Comdial Scout 900MXS Cordless Telephone User Guide

7.5 Making A Call Non-Private(Privacy Release)
It is often the case that telephones will share line appearance
for one or more lines. When one telephone is active on a line
that several other telephones share, the call is private (users at
the other telephones cannot join the conversation by pressing
the line button of the line being used). A situation may exist
where users want others to join an in-progress call. In this case,
they need a method to make the call non-private. If you have
this situation...

7.6 Monitoring A Conversation Between
Two Telephones
(Service Observing)
If your telephone provides the installer-programmed service
observing feature, you can use it to monitor an on-going con
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versation at another telephone in an undetected manner.
You may also make a SOHVA call to a station that you are ac
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tively monitoring thus enabling you to assist the station user
while you both listen to the distant party. To exercise this
SOHVA feature, your telephone must include an in
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7.7 Muting Your Telephone
By using theMUTEbutton, you can block transmission of
your voice to the calling party. For example, if someone comes
into your office to talk to you and you do not want this conver
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sation to interrupt the distant party, press theMUTEbutton.
To mute your telephone,
press and holdMUTE(you can still hear the distant
party’s voice).
To speak to the calling party,
releaseMUTE.
7.8 Operating A Department Station
If your station is within a departmental group of stations, you
can...

7.9 Sending A Paging Announcement
There are several ways to make a public announcement to all or
a portion of your location. Your system might be arranged with
an external paging unit that you access by pressing a line but
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ton or by dialing a special code. This unit sounds the an
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nouncement over an external speaker unit.
Your system may provide an all-call or a zone page feature that
you access by dialing special codes. This arrangement sounds
your voice announcement through the telephone speakers....

To page through station speakers,
lift handset and pressTALK(if necessary),
press intercom button (if necessary),
dial87for all call or dial84–86for individual paging
zones,
make announcement and either remain on line if awaiting
a reply (known as a “meet-me” page), or hang up.
NOTE: To guard against the annoying noise caused by audio feedback,
do not stand near a paging speaker while you deliver a page an
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nouncement.
To reply to a “meet-me” page,
hear page announcement,
lift handset and...

7.10 Setting A Do Not Disturb
Condition At Your Telephone
The do not disturb (DND) feature keeps calls from ringing at
your telephone and makes it appear to be busy to intercom
calls. If your telephone includes a installer-providedDNDbut
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ton, you have this feature. Generally, callers cannot override a
DND feature. They hear two quick tone bursts every two sec
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onds when they call a telephone with the DND feature enabled.
However, some telephones are programmed to override a do
not disturb condition...

7.11 Setting The Volume Control
Your telephone has a push-button volume control. This is a
multipurpose control that you can use to set the volume, or
loudness, of the ringer and the handset.
There are tworingerloudness levels and a vibrator position.
Set the level as follows:
while your telephone is idle, pressVOLUMEonce for
each ringer loudness change that you desire. The ringer
sounds once for each change as an example of the current
setting. When you reach the setting that causes no ringer
sound,...

7.13 Using Automatic Station Relocation
If your telephone system provides this feature, you can move
your telephone to another digital station port and either keep
your old programming or accept the programming at the new
location.
To keep extension number and programming from old location,
connect base unit line cord to new station jack,
immediately pressHOLD.
NOTE: If you do nothing for several seconds, the system will automati
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cally select the old parameters.
To assume extension number and...

7.14 Using Toll Restriction Override
You can override one station’s toll restriction assignments with
your own toll restriction assignments by dialing an in
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staller-assigned four-digit toll restriction override (TRO) code
prior to dialing your desired number. (Ask your system atten
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dant for your TRO code.)When you dial the TRO code, the sys
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tem replaces the current station’s toll restriction requirements
with those that matches your home station. After entering a
TRO code at another station, you...

7.15 Using The Tracker Paging System
The Tracker Paging System option allows you to send call back
and parked call messages to Tracker pagers assigned to station
extension numbers.
Along with the parked call message, The system parks the call
in orbit for retrieval by the paged party. The type of message
that the system delivers (either alphanumeric or numeric-only)
is dependent upon the Tracker pager model in use at the station.
When outside callers call into a system that has both a Tracker
Paging...