Using Advanced Features
Phone state before the
Direct Page arrives
To answer the Direct Page
Phone is idle, and (MUTE) is
flashing
1. Check that (MUTE) is OFF.
2. Listen for the paging party.
3. Speak to the paging party.
4. Lift the handset if you wish to switch from a Handsfree
call to a handset call.
You are on a handset or headset
call, and (MUTE) is OFF
1. Check that (MUTE) is flashing.
2. Press
(MUTE).
The light turns ON solid, and you are now speaking to
the paging party and have muted your handset/headset
call.
3. Speak to the paging party.
4. Press
(MUTE) to alternate between handset/headset
and handsfree calls.
You are on a MUTED
handset/headset call, OR, you are
on a Handsfree call
• The party paging you receives a busy tone. Handsfree
Answerback does not interrupt your call.
To end a Handsfree Answerback call, do one of the following:
• Hang up the handset, if you switched to a handset call.
• Press
(SPEAKER).
• Press
(CANCEL).
Note: When the Handsfree Direct Page call ends, the (MUTE) key light returns to the
state it was in before the call was established.
Direct Paging – Handsfree Answerback Disabled
Your administrator enables or disables Handsfree Answerback on your phone. You may also
turn Handsfree Answerback off on your phone, even after your administrator has enabled it.
To turn Handsfree Answerback off, see
Direct Paging – Handsfree Answerback Enabled.
When Handsfree Answerback is disabled or turned off on your phone and you receive a
Direct Page, the Direct Page is indicated by a single burst of tone. If your PC headset is
plugged in, the Direct Page tone sounds in your headset earphones and you can answer
using your headset.
To answer a Direct Page when Handsfree Answerback is disabled, see
Table 6.
Table 6: Answering a Direct Page with Handsfree Answerback Disabled
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