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Canceling Group Listening
Group Listening is canceled automatically when you hang up 
or when you press ²£¡âÛ.
Using Handsfree/Mute
The ability to use Handsfree must be turned on or off for each 
telephone. The type of Handsfree can be changed.  Refer to 
Changing Handsfree for a telephone on page 64. 
You must turn on Handsfree for a telephone to be able to use 
a headset.
Answering calls without lifting the receiver
1. Press the...

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Making calls without lifting the receiver
1. Press the button labeled Handsfree/mute. 
If you do not have a prime line assigned to your telephone, 
press a line button.
The internal microphone and speaker of the set are 
automatically turned on.
2. Dial your call.
3. Speak normally.
Muting the set
1. Press the button labeled Handsfree/mute to switch off the 
telephone microphone so that you can speak privately to 
someone in your...

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Using Handsfree
The indicator next to the button labeled Handsfree/mute is 
solid when you have Handsfree turned on.  
The indicator next to the button labeled Handsfree/mute i s 
solid when you mute the microphone.
Note:  Other models of sets have only one button for both 
functions. In this case, when the set is on handsfree and 
the microphone is on, the light is solid. If the set is on 
handsfree and the microphone is off, the...

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Changing Handsfree for a telephone
You can program the type of Handsfree used with each 
telephone or activate Handsfree Answerback.
You need the programming template found at the front of this 
guide. See Getting started with Norstar on page 13 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....

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A Handsfree/Mute button is automatically assigned to a 
telephone that is programmed with Handsfree and is always 
located in the lower right-hand corner of the numeric dialpad.
Handsfree Answerback
Handsfree Answerback allows you to answer a voice call 
without lifting the receiver. 
This feature is always turned off for an M7100 or the T7100 
set.
You can turn Handsfree Answerback on or off for a telephone 
that is programmed to...

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Turning Privacy on or off for a call
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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,...

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Making a call private
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If a line is programmed not to have privacy, you can turn 
privacy on for a call, preventing other people with the same 
line from joining your conversation.
Checking call length using Call Duration Timer
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With this feature you can see how long you spent on your last 
call, or how long you have been on your present call.
Displays
Disconnecting by accident
If you accidentally drop the receiver back into...

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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 Norstar system supports 
three methods of dialing. See Changing how you dial your 
calls on page 73. 
Pick up the receiver, press a line button, and dial (if the call 
is not on your prime line).
Press the button labeled Handsfree/mute and dial to talk 
without using the receiver. See Using...

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Your telephone is already connected to the 
telephone you are trying to call. Check your 
active line buttons, and return to that call.
Wait for the telephone to be answered. If no 
one answers, press
 LATER to use the Ring 
Again (page 77) or Message (page 120) 
feature, or press
 PRIORITY to make a priority 
call.
You cannot use Ring Again on your current 
call. You can only use Ring Again while you 
have a busy signal on an...