ATT Mls6 Phone Manual

Putting a Call on Hold
To put a call on hold:
While active on the call . . .
1.Rapidly press and release the switchhook.
You hear the intercom dial tone. The call is on hold. Do not hang up the
handset while the call is on hold. If you do hang up the handset, the phone will
ring. Answering the ring will reconnect you with the held call.
To retrieve a call from hold:
1.
2.
Hang up.
The call rings back.
Lift the handset.
You are reconnected with the held call.
Transferring a Call
To transfer a call:A...

Making a Conference Call
A conference call connects you with two other parties—outside or inside—in a
single call. You set up a conference call by adding a second party to an exist-
ing call.
To add a second party to an existing call:
You are connected with the first party . . .
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3.Press the switchhook down once rapidly.
The first party is put on hold. You hear the intercom dial tone.
To add an outside party, dial [ 9 ] plus the outside number. If the number is
busy or does not answer, hang up and...

Speed Dialing
To dial a Speed Dial number (from a touch-tone phone only):
1.
2.Lift the handset.
You hear the intercom dial tone.
Press [ # ] plus the 2-digit Speed Dial code (20 to 29).
The system automatically selects an outside line and dials the Speed Dial
number.
Using Calling Features
You cannot use calling features
from a rotary telephone.
You can use two calling features with a standard touch-tone telephone by press-
ing [
 # ] plus a 2-digit code. (The [ # ] replaces the [ Feature ] button on a...

Using a Combination Extension
A combination extension is a PARTNER telephone and a standard telephone (or
other standard device) that share a single extension. For complete instructions
on how to install a combination extension, see p. 2-13.
The following are examples of useful combination extensions:
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nPARTNER phone plus standard telephone, for power failure backup (exten-
sions 10 and 16).
PARTNER phone plus answering machine
PARTNER phone plus fax machine
Using the telephones in a combination...

Using Optional Equipment
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Fax Machines6-1
Fax Machine with Its Own Fax Line6-2
Fax Line Saver
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Fax and Telephone Combination6-4
Backup Fax Machine6-5
Transferring a Call to the Fax Machine6-6
Using the Fax Machine’s “Notify” Feature6-6
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Answering Machines6-7
Retrieving Messages From the Answering Machine6-7
Single Answering Machine6-8
Personal Answering Machine6-9
Multiple Answering Machines6-10
Modems6-11
Credit Card Scanners6-12
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Fax Machines
The benefit of connecting a fax machine to your PARTNER system
To install a fax machine, seeis that you can set up the fax machines in different ways to suit your needs. Byp. 2-12.using the lines connected to your system, you do not have to pay for an
additional fax line. Following are different ways you can set up fax machines
with the PARTNER system.
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nFax machine with its own line. Good for heavy fax traffic. This setup uses
a published fax number.
Fax line saver. Good for light fax...

Fax Machine with Its Own Fax Line
In this setup, which is good for heavy fax traffic, line B is the fax line, the number
of which is published as the fax number (figure 6-1). (This fax line can also be
used by other phones when all other lines are busy.) The fax machine is con-
nected to its own extension (extension X).
line Afax line B
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FAX
Figure 6-1 Fax Machine with Its Own Line
To set up:
1.Set the Line Ringing for line B on extension X to “ring.”
2.Set Line Ringing for all...

Fax Line Saver
If you don’t use your fax machine enough to justify paying for its own outside
line, you can put the fax on its own extension if you don’t mind manually
transferring calls to it (figure 6-2).
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Figure 6-2 Fax Machine Line Saver
To set up:
1.  Set the Line Ringing for all the lines on extension X to “no ring.”
2.  Set the Automatic Line Selection for extension X so that the outside lines
are first; e.g., line A, line B, line C, line D....

Fax and Telephone Combination
If you want to connect a fax machine but cannot spare an extra extension, or if
your fax machine does not have a built-in telephone, you can connect a tele-
phone and a fax machine to a single extension via an AT&T 267F2 bridging
adapter (figure 6-3). Two 267F2 bridging adapters are included with each 206
module.
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A    B    C    D
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267F2bridging
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FAX
Figure 6-3 Fax and Telephone Combination
To set up:
1.  Set the Line Ringing for all the lines on...

Backup Fax Machine
If your business absolutely depends on receiving fax messages—if reliability is
essential—you can set up two fax machines so that one serves as a backup for
the other. In the example shown in figure 6-4, fax machine 1 is set up as the pri-
mary machine; fax machine 2 is the backup. If fax machine 1 runs out of paper
or otherwise malfunctions, fax machine 2 will answer the call after two or more
rings. This setup uses a dedicated fax line. Note that to use this setup, you
must be able...