NEC I-Series Multibutton Telephone Feature Handbook
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Call a co-worker or outside party by just lifting the handset on your telephone. The call goes through automatically - there is no need to dial digits or lift the handset. There are two types of Ringdown: Ringdown Extension and External Hotline. With Ringdown Extension, you reach another extension (typically a lobby or service phone) when you lift the handset. If your phone has External Hotline, your phone automatically dials a specified Common Abbreviated Dialing number instead. If you want either of...
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Use Room Monitor when you want to listen to the sounds in another work area. For example, Room Monitor could let you listen to the sounds in the warehouse when its left unattended. You just set up a Room Monitor with a phone in the warehouse area. You must activate Room Monitor at your phone and at the phone you want to monitor. You can only monitor one phone at a time. In addi- tion, Room Monitor is for listening only(i.e., you cannot talk to the monitored extension). 1. Do not lift handset or press...
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While on an outside call, you can save the number you just dialed and easily dial it later. This lets you quickly redial a busy or unanswered number without manually dialing any digits. Your system remembers your saved number until you save a new one in its place. You can also quickly redial your last call using Last Number Redial (page 61) and Repeat Redial (page 103). Use the following procedure before hanging up. 1. (Save Number Dialed). The number you save can be up to 24 digits long, using 0-9, #...
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1. (Save Number Dialed). The stored number displays for six seconds. The stored number dials out if you: - Lift the handset - Press an idle line key - Press an idle CALL key - Press SPK 2. 1. + + to hang up. To clear your saved number: To see the number you saved: Save Number Dialed 108
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Secretary Call Buzzer lets you alert a co-worker without disturbing their work. They can then call you on the Intercom when its conve- nient. To use this feature, both you and your co-worker must have Secretary Call Buzzer keys. When you press your buzzer key, your co- worker gets a beep and their buzzer key starts to flash. Your own buzzer key lights. The buzzer keys continue to indicate until you or your co-worker cancels the feature. You might want to use this feature, for example, if you need to talk...
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1. Press lit (Secretary Call Buzzer). Both the boss and secretary buzzer keys go out. 1. Do not lift your handset. 2. Press flashing (Secretary Call Buzzer). Both the boss and secretary buzzer keys go out. Secretary Call Pickup Press your Secretary Call Pickup key to have calls intended for a co- worker go to you instead. This gives you a simplified type of Call Forwarding for an associate with whom you work closely. For exam- ple, if you and a co-worker handle all your companys service calls,...
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Activate a Selectable Display Message when you leave your desk. A co-worker calling your extension will see the message you activated on their telephones display. For example, when you leave for lunch, activate the OUT FOR LUNCH BACK AT message and enter the time when you will return. Your callers will know where you have gone and when you will be back. The chart below shows the standard Selectable Display Messages. Youll notice that you can add additional information to messages 1-8 and 10. Your callers...
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1. + . OR (Call Forward to Device). 2. + Message number (01-20). Use and to scroll through the messages. 3. (Optional for messages 1-8 and 10) Dial the digits you want to append to the message. You can append messages 1-8 and 10 with digits (e.g., the time when you will be back). You enter the time in 24-hour format, but it displays in 12-hour format. 4. to select message and hang up (if you dialed *4 in step 1). 1. + . OR (Call Forward to Device). 2. 3. to hang up (if you dialed in step 1). To cancel a...
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If you work in an area where your extension is close to others, you may want to customize the way calls ring your phone. This will help you differentiate calls to your extension from calls to other extensions. 1. + . 2. to set Intercom ring or to set outside line ring. Transferred calls use the Intercom ring tone you select. 3. Dial code for the ring pattern you want: 1 = High pitch 2 = Medium pitch 3 = Low pitch 4. to hang up. 1. + . 2. to listen to Intercom ring or to listen to outside line ring. For...
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Do you have a caller that wants to talk to a co-worker, but needs to consult with you when they are done? If so, use Serial Call. When you Transfer a call with Serial Call, it automatically returns to you as soon as the conversation with the Transfer destination ends. Assume for a moment that you are a Customer Service Representative talking to a customer that needs technical help. Since you want to be sure that the problem is solved, you need to talk to the customer when they are done with Tech Service....