50 CHAPTER 4: S TANDARD FEATURESexternal caller allows Caller ID information to be broadcast, the displaypanel shows the external caller’s name and telephone number.Answering aSecond CallWhen a new call arrives while you are on a call:1 Press the Hold button to put the current call on hold.2 Press the blinking System Appearance button for the line on which thenew call is arriving, to answer the call.3 To return to the earlier call, hang up the new call, or put it on hold, ortransfer it, and then press the System Appearance button for the originalcall.On the 3Com Cordless Telephones, use this information to manage thetwo lines.Line A Line B How to Manage New CallsActive call Ringing To answer the incoming call, press the blinking System Appearance button for thecall. (If you do not answer, the system sends the second call to your call coveragepoint.)Active call On hold To go to the call that is on hold, press the blinking System Appearance button for thecall. To return to the first call, press its System Appearance button.On hold Ringing If you have placed one call on hold:■ And you do not hang up the handset, and the other line rings, press the blinkingSystem Appearance button for the call that is on hold, to return to it. Then pressthe blinking System Appearance button for the incoming call to answer it.■ And you do hang up the handset and the other line rings, remove the handsetfrom the charging unit to connect to the incoming call. Then press the blinkingSystem Appearance button for the call on hold, to switch to it.On hold On hold If you have placed two calls on hold:■ And you do not hang up the handset, press the blinking System Appearancebutton for the call you most recently placed on hold. Then press the blinkingSystem Appearance button for the call you first placed on hold to return to it.■ And you do hang up the handset, remove the handset from the charging unit toreturn to the call you most recently placed on hold. Then press the blinkingSystem Appearance button for the call you first placed on hold to return to it.Active or onholdOn hold If a third call comes in while you have one active call and one on hold, or two calls onhold, the system forwards the third caller directly to your call coverage point. See“Forwarding Incoming Calls” in this chapter for call forwarding details.
