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Creating a Conference Call
You can talk to two people at once.
1. Make sure you have two calls, one active and one on hold.
2. Press 
²Ü.
3. Press the appropriate button to retrieve the held call (this is automatic 
on the M7100 and T7100 telephones).
You can create a conference when you are on a call. 
1. Make a second call.
2. Press 
²Ü.
3. Press the button where the first call is on hold to create a conference.
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On an M7100 or T7100 telephone:
1. Press 
²£Ü, to place one caller on hold. Press ³ again, to 
put the caller you want to keep on hold.
2. Press 
¨. The call is disconnected.
3. Press 
³ to speak to the remaining party.
Independently holding two calls
For all telephones except the M7100 and T7100 telephones, you can put the 
two people in a conference call on hold independently so that they cannot 
talk to each other. 
1. Press...

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Splitting a conference
You can talk with one person while the other person is on hold.
On a T7316, T7316E, M7208, M7310 or M7324 telephone:
1. Press the line button of the person you want to speak to. The other 
person is automatically put on hold. 
On an M7100 or T7100 telephone:
1. Press 
²£Ü. The first party is on hold. 
2. Press 
³, if necessary, to switch parties.
You can re-establish the conference.
1. Press 
²Ü. 
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Listening to a call as a group
To allow people in your office to listen in on a call using Group Listening, 
press 
²¡âÛ.
Continue to speak to the caller through the telephone handset. The voice of 
the caller broadcasts through the speaker on your telephone. The 
microphone on your telephone is off, so the caller does not hear people in 
your office. 
Canceling Group Listening
Group Listening is canceled automatically when you...

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Using handsfree/mute
The ability to use handsfree has to be turned on or off for each telephone. 
The type of handsfree can be changed. See ‘‘Changing handsfree for a 
telephone’’ on page 68.
Handsfree must be set to 
Std or Auto in system programming for a 
telephone to be able to use a headset. This programming is performed by 
someone with the Installer password.
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Making calls without lifting the handset
1. Press the handsfree button. 
If you do not have a prime line assigned to your telephone, press a line 
button. The internal microphone and speaker are automatically turned 
on.
Note:The T7316E telephone has a handsfree button located below the 
dialpad. This button only works if the telephone is wired to a system 
running version 6.1 or newer software and the 
Handsfree setting in...

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Using handsfree
On models with separate handsfree and mute buttons:
The indicator next to  the handsfree button is solid when you handsfree 
is active and turns off when the telephone is set to handset or headset. 
The indicator next to the Mute button blinks when you mute the 
microphone and turns off when the microphone is open.
Note:Other models of telephones have only one button for both functions. 
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Changing handsfree for a telephone
You can program the type of handsfree used with each telephone.
You need the programming template found at the front of this guide. See 
‘‘Getting started with Norstar’’ on page 15 for more information.
1. Press 
²¥¥ÛßßÜÝÝ.
2. Press 
ÛÜßÝß (the default System Coordinator password).
3. Press 
≠ and enter the internal number of the telephone you 
want to program.
4. Press 
≠ twice.
5. Press 
‘...

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A handsfree/mute button is automatically assigned to a Norstar or BST 
telephone that is programmed with handsfree and is always located in the 
lower right-hand corner of the numeric dialpad. 
For  T7208 and T7316 telephones, this button is a handsfree-only button. 
The mute button is in a separate location on the telephone.
The handsfree setting for T7316E only displays 
Auto or None. The 
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Turning Privacy on or off for a call
²¡Ü
Lines in your system can be configured to have automatic privacy. If a line 
is not programmed with privacy, anyone with the line assigned to their 
telephone can join your call by pressing the line button. If a line is 
programmed with privacy, only one person at a time can use the line.
Privacy control cannot be used on internal or conference calls.
When another telephone joins a call,...