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Placing a call on hold – Siemens HIPATH 8000 User Manual

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or

Select the option shown.

Select and confirm

Display last/Display first

Select and confirm the option shown.

Placing a call on hold

You can use this function to place an ongoing call on
hold, for instance, to prevent the other party overhear-
ing a conversation with a colleague in the same room.
The held party hears music on hold if

Music on hold is

active on this party’s phone (

page 108).

Prerequisite: You are conducting a call.

Select and confirm the option shown in the connec-
tions’s context menu.

or

S

Press the "Hold" key. The key flashes. (The "Hold" sensor
key must be configured

page 93.)

Retrieving a held call:

Select and confirm the option shown in the connections
context menu.

or

R

Press the illuminated "Hold" key. (The "Hold" sensor key
must be configured

page 93.)

Using line keys

On multi-line telephones you can use the line keys to
place ongoing calls on hold.

R

Press the corresponding trunk key. The line key LED
starts flickering. The call is now on hold.

Forwarding station...

Display last

Save & exit

Hold

If you do not retrieve the held call after a defined
time interval, a reminder beep sounds three
times and a prompt to retrieve the call or discon-
nect appears on the display. The settings for this
can be found on

page 105 and

page 106.

Reconnect

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