Hitachi HCX5000I - Manual (Page 57)

C ONFERENCING S ELEC S ET 500A U SER G UIDE
1-46 HCXTD840, Issue 1, July 2001
Conferencing
Types of
conferences You can set up two types of conferences using your
SelecSet 500A attendant console. These include:
• Three-party conferences
- setting up a three-party conference the standard way
- setting up a three-party conference using bridged
CAPs
• Multiparty conferences of up to six parties.
Creating a
standard
three-party
conference You can set up a three-party conference, consisting of as
many as two outside parties. To create a three-party
conference:
1 While connected to one party, dial the station number
of a second party.
The first party is placed in consultation hold and an
idle CAP is automatically selected for you.
2 To cancel the call and return to the caller, press
.
Procedure,
continued 3 To announce the conference, wait until the called
party answers and make your announcement.
4 To connect all parties immediately, press as
soon as the called party picks up. (Wait for the party
to pick up before pressing . Pressing
before the called party picks up is ignored.)
When the conference is formed, your display
indicates how many parties are in the conference.
5 To disconnect the last person added to the conference,
press .