1608/1616 Phone User Guide
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Conference Calls: Adding a Call to a Conference
9.3 Viewing Conference Details
You can display a list of the parties involved in a conference call.
1. If not already displayed, press the
up or down
arrow key to display the conference call.
2. Press the
Details
soft key.
·
To scroll through the list of callers in the conference, use the
up and down
arrow keys.
·
To drop the caller displayed from the conference, press the
Drop
soft key. Pressing the
DROP
button will also drop the displayed party.
·
To mute a caller, highlight them and press
Mute
. Repeat this to unmute them.
·
To return to the call display, press the
Exit
soft key.
9.4 Dropping/Muting Parties
You can drop parties from a conference call, including yourself. You can also mute other parties.
1. While connected to a conference call, if you press the
Details
key, the conference details menu is
displayed.
2. You can then perform the following actions:
·
To scroll through the list of callers in the conference, use the
up and down
arrow keys.
·
To drop the caller displayed from the conference, press the
Drop
soft key. Pressing the
DROP
button will also drop the displayed party.
·
To mute a caller, highlight them and press
Mute
. Repeat this to unmute them.
·
To return to the call display, press the
Exit
soft key.
Note:
If you are the only internal user in the conference, depending on your telephone systems configuration,
dropping yourself might end the conference. C onsult your system administrator for details.
9.5 Holding a Conference Call
Using the
HOLD
key you can put a conference call on hold in the same way as you can for a normal call. The
appearance key for the conference call will show a fast flashing green lamp.
To take the conference call off hold, press the appearance key.
Important - Holding Conference Calls
You can hold a conference call in the same way as holding a normal call. Holding the conference call does not affect
the other conference parties who can continue talking. You will also still be listed as a member of the conference
call in the conference details.
Warning:
This only applies to conference calls hosted by your own telephone system. Holding your call to a
conference hosted on another telephone system may cause that conference to hear your system's music on hold.