Nortel Enterprise Edge Feature Programming Instructions Manual

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Muting Handsfree
1. Press 
© to switch off the telephone microphone so that you can speak 
privately to someone in your office while you are on a handsfree call.
2. Press 
© to turn the microphone back on again and continue your 
handsfree call.
Changing a regular call to handsfree
1. Press 
©.
2. Hang up the receiver. 
Changing a handsfree to a regular call
Lift the receiver.
Using Handsfree
The indicator next to...

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1. Select Terminals & Sets.
2. Select a DN number. 
3. Double-click Capabilities.
4. Choose a Handsfree setting: None, Auto, Standard.
There are three ways to set Handsfree for an individual telephone:
Both Auto and standard Handsfree allow you to use a headset with an Enterprise 
Edge telephone.
A Handsfree/Mute button is automatically assigned to a telephone that is 
programmed with Handsfree and is always located...

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Turning Privacy on or off for a call
Ä¡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...

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Disconnecting by accident
If you accidentally drop the receiver back into the telephone cradle while answering 
a call, you can quickly retrieve the call.
Pick up the receiver again or press 
© within one second to be reconnected 
to your call. 
Time
Press Ä¡âÜ to display the current date and time while you are on a call. 

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Making calls
There are many ways to make a call, depending on the programming and the type 
of call, as follows:
• Pick up the receiver and dial. The Enterprise Edge system supports three 
methods of dialing. See Changing how you dial your calls
 on page 48. 
• Pick up the receiver, press a line button, and dial (if the call is not on your prime 
line).
• Press 
© and dial (to talk without using the receiver). See Using 
Handsfree/Mute...

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Choosing a line using a line button
You have one line button for each line assigned to your telephone. Press the line 
button to select the line you want to answer or use to make a call. Having several 
line buttons allows you immediate access to more than one line. 
The M7100 telephone has two intercom paths which are used instead of line buttons 
to answer and make calls. Each M7100 can be assigned two lines. You can...

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The Enterprise Edge system can have 15 line pools plus 6 PRI pools, and a 
telephone can be programmed to access any number of them.
A line pool access code is a number you dial to get a line pool. The access code can 
be up to four digits long. You can have several different line pools for your system, 
each one giving you access to a different set of external lines. It is one way of 
sharing lines across telephones...

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Changing how you dial your calls
Ä¥¡Û
1. Press Ä¥¡Û.
2. Press 
£ or NEXT until the dialing mode you want appears.
3. Press 
ú or OK to select the displayed dialing mode.
The dialing modes feature code cannot be programmed onto a memory button.
Using Standard dial
Standard dial allows you to make a call by selecting a line and dialing the number. 
If you have a prime line, it is selected automatically when you lift the...

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When the internal number you have called is busy
Priority Call
Äßá
If you get a busy signal or a Do Not Disturb message when you call someone in your 
office, you can interrupt them. Use this feature for urgent calls only.
Making a priority call
1. Press 
Äßá. 
2. Wait for a connection, then speak.
A person who receives a priority call while on another call has eight seconds to 
accept or block the call. For...

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You can make a priority call only while your telephone displays:
Using Ring Again
ÄÛ
Use Ring Again when you call someone on your Enterprise Edge system and their 
telephone is busy or there is no answer. Ring Again can tell you when they hang up 
or next use their telephone. You can use Ring Again to tell you when a busy line 
pool becomes available.
Turning on Ring Again
ÄÛ
Press ÄÛ before you hang up. 
Using Ring...