NEC I-Series Multibutton Telephone Feature Handbook

							To get even more freedom and convenience than with Handsfree, pur-
chase a Headset and connect it to your telephone. In addition to hav-
ing your hands free for other work, youll have privacy on a call that is
not available with Handsfree. 
1. Unplug the telephone handset and plug
in the headset.
2. Press (Headset).
OR
+ .
You hear a confirmation beep. The 
headset  key lights when you
enable the headset mode. 
You can still receive and respond to
voice-announced Intercom calls while in
the headset mode.
1. to make an outside call.
OR 
to get Intercom dial tone.
OR
If on a call,  to hang up.
1. Unplug the headset and plug in the hand-
set.
2. (Headset).
OR
+ .
To disable the head-
set mode: 
While youre in the
headset mode:
To enable the 
headset mode:
Headset Operation
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							Dont place your handset down on the desk when you need your caller
to wait, use Hold instead. Hold places your call in a temporary waiting
state until you can get back to it. While the call waits, you can process
calls or use other features. And dont worry if you forget about the call
and leave it on Hold too long - it will recall back to you.
Your telephone system provides four types of Hold (see the chart below).
Your Communications Manager can tell you which types you can use.
System Hold
1. 
The or key flashes
slowly while on Hold; flashes fast when
recalling.To place an outside
call on System Hold:
System HoldFor your normal calls . . . 
When you place an outside call on System Hold,
it flashes your line key and the line keys on your
co-workers phones as well. Either you or anoth-
er co-worker can pick up the call on Hold.
ExclusiveFor high priority calls . . . 
HoldAfter you place an outside call on Exclusive Hold,
it flashes your line key but looks busy to your co-
workers. Only you can pick up the call from Hold.
Group HoldPut calls on Hold for your Department Group . . .
If you are a member of a Department Calling
Group, you can use Group Hold. When you
place an outside call on Group Hold, only you
and the members of your Department Calling
Group can pick it up.
Intercom HoldWhile talking to a co-worker . . .
Intercom calls can also go on Hold. However,
the Intercom call on Hold stays on your phone.
Another extension user cannot pick it up.
Hold
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							1. Pressing flashing  .
Exclusive Hold
1. (Exclusive Hold).
The  key flashes fast while on
Hold; flashes slowly when recalling.
1. Pressing flashing  .
Group Hold
1. + + to hang
up.
1. + .
Intercom Hold
1. +  to hang up.
1. + .
To pick up an
Intercom call from
Hold:
To place an Intercom
call on Hold:
To pick up a call on
Group Hold: 
To place a call on
Hold so anyone in
your group can pick it 
up:
To pick up an outside
call on Exclusive Hold: 
To place an outside
call on Exclusive Hold:
To pick up an outside
call on System Hold:
Hold
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							When you need one-button calling and Transfer to a co-worker, use
Hotline. Youll find Hotline to be a great convenience if there is some-
one in your company with whom you work closely (such as your busi-
ness partner). You and your partner can call or Transfer calls to each
other just by pressing a single key.
Your Hotline key shows the status of your Partners extension:
1. (Hotline).
Optionally lift the handset.
1. (Hotline) + Announce call and
hang up.
OR
(Hotline) + Hang up to have
your call wait at your Hotline partner
unannounced.
If unanswered, the call recalls to you. 
1. If you hear two beeps, speak toward the
phone.
OR
If your telephone rings,  or  .
To answer a call from
your Hotline partner:
To Transfer your out-
side call to your
Hotline partner:
To place a call to your
Hotline partner:
When the key is . . . Your partners phone is . . .
Off Idle
On Busy or ringing
Fast Flash In Do Not Disturb
Hotline
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							Call a co-worker over the Intercom. Normally, you are not restricted
from placing an Intercom call to any other extension. However, if your
telephone system is shared by several businesses, you may not be able
to call the other businesss extensions. Check with your
Communications Manager.
1. + Extension number.
You can optionally dial 0 for your
operator or *8 for your Voice Mailbox.
If the extension you call is busy or
doesnt answer, you can (without hang-
ing up):
- Dial another extension.
- Dial 8 to leave a message in your
co-workers mailbox.
For one-touch calling, see Hotline
(page 58), Call Coverage (page 71) or
One-Touch Keys (page 78) instead.
1. If you hear two beeps, speak toward the
phone.
Your telephone picks up your voice.
OR
If your telephone rings,  .
Intercom calls you placemay either ring or voice-announce at your
co-workers extension. What happens depends on how your co-work-
ers extension is set up. You can, however, dial a code to change from
one method to the other.
The Intercom calls you receivecan also either ring or voice-announce.
You decide the best way to answer your Intercom calls and then
enable the option you want.
To answer an
Intercom call:
To place an Intercom
call:
Intercom
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							1.
If the call is ringing, this makes it
voice-announce. If the call voice-
announces, this makes it ring.
1. + + to hang
up.
1. + + to hang
up.
Intercom Abandoned Call Display
You can display a list of the Intercom calls placed to you while you
were away from your phone.
1. + .
Press CALL2 repeatedly until no
more calls display. 
2. to return to the normal Time and
Date display.
To display the list of
Intercom calls you did
not answer:
To make your incom-
ing Intercom calls
ring:
To make your incom-
ing Intercom calls
voice-announce:
To change the mode
of an Intercom call
you placed:
Intercom
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							Instead of dialing a busy or unanswered outside call again, quickly
redial it with Last Number Redial. Last Number Redial stores the last
outside call you placed in memory so you can easily recall it. The
stored number can be up to 24 digits long, using 0-9, # or *.
You can also quickly redial your last call using Repeat Redial (page
103) and Save Number Dialed (page 107).
1. + + .
If you dont press a line key, the sys-
tem automatically selects a trunk from
the same group as your original call.
OR
+ .
The system automatically selects a
trunk from the same group as your
original call.
1.
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, or
- Press SPK
2.
1. + .
To erase the stored
number: 
To check the stored
number:
To redial your last
call:
Last Number Redial
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							Line Preference determines how you place and answer calls. There 
are two types of Line Preference: Incoming Line Preference and
Outgoing Line Preference. Ask your Communications Manager which
type you have.
IncomingIncoming Line Preference sets how you
Lineanswer calls. When a call rings your phone, 
Preferencelifting the handset answers either the ringing
call (Ringing Line Preference)or seizes an idle
line (Idle Line Preference). If you primarily
answer calls and seldom place calls, Ringing
Line Preference is for you. If you normally
place calls and seldom answer them, then Idle
Line Preference is for you.
OutgoingOutgoing Line Preference sets how you place
Linecalls. With Outgoing Intercom Line 
PreferencePreference, you hear Intercom dial tone when
you lift the handset. With Outgoing Trunk Line
Preference, you get dial tone on an outside
line when you lift the handset. If you normally
call co-workers, use Outgoing Intercom Line
Preference. If you frequently call outside your
company, use Outgoing Trunk Line
Preference.
If you have Incoming Idle Line Preference,
Outgoing Line Preference also determines how
your phone works as a call rings.
Line Preference
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							Use Meet Me Conference to have a telephone meeting which lets oth-
ers join if they choose. After you announce the Meet Me Conference
over the Paging, a co-worker joins the meeting by dialing the Meet
Me Conference code. There are two types of Meet Me Conference:
Meet Me External Conference and Meet Me Internal Conference. With
Meet Me External Conference, announce the meeting with External
Paging. With Meet Me Internal Conference, announce the meeting
with Internal Paging. The system allows either four or eight parties
maximum per Meet Me Conference.
In addition to Meet Me Conference, there are other ways to have a
telephone meeting. See Conference (page 33), Voice Call Conference
(page 34), Meet Me Paging (page 65) and Tandem Trunking (page
115).
Meet Me External Conference
1. While on a call, press  .
2. + External Paging zone
(1-8 or 0 for All Call).
OR
(External Paging).
You can optionally press CALL1 and
dial combined zones *10 to *18 instead.
See Paging on page 90 for more on
combined zones.
3. Announce the zone.
4. twice when co-worker answers
your page.
5. Repeat steps 1-4 for each co-worker you
want to add.To make a Meet Me
External Conference: 
Meet Me Conference
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							1. + + External
Paging zone (1-8 or 0 for All Call).
You connect to the other parties. 
Meet Me Internal Conference
1. While on a call,  .
2. + Internal Paging zone
(0-9 or 00-64).
OR
(Internal Paging).
You can optionally press CALL1 and
dial combined zones *10 to *18 instead.
See Paging on page 90 for more on
combined zones. 
3. Announce the call.
4. twice when co-worker answers
your page.
5. Repeat steps 1-4 for each co-worker you
want to add.
1. +  (if your phone
is in the zone called).
OR
+  + Zone (0-9 or
00-64) (if your phone is not in the zone
called).
OR
(Internal Paging Zone Answer)
(if your phone is in the zone called).
To join a Meet Me
Internal Conference:
To make a Meet Me
Internal Conference: 
To join a Meet Me
External Conference: 
Meet Me Conference
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