Fixed Features (continued)
FEATURE
DESCRIPTION
BENEFITS
Distinctive Ringing
Provides different ringing patterns
● Know where call is coming
for incoming, transferred, and inter-
from and answer accordingly.
com calls.
Drop
Makes it possible to disconnect a
●
Drop a person from a confer-
person from a conference call.
ence call while maintaining
contact with others in privacy.
●
Drop a busy or unanswered
line that has been added to a
conference call.
Feature Status Inquiry
Makes it possible to find out
●
Checks status of buttons that
whether Automatic Answering On
do not have lights.
Intercom, Automatic Answering On
●
Easy troubleshooting.
Outside Lines, Do Not Disturb, and
Privacy have been programmed or
are activated on a voice terminal.
Group Listening
Person can turn on speaker so
● Other people in office can
Speaker
that voice of person on other end
hear both sides of conversa-
can be heard in office. (See also
tion.
Hands-Free Unit.)
Hold
Makes it possible to keep some-
● Answer a second call or
one on line without communica-
attend to another matter.
tion. Green light next to line button
●
Have confidential conversation
on which you are holding call
without person on hold
flashes rapidly. Green lights next
hearing it.
to line buttons on which others are
●
Distinguish line button on
holding calls flash at slower rate.
which you are holding a call
(See also Music-on-Hold.)
from buttons on which other
people are holding calls.
Automatic Hold Release
Automatically opens line when
●
Know immediately when per-
held person hangs up. Green light
son on hold hangs up.
next to button goes off.
● Unused line is not kept busy
unnecessarily.
Automatic Hold Reminder
Beeps every minute when person
●
Held calls are not forgotten.
is on hold.
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