Options while on calls – AT&T 983 User Manual
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Telephone operation
Options while on calls
Three-way conference calls
You can use both lines at the same time to set up
a three-way conference call.
Make or answer a call and press
HOLD. The line
on hold will flash slowly in red.
Make a call on the other line.
Press
CONFERENCE.
To end a conference call, hang up and press
HOLD
to release the
CONFERENCE key.
If one caller hangs up during a conference call,
there may be a dial tone. Press the
LINE key of the
other call to disconnect the other line and elimi-
nate the dial tone.
Put a conference call on hold:
1. Press
HOLD to put both lines on hold. Both
lines on hold will flash slowly in red.
2. Press
CONFERENCE to release the hold, then lift
the handset, or press
SPEAKER or HEADSET (if
a headset is connected) and continue the con-
ference call.
Talk privately with one caller during a conference
call:
1. Press
HOLD to place both lines on hold. Both
lines on hold will flash slowly in red.
2. Press the
LINE key of the person with whom
you want to speak privately. The line remaining
on hold will flash slowly in red. Then lift the
handset or press
SPEAKER or HEADSET (if a
headset is connected).
3. Press
CONFERENCE to release the hold and
continue the conference call.
Drop one party from a conference call:
To disconnect one party from a conference call
and keep the other on the line, press the
LINE key
of the call you want to keep.
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