
You cannot transfer a conference call.
You cannot join a conference call.
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