Lucent Technologies MERLIN Plus Release 2 System Manual page 197

Hands-Free Answer on Intercom (HFAI)
DESCRIPTION
CONSIDERATIONS
ADMINISTRATION
PROGRAMMING
5-78 MERLIN Plus System Features
If you are using a voice terminal that has a Hands-Free Answer on Intercom
(HFAI) button on it, without lifting your handset, you can touch the HFAI or
HFAI/Mic button when you want to answer intercom calls hands free.
You will hear the other person's voice through your voice terminal speaker.
The HFAI feature can only be used for intercom calls, not outside calls. It is not
for use with group paging calls. When you turn on the HFAI feature, the green
light next to the button goes on. For optimal use of the HFAI feature and
speakerphone voice terminals, follow these guidelines:
Place the voice terminal in an area with low background noise.
Room acoustics and background noise may affect the proper operation of
your voice terminal's speakerphone. High background noise is caused by
loud voices and loud electronic devices (radios, typewrite, etc.).
Keep the area near the microphone free of books and papers.
Let one person talk at a time. When both parties speak at the same time,
transmission can be broken.
Always face your terminal when talking.
Place your voice terminal at least six inches away from the edge of the desk
or table upon which it rests.
If you are having difficulty hearing the other person, increase the
NOTE:
speaker's volume level. (Refer to CIB 3078, "Adjusting the Volume
Control Switch on Your Voice Terminal" for further information.)
Certain conditions may cause difficulty with the speakerphone to persist.
If raising the volume level on the speaker does not help, (see NOTE above),
lift the handset to continue the conversation.
If you use the Voice Announcement Disable feature on a voice terminal with
HFAI, you deactivate the HFAI feature.
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