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Model 8500 User Guide
GETTING STARTED
PLACING CONFERENCE CALLS
With the Conference feature, you can establish a conference call with up to three
intercom and/or outside parties (four, including you).
To place a conference call:
1. While on the first call, press to put the call on hold.
2. Place another intercom or outside call.
3. Press to place the call on hold. (If necessary, repeat this step to place one
more call on hold.)
4. Press to join all of the calls together in the conference.
During the conference call, you can do the following:
• To place the conference on hold: Press . This places the conference on hold
without disconnecting the parties. To return to the conference, press .
• To drop out of the conference: Press and hang up. This removes your
endpoint from the conference, but leaves the other parties connected.
• To add parties to the conference: Do the following:
a. Press . This leaves the conference parties connected.
b. Place a call to the party to be added to the conference.
c. Press twice to put yourself and the new party into the conference.
• To end the conference and place all parties on individual hold: Press
and then press to place all of the parties on individual hold. You can then
speak to one party at a time by pressing or a flashing button.
• To mute your microphone: Press . This turns your microphone on or off
during the conference. If mute is enabled, you can hear the conferenced parties,
but they cannot hear you.
• To transfer the conference to another extension or to voice mail: Press
and dial the desired extension number. Then hang up when you are
ready to complete the transfer.
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