Placing A Call On Hold; Toggling (Switching Between Calls) - Siemens HiPath 500 Operating Instructions Manual

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Return to held call?

Placing a call on hold

You can interrupt a call temporarily if, for example, you
want to talk to someone else in the room. The line is
placed "on hold".
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You are on a call.
Press the R key or display key. The current call is placed
Enquiry
"on hold", the user waits.
Resuming the call with the waiting user
either:
Call the system menu.
Menu
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Select the menu item and confirm.
You are reconnected to the partner.
or:
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Toggling (switching between calls)

The Toggle function allows you to switch between two
users without allowing them to speak to each other
directly. The two users can be either external or internal
users. You can also withdraw from the calls and connect
the two users with each other. You can also start a con-
ference.
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You are on a call.
Call the system menu.
Menu
Press the display key. The current call is placed "on
Enquiry
hold", the user waits.
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Enter the phone number of the second user.
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The second user answers.
Press the display key to switch between the two calls.
Toggle
When you end a call, the two users are connected with
each other (not possible when both users are external).
Conducting calls – with multiple users
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