Listening In To An External Call - Siemens Gigaset E490 User Manual

Internal consultation/conference calls
When you are conducting an external
call, you can call an internal participant at
the same time for consultation or hold a
conference call between all 3 participants.
You are conducting an external call:
u
Open the list of handsets.
The external participant hears
hold music if activated
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( page 54).
s
Select handset and press
You are connected to the inter-
nal participant.
either:
Press the display key.
§End§
You are reconnected with the
external participant.
Or:
Press the display key.
§Conference§
All 3 participants are con-
nected with each other.
Ending a conference call
a
Press the end call key.
If an internal participant presses the end
call key a, the other handset remains
connected to the external participant.
Accepting/rejecting call waiting
If you receive an external call during an
internal call, you will hear the call waiting
tone (short tone). With Calling Line Identi-
fication, the caller's number will appear in
the display.
Ending an internal call, accepting an
external call
Press the display key.
§Accept§
The internal call is ended. You are con-
nected to the external caller.
Rejecting the external call
§Reject§
The call waiting tone is turned off. You
remain connected with the internal partic-
ipant. The ringer can still be heard on
other registered handsets.

Listening in to an external call

Precondition: The
must be activated.
.
§OK§
You are conducting an external call. An
internal participant can listen in on this
call and take part in the conversation. All
the participants are made aware of the
"listening in" by a signal tone.
Activating/deactivating listening in
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v Ð
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Listening In
Press
§OK§
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tion (
a
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
You can listen in to the call. All participants
hear a signal tone. During this time, this
handset displays the
and it is not possible to dial another
number from this handset.
Ending listening in
a
All participants hear a signal tone.
If the first internal participant presses the
end call key a, the handset that has "lis-
tened in" remains connected to the exter-
nal participant.
Using several handsets
Press the display key.
Listening In
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Base Add. Features
to activate/deactivate the func-
= on).
Press and hold (idle status).
Press and hold the talk key.
Conference
Press the end call key.
function
message
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