1.4 Answering Features
Hands-free Answerback
Description
A PT user with a speakerphone can talk to a caller without lifting the handset. If the user
receives a call in Hands-free Answerback mode, a hands-free conversation is established in
the following method:
Intercom Call
Trunk Call*
*: Including a call from an extension that placed a trunk call on a consultation hold.
Conditions
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Hands-free Answerback applies to:
Intercom calls and trunk calls to a single destination, and incoming call distribution group
calls in UCD or Priority Hunting distribution method.
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Hands-free Answerback for Trunk Calls
Personal programming is required to use this feature (Hands-free Answerback
Selection—for Outside Calls).
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Secret Monitor
The beep tone which the called party hears before answering can be eliminated through
system programming.
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Alternate Receiving/Calling Mode (Ring/Voice) Override
Hands-free Answerback overrides the Alternate Receiving mode preset on the telephone
and the Alternate Calling mode from the caller.
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Hands-free Answerback with Headset
The Hands-free Answerback feature can also be used with a headset.
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Feature Guide
Type
Established immediately after a beep tone at the called extension
and the caller hears a confirmation tone.
Established after a specified number of rings, a called extension
hears a beep tone and the caller hears a confirmation tone.
Answering Method