User manual

Conference

A maximum of four telephones may be conference; only three of these may be

SPIRIT

telephones. The total of four must include any telephones bridged onto the conference.

NOTE: When two or more outside lines are conference the quality of transmission and audio

reception may be reduced.

The originator of a conference call is the person who initiates the conference. If the originator

hangs up, the call is disconnected. Only the originator can add or drop other people. If one of

the other telephones in a conference call is an intercom extension, the originator can leave a

conference call without disconnecting the other people simply by placing it on hold. The

originator can then hang up and the other people can continue the call. However, if none of the

telephones except the originator’s is an intercom extension and the outside callers are placed on

hold, they will not hear each other. In either case, the originator is still considered one of the

four participants on the call, so if someone other than a conference participant sets up the

conference, a total of three people can be conference. The call will disconnect when all the

other parties hang up. If your system has a System-Attendant who will be responsible for

originating conference calls, be sure this procedure is explained carefully.

A conference call on hold is actually a call without an originator, so if someone picks up a line

where a conference call is on hold, that person becomes temporary custodian of the call and will

disconnect the conference call by hanging up.

When retrieving a held call, it is important that the line or INTERCOM button that is pressed

is flashing on I HOLD pattern; pressing a button with a THEY HOLD pattern can result in

hanging upon all of the other parties.

Placing and retrieving conference calls on hold can require special treatment, particularly if

outside calls appearing on an INTERCOM button are involved. You may want to practice

by placing a few conference calls involving combinations of lines and stations so that you can

set up written guidelines for conferencing.

Intercom Indicator Lights

The indicator lights next to the INTERCOM buttons show what is happening on intercom calls

at that telephone set. I USE flashes a long ON and short OFF. I HOLD flashes a short ON

and long OFF. THEY HOLD flashes two shorts ON and one long OFF. Incoming alert flashes

a short ON and short OFF. If the light is OFF, that INTERCOM button is idle.

Paging to All Intercom Extensions

When a telephone set is involved in a page to all intercom extensions the user will not hear a

ring if a call comes in.

Intercom Extension List and System

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