User`s guide

User’s Guide Special keys
F.10
Override ring
(Not available on 12-Key Feature Phone.)
The override ring feature lets you place a call — station-to-station or outside line — or leave a voice message
when another call is ringing.
Placing a call using the override ring feature
First, program a feature key
1
to be an Override Ring Key — by assigning to it the function code 5 8 0. Then,
to bypass an incoming station or line call:
1. Before you begin the call, press the Override Ring Key you programmed. When you do this,
don’t take the handset off-hook and don’t press either a pre-assigned headset key (see page F.13), a
preprogrammed line key or SPEAKER.
2. Once you receive dial tone, pick up the handset and proceed with your call as you normally would. The
incoming call will be rerouted to the forwarding destination (such as your voice mailbox) your Installer or
System Administrator has set for your station.
2
Notes: Any other feature keys not mentioned above will neither answer a call nor initiate the override ring feature.
Use of the Override Ring Key also overrides any outside dial tone preference (see page F.11) that may
have been set for your station.
Message monitor mode (live call screening)
(Not available on 12-Key Feature Phone.)
Message monitor mode, or live call screening, lets you hear a caller leaving a message in your mailbox, just as
with your home answering machine. You turn this feature on or off as part of user programming — PROG/HELP
3 6. While you hear the caller through your speaker, you have the following options:
Option Result
Lift the handset You intercept the call
Do nothing The system records the message to your mailbox for your later retrieval
Press MUTE/DND Temporarily mutes your speaker (the system continues to record the message to
your mailbox)
Note: During monitor mode, you will hear a call ring, then subdued ringing while the caller is hearing your personal
greeting, then their message. You can intercept the call at any time.
Personal greeting reminder
If you frequently change your personal greeting, use this option; it sets your station to remind you of your
current greeting. The first time you use your phone after it has been idle (for the period you set in this function),
the system automatically plays your current greeting (and gives you the option to change it). The range is 0 (no
reminder) to 500 hours. To set this, press PROG/HELP 3 2.
Example: If you change your personal greeting only when out of town for a few days, set the reminder interval to 60
hours; you’ll be reminded if your phone has not been used for three days. If it’s Friday, set the reminder for
36 hours and you will be reminded every Monday morning or if you are away for a couple of days. If you
change your greeting several times a day, set the reminder for about 3 hours.
1
See “Programmable feature keys,” page C.2, for full details.
2
The override ring feature has no effect on calls ringing in from a hold recall or a queued line..