Making Conference Calls; Placing A Conference Call; Using Voice Mail; Conference Call Tips - Cisco 7940 User Manual

Chapter 3 Using the Cisco IP Phone 7940/7960
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Making Conference Calls

The Cisco IP Phone 7940/7960 supports conference calls, enabling you to talk with two other calling
parties.
These sections describe how to make conference calls with the phone:
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Placing a Conference Call

Turn a call into a conference call by performing the following steps.
During a call, press the Confrn softkey. This selects a new line and places the other party to whom you
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were speaking on hold.
Place a call to another number by using the dial pad to enter the digits of the other party to include on
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the conference call.
Step 3 When the call connects, press Confrn again to add the other party to the conference call.

Conference Call Tips

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Using Voice Mail

Voice mail allows you to access messages left by callers when you are unavailable to take their call.
Voice mail is an optional feature configured by your system administrator. Your particular phone setup
might not support accessing voice mail in this way.
These sections describe how to use voice mail with the Cisco IP Phone 7940/7960:
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Placing a Conference Call, page 3-9
Conference Call Tips, page 3-9
Using Voice Mail, page 3-9
When the conference call initiator disconnects, the conference call is terminated (if the
cdnf_join_enable parameter is set to disabled).
To place a conference call on hold, press the Hold softkey. The other parties can not talk among
themselves. To avoid disrupting the other callers, consider muting the call instead. To mute the call,
press the MUTE button.
To place a conference call on speakerphone, press the SPEAKER button. Press the MUTE button
to mute the speakerphone. The conference parties cannot hear you but you can hear them.
The Cisco IP Phone 7940/7960 only allows three parties in a conference call.
Call waiting calls cannot be conferenced in, the conferencing node must establish both legs of the
3-Way conference.
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