AT&T System 85 - Manual (Page 85)

CHAPTER 4. OPERATING FEATURES
Serial Calls
Allows you to extend a call to several extension numbers in succession without the outside
caller having to redial your number between each call. Each called party recalls you before
hanging up at the end of the call. This recall eliminates the 30-second waiting time between
calls.
To place the first in a series of calls requested by an outside caller:
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Press group select button for the appropriate hundreds group.
Group select light goes on.
Check the BLF to see if the desired extension number is idle (associated light is off).
If the associated light in the BLF is on and the extension number is assigned to a
multi-appearance telephone/voice terminal, go to Step 3.
If Call Detail Recording and Reporting (CDRR) is assigned and calls are to be
charged to an account number, do Steps 4 and 5; if CDRR is not assigned, go to
Step 6.
Press [START] .
Listen for dial tone. SPLIT light goes on. Caller is separated from the connection.
Dial CDRR account number access code and Account Charge Number.
Listen for dial tone.
Press DXS button for the desired extension.
Listen for ringback tone. Associated BLF and RING lights go on.
Announce the call.
ANS light goes on. RING light goes off.
To eliminate the 30-second waiting period between calls, ask the called party before
hanging up to recall you at the end of the call.
Press [HOLD] .
Display, ATND, and SPLIT lights go off. HOLD and PA lights go on.
When HOLD light flashes, the telephone/voice terminal user (called party) has
recalled you and has hung up. The outside caller is waiting for you to connect the call
to the next extension number.
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