User`s guide

User’s Guide ESI Feature Phone operation
E.3
SPEAKER key and speakerphone operation
For hands-free conversation, use the SPEAKER key. When an outside call rings, you can press
SPEAKER to connect to the caller via your phone’s built-in speakerphone. This lights the SPEAKER
key’s LED. Or, while using the handset, you can switch a call to the speakerphone by pressing
SPEAKER and hanging up the handset. (To revert to the handset from speakerphone mode, lift the
handset again.) To perform group listening — i.e., have a handset conversation along with the
caller’s voice broadcast over your speaker
1
— press SPEAKER while on a handset conversation but
do not hang up the handset.
Hands-free answer (internal calls only)
2
You can program your phone either to enable or disable hands-free answer — press PROGRAM 3 5.
With hands-free enabled, an internal call to your station generates a short ring and a double connect tone,
then automatically connects the caller to your speakerphone. With hands-free disabled, an internal call
to your station generates a single-ring cadence; outside calls ring with a double-ring cadence.
Volume/scroll keys
The two smaller keys labeled  and , located just above the dial pad, serve two purposes:
• Adjusting the volume heard through the handset and speaker — Your phone will maintain the
chosen volume setting until you change it.
• Serving as scroll keys for operations, such as Esi-Dex or programming, that may show several
entries on the display.
MUTE/DND key
To disable your handset or speaker microphone during a conversation (either with the handset or
speaker), press MUTE/DND. While the mute function is activated, the MUTE/DND LED will blink rapidly
and the display shows “MUTED.”
When your phone is idle and you wish to make sure its calls go straight to voice mail, press MUTE/DND
to toggle your phone in or out of DND (do-not-disturb) mode. The display will show DND and the
MUTE/DND LED will glow amber.
Notes: If you press MUTE/DND while your phone is ringing, this forwards the call to your voice mailbox (see
“Voice mail operation,” pp. D.1–D.15) and your station will be placed in DND.
If your phone system is using IVX Presence Management, your phone’s MUTE/DND key won’t turn
amber when you exit the building using your electronic key; for more details, refer to the IVX Presence
Management User’s Guide (ESI part # 0450-0793). If you’re not sure whether your system is using IVX
Presence Management, consult your System Administrator. For more information about IVX Presence
Management, visit www.esi-estech.com/presence.
Soft feature keys
Soft feature keys are dynamic: when used, they constantly change your ESI Feature Phone’s status.
These soft keys, located under the display, include ESI-DEX, PROGRAM and scroll keys (

and

).
Along with spoken and displayed commands, they guide you through the use of Esi-Dex (page F.1),
various programming activities and controlling the volume of your phone’s handset and speaker.
1
Group listening must be enabled by the Installer.
2
The 12-Key Feature Phone supports only hands-free listening. To answer, you must pick up the handset.