Basic Feature Operation; Outside Calls; Hold - NEC 910i Installation And User Manual

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Outside Calls

You can place an outside call by dialing a code or by pressing a line key. To answer an outside call, you can use either a line or a
loop key.
To place an outside call:
1. Press TALK.
The display shows "ACQUIRING LINK".
2. Press a line key.
The line key lights and you hear dial tone. You may also be able to press a line group (line rotary) key.
These keys are also called outbound loop keys. Your communications manager can tell you which keys are
line keys.
3. Dial number.
If your system is behind a PBX or Centrex, you may have to dial 9 before your number. Check with your com-
munications manager.
OR
1. Press TALK.
The display shows "ACQUIRING LINK".
2. Dial line access code (e.g., 801).
-You hear dial tone.
-You may also be able to dial a line group access code (9 or 90-98). If you have Direct Line Access, you can
dial the outside line extension number (e.g., 480).
-If your system has ARS (Automatic Route Selection), 9 is normally your ARS access code.
3. Dial number.
If your system is behind a PBX or Centrex, you may have to dial 9 before your number. Check with your com-
munications manager.
To answer an outside call:
1. A line key flashes and your phone rings.
The line key may be a line group (incoming line rotary) key. These keys are also called inbound loop keys.
2. Press TALK.
-If you are not connected to the caller, press the flashing line key. The line key lights.
-To answer a call ringing the paging speakers, press TALK + * + 0.
-If the handset is in the Desktop Charger when an incoming call is received, simply lift the handset out of the
charger to answer the call. To hang up the call, place the handset back in the charger or press TALK.

Hold

Hold lets you place a call in a temporary waiting state. While the call is on Hold, you can place and receive other calls. If a call
remains on Hold too long, it recalls the extension that placed it on Hold. If unanswered, the call may ring other extensions.
To place your call on Hold:
(Do Not Hang Up.)
1. Press HOLD.
To place a call on Exclusive Hold (only you can pick the call up), press the HOLD key twice.
2. (Optional) Press TALK or place the handset in the desktop charger to hang up.
To retrieve an outside call from Hold:
For a line that appears on your phone:
1. Press TALK.
2. Press the flashing line key.
OR

Basic Feature Operation

This feature is always available.
Outside Calls
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