Listening In To An External Call (Conference) - Siemens Gigaset C580 User Manual

Transferring a call to another
handset/making an internal
consultation call
You are talking to an external participant
and can call an internal participant at the
same time to forward the call or to consult.
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Calling internal participants
When an internal participant answers:
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If necessary announce the external call.
Either
a
Press the end call key. The call is
transferred.
or
Ç
Press the display key. You are
reconnected with the external
participant.
When transferring a call you can also press
the end call key a before the internal par-
ticipant answers. Then, if the internal partic-
ipant does not answer or the line is busy, the
call will automatically return to you (the dis-
play will show Recall).
Answering a waiting call
If you receive an external call during an
internal call, you will hear the call waiting
tone (short tone). The caller's number will
appear in the display if phone number iden-
tification is enabled.
a
Press the end call key to end the
internal call.
c
Press the talk key to take the
external call.
Using several handsets
Listening in to an external call
(conference)
You are conducting an external call. An inter-
nal participant can listen in on this call and
take part in the conversation. A signal tone
and Conference Call on the display indicates
the inclusion of a new participant to the con-
versation to all participants
Precondition: The Listening in function
must be activated.
Activating/deactivating listening
in
¢ ¢
§Menu§
Settings
¢
Listening in (‰ = on)
a
Press and hold (idle status).
Internal listening in
The line is engaged with an external call.
Your screen will display information to that
effect. You want to listen in to the external
call.
c
Press and hold the talk key.
You are linked into the call. All participants
hear a signal tone. Conference Call appears
in the display.
Ending listening in
a
An internal participant presses
the end call key.
All participants hear a signal tone.
This does not affect the connection between
the other internal participants and the exter-
nal caller.
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