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74 Answering the telephone
Answering the telephone
Answering
Your telephone can receive many different types of calls.
Your telephone’s display tells you what type of call you are
receiving. The usual way to answer a call is to pick up the
receiver, but there are several other possible methods,
depending on how your system is set up and the type of call that
is ringing.
Callback
When you direct a call you have answered to another telephone,
the system monitors the call to make sure someone answers it. If
no one answers a call within a programmable length of time, the
system directs it back to you. Callback generates a variety of
displays. Most occur after a programmable delay and are listed in
this section. Some occur immediately, if the telephone to which
you are directing a call is out of service or otherwise unavailable.
These are listed with the descriptions of the features in which
they occur.
Delayed Ring Transfer (DRT)
If no one answers a call within a programmable length of time,
the system transfers the call to the Prime telephone.
Call Display information
If you have subscribed to Call Display services from your local
telephone company, one line of information about an external
caller is displayed after you answer. If your telephone has been
programmed to receive Call Display information automatically,
that information is shown before you answer. If your telephone
has not been programmed to receive Call Display information
automatically, you can use the Call Information feature
((Feature]
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to view the information before you answer.
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