Functions During A Call; Making A Call To Multiple Participants - Gigaset CX590 ISDN User Manual

Functions during a call

Functions during a call
Making a call to multiple
participants
If you wish to call several participants, please
initiate a consultation call first. You can then
speak to the other participants either one at
a time ("Call swapping", page 32) or at the
same time ("Conference call", page 33).
Consultation call
There are two types of consultation call:
u External consultation call: you call
another external participant during an
external call.
u Internal consultation call: you call an
internal participant during a consultation
call.
Initiating an external consultation call
§Ext.Call§
Press the display key.
~
Enter the number of the new
external participant.
Please note
You can also select the second partici-
pant's phone number from the directory
page 39) or a call list
(¢
Initiating an internal consultation call
u
Press the control key. The call to
the first participant is put on
hold.
~
Enter the number of the
required internal participant.
Please note
You can also use q to select an internal
number (e.g., INT 1) and press c /
The consultation call participant does
not answer
§End§
Press the display key. You return
to the first participant.
32
page 43).
(¢
§OK§
.
Consultation call participant's line is
busy
You hear the busy tone. You can initiate ring-
back (¢ page 37).
¤ Return to the participant on hold.
The consultation call participant
answers
There is now an active connection with the
new participant, while the first participant is
on hold.
You have the following options:
u Call swapping (¢ page 32)
u Conference call (¢ page 33)
u Transferring the call (¢ page 33).
Call swapping
You can switch between two participants.
Prerequisite: you have set up a consultation
call (¢ page 32) or accepted a waiting call
(¢ page 34).
t s
You switch between the two
participants.
Ending a consultation call/call
swapping
§Options§
Open menu.
End Active Call
Select and press
call is terminated. You return to
the waiting participant.
Or:
a
Press the end call key. The active
connection is terminated. You
will automatically be called by
the external participant on hold.
If the active participant terminates the con-
nection, you will hear the busy tone.
¤ Switch to the participant on hold.
If the participant on hold terminates the
connection, the active call remains open.
§OK§
. The active