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Using the Terminal
• If the person answers, you can talk privately
before joining the conference.
• If the line is busy or the person does not
answer, press DROP. Then press the flashing
CA button to return to the initial call.
• To retain the second party without having
a conference, press HOLD and then press
the flashing CA. This allows you to speak
to the initial caller while keeping the second
call on hold. To make this a conference call,
press the CONF button and go to step 3.
3. Press CONF.
The CONF button stays lit to indicate that a
conference call is in progress.
If you have a conference feature for more than three
parties, you may add more participants to the
conference by repeating the preceding three steps
as many times as required up to the maximum
number of participants.
Some installations leave the other conference
participants connected if you disconnect. Ask your
System Administrator whether your conference
feature works this way. Otherwise, when you
disconnect, all other conference participants are
disconnected also.
DROP is a network-based feature that you must
subscribe to from your telephone company.
Pressing DROP at the end of a regular two party
call does nothing. <DMS-100>
Pressing DROP at the end of a regular two-party
call disconnects the call or cancels the connection
with the last party added to a conference call.
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During a conference call, the DROP feature allows
the originator of the call to drop the last participant
added. Other participants can drop out of the call
simply by hanging up.
Dropping Out of
the Conference
Call
DROP