NEC Portrait 308/824 Multibutton Telephone Feature Handbook

1.Press .
2. Enter the message number desired. 
3. Press  . 
1. Press  .
2. Press  . 
To cancel a Display
Message:
To select a Display
Message:
Preset Messages (cont.)
No. Message
07 Left for the Day
08 On Break
09 On Vacation
10 Out of Office
11 Out to Lunch
12 Out Until ___:___   *
13 Out Until ___/___   *
14 Page Me
15 Please See Me
16 See Me ASAP
17 With a Client
18 With a Patient
19 With a Visitor
47 Take Message
48 Please Hold
49 Call Back Later
* Message 00, 01, 02, 12 and 13 can
have digits added...

1. Press  .
2. Press One-Touch key #1 or #2. 
3. Dial  . 
4. Enter your own message by using the
Name/Message Storing feature (page 46).
5. Press  . 
6. Dial  . 
7. Press next One-Touch key to be entered.
OR
Press to finish. 
1. Press  and  .
2. Dial message number (00-49). 
3. Dial  . 
4. Edit message by using the Name/Message
Storing feature (page 46).
5. Press  . 
6. Dial message number to store. 
7. Dial  . 
8. Dial message number for next storing.
OR
Press to finish. 
To store system 
message...

Broadcast Message
1. Press  and  .
2. Dial message number (00-49), dial  .
OR
Press One-Touch key #1 or #2 for a 
personal message, then dial  . 
3. Edit message if required. 
4. Press  . 
5. Dial an extension number or hunt group
number (00-04). 
6. Press  to set more extensions if
required. 
This step is only available when exten-
sion number is dialed at step 5. 
7. Dial  . 
8. Enter the time to send message. 
Time must be entered as four digits and
as a 24 hour clock (e.g., 3:00 p.m.
entered as...

1. Press  .
Do Not Disturb Message / General Message
1. Press  .
2. Dial message number (00-49), dial  .
OR
Press One-Touch key #1 or #2 for per-
sonal message, then dial  . 
DND/CONF flashes intermittently as
confirmation. 
1. Press  and  .
2. Use Name/Message Storing feature to
enter a message (page 46). 
3. Press  and  . 
DND/CONF flashes intermittently as
confirmation. 
1. Press  .
To cancel the DND
message:
To set a personal DND
message: 
To set a DND/General
message using preset
messages:
To stop...

1. Press  and  . 
When DND message is activated,
DND/CONF flashes intermittently. 
Message Waiting Message
1. Place an Intercom call. 
Listen for: Busy or no answer 
2. Dial  . 
MW flashes intermittently as confirma-
tion. 
Display shows LEAVE MESSAGE?. 
3. To leave no Text Message, hang up.
OR
Dial  to leave Text Message. 
4. Dial message number (00-49), dial  .
OR
Press One-Touch key #1 or #2 for a 
personal message, then dial  .
OR
Press  , enter a message by using
the Name Storing feature (page...

1. Press  (Portrait 308)
OR(Portrait 824). 
First message appears on the display.
2. Use  to advance and use  to
backup. 
3. Press  to cancel message.
OR
Press  to return to idle condition. 
1. Press  . 
First message appears on the display.
2. Use  to advance and use  to
backup. 
3. Press  to call back.
OR
Press  to delete message.
OR
Press  to return to idle condition. 
To view or delete a
message at extension
that received the
message:
To cancel message
from extension that
left the message:...

Camp-On Message
1. Place an Intercom call. 
Listen for: Busy tone 
2. Activate Off-Hook Signaling by pressing
.
3. Press  . 
4. Dial message number (00-49), dial  .
OR
Press One-Touch key #1 or #2 for per-
sonal message, then dial  .
OR
Press  , edit a message using the
Name Storing feature, then press
again and dial  . 
Confirmation tone is heard when mes-
sage is sent. 
Reverse Message
1. Press  .
2. Dial message number (1-3). 
1 = System common message #47
(default message=TAKE MESSAGE) 
2 =...

Speed Dial
Speed Dial gives you quick access to numbers you call frequently.
This saves time, for example, when calling a client with whom you
deal often. Instead of dialing a long telephone number, you just use
Speed Dial. 
There are two types of Speed Dial: Personal Speed Dial and System
Speed Dial. Personal Speed Dial numbers are programmed individual-
ly by each user. System Speed Dial numbers are only programmed at
station 10, but are available to every system extension. 
Each phone has up to 10...

1. or press .
2. Press an idle  .
3. Press  .
4. Dial Speed Dial number (00[0]-199). 
Personal Speed Dial
1. Press  .
2. Press  and  . 
3. Press a One-Touch key. 
4. Dial phone number to be stored. 
5. Repeat steps 2 through 4 to program
additional numbers. 
6. Press  to exit. 
1. Press  .
2. Press  and  . 
3. Enter the System Speed Dial Number or
press the One-Touch key. 
4. Press  . 
5. Press  .
To clear a Speed Dial
number: 
To store a Personal
Speed Dial number:
To call a System
Speed Dial number:...

1. Seize a  .
2. Press a One-Touch key which stores the
selected number. 
Step Calling
When you make an Intercom call and receive a busy signal or no
answer, Step Calling lets you call the other extensions, in ascending
order, by just dialing #. For example, if extension 12 is busy, Step
Calling tries extension 13. If there is no answer at extension 13, Step
Calling tries extension 14, and so on. Step Calling is cancelled if it
reaches an extension that is not installed.
1. Place an Intercom call....