Lucent Technologies MERLIN LEGEND Release 6.1 Feature Reference page 194

MERLIN LEGEND Communications System Release 6.1
Feature Reference 555-661-110
Features
Conference
add another participant, select another line button, dial the next number, and
press the Conf button again. Pressing the Conf button a second time connects all
participants, including you.
To add another person, press the Conf button again. The green LEDs next to the
line buttons flash, but the participants can converse. Then select a line or dial a
number, and press the Conf button again. Repeat the process for other
conference participants. Up to two outside lines and three extensions, including
yours, can be in the conference. You can converse privately with each participant
before pressing the Conf button to join other participants. This is called
Conference with consultation .
Calls to busy numbers cannot be added to a conference. An originator who
reaches a busy number can press any of the line buttons associated with the
conference call to disconnect the call to the busy number before continuing to add
participants.
To selectively drop a participant, press the Drop button followed by the line button
for the participant to be dropped. To leave the conference call temporarily without
disconnecting the call, press the Hold button. To rejoin a held conference call,
press any line button representing a conference participant. To end the
conference, hang up; all participants are disconnected.
A Drop button is automatically assigned to Line 6 on MDC 9000 and MDW 9000
telephones.
Single-Line Telephones
A total of three participants can be included on a conference call originated from a
single-line telephone. To arrange a conference call using a single-line telephone,
press and release either the Recall or Flash button or the switchhook (only if the
telephone does not have positive disconnect) after receiving a call or dialing the
first outside number or extension. The participant automatically goes on hold.
While on hold, an outside participant hears Music On Hold, if programmed, and an
inside participant hears nothing. To add the next participant, dial another number
and press and put the current call on hold again. All participants are connected on
the conference call.
You can converse privately with each participant before adding other participants.
This is called Conference with consultation .
Calls to busy numbers cannot be added to a conference. If you reach a busy
number, you can press and release either the Recall or Flash button or the
switchhook to drop the outside line.
A single-line telephone user can drop the most recently added participant from the
conference by pressing and releasing either the Recall or Flash button or the
switchhook.
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