Comdial Scout 900MXS Cordless Telephone User Guide

Transferring Calls
5.1 Using Chapter Five
You can transfer calls from your digital wireless telephone to
another system telephone in several ways. The information in
this chapter describes those ways.
5.2 Transferring Screened And Unscreened Calls
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5.2 Transferring Screened
And Unscreened Calls
You can answer a call at your telephone and transfer it to an
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other telephone in one of two ways. If you first identify the
caller to the party receiving the transfer (giving that user the
opportunity to prepare for the call), you make ascreened trans
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fer. If you transfer the call without first announcing it, you
make anunscreened transfer.
If the telephone to which you are transferring the call is busy,
you must recover the call yourself or choose one...

Conferencing Calls
6.1 Using Chapter Six
When you join your digital wireless telephone together on a
call with one or more system telephones, the arrangement is
known as conferencing. Use the information contained in this
chapter to understand how to make a conference.
6.2 Conferencing Telephones Together
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6.2 Conferencing Telephones Together
When your digital wireless telephone is joined together with
several other telephones on the same call, the result is called
conferencing. You can make conference calls that involve up to
five parties, including you as the originating party, in any com
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bination of outside lines and intercom parties. For example,
you can conference three outside lines and two intercom parties
or four outside lines and one intercom party or five intercom
parties — the combinations are...

To continue conversation on remaining line after other outside
lines have dropped from conference,
press line button of remaining party.
To retrieve line from hold and bring party back into conference,
pressT/C,
press line button,
pressT/C.
To drop out of a conference call between you and two outside
lines (creating an unsupervised conference),
dial#and hang up (lines remain lighted and in use until
both outside parties disconnect).
To rejoin an unsupervised conference between two outside
lines,...

Using The Other
Telephone Features
7.1 Using Chapter Seven
This chapter details features that enhance the basic operation of
your digital wireless telephone.
Remember, your station may be arranged to give you access to
an assigned line or intercom as soon as you press theTALK
button. Because of this versatility, the instructions in this chap
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ter tell you to lift handset and pressTALK(if necessary). The
instructions also tell you to press line or intercom button (if
necessary).
7.2 Blocking Voice...

7.2 Blocking Voice Announced Calls
When you operate your telephone using the optional headset,
other system users can make voice announcements to you
through your headset. You can block these announcements if
you wish.
NOTE: If you block voice announced calls, you will also block any sub
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dued off-hook voice announce (SOHVA) calls that callers direct
to your station.
To block voice announced calls,
lift handset and pressTALK(if necessary),
press intercom button (if necessary),
dial
2.
To un-block...

7.3 Entering Account Codes
If the installer has arranged your telephone system for account
code entry, your telephone display may prompt you to dial a
code and then enter an account code before you dial a number
or after you answer a call. Account codes enhance the station
message detail accounting reports that businesses sometimes
find useful.
Code entry is either forced or voluntary. If forced, you must en
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ter a code to place a call. If voluntary, the system will accept
your call even if you do not...

7.4 Forwarding Calls
You can forward calls that normally ring at your telephone.
You can forward just your prime line and intercom calls or you
can forward all calls. Your telephone will sound a short ring
burst each time the system forwards an intercom call.
If you must often forward your calls, you might want to use the
procedure in section 9.6 of this user’s guide to add aCALL
FORWARDbutton to your telephone.
To forward your calls,
lift handset and pressTALK(if necessary),
press intercom button (if...