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GETTING STARTED
Axxess
®
Model 8500 Phone User Guide
Receiving Outside Calls
To receive an outside call:
EITHER, Lift the handset.
OR, Press . Depending on how your system is programmed, you may be
able to press the flashing
button instead.
To redirect a ringing call to another extension or to an outside number:
1. Press and dial .
2. Enter the extension or outside number to which you want to redirect the call. See
page 24 for more information.
Emergency Calls
With the telephone system, you do not have to access an outside line (press
) to dial an emergency number.
To make an emergency call:
Dial
. A call is automatically placed to the preset emergency number.
Call Waiting
If you receive a call while you are already on another call, you will hear a “call wait-
ing” tone and/or you will see a lamp display.
To respond to a waiting call (you hear a single tone and a button is flashing):
• To end the current call: Hang up. The waiting call rings in.
• To place the current call on hold: Press . Then press the flashing button to
answer the waiting call.
• To have the caller hear DND signals: Press . (See page 35 for more infor-
mation about DND mode.)
ANSWER
CALL
3 3
1
OUTGOING
9
1 1
DND