1027Room MonitorDescriptionRoom Monitor lets an extension user listen to the sounds in a co-workers area. For example, thereceptionist could listen for sounds in the warehouse when it is left unattended. To use Room Monitor,the initiating extension and the receiving extension must activate it.When using multiline terminals for monitoring, an extension user can monitor only one extension at atime. However, many extensions can monitor the same extension at the same time. However, only onesingle line telephone can monitor another single line telephone at a time.Room Monitor for Single LinesThis option enables you to monitor the room status through your single line telephones. Betweenmultiline terminals, the monitored room status is picked up by the telephone microphone and the activityis heard through the speaker of the monitoring multiline terminal. Between single line telephones, at thestation to be monitored, a user goes off-hook and dials a service code and the extension number of themonitoring telephone. At the monitoring station, a user goes off-hook and dials a service code and theextension number of the monitored telephone. The activity of the area where the monitored telephone isplaced can then be heard at the monitoring telephone. This service is available until the handset of themonitored telephone is placed on-hook.The use of monitoring, recording, or listening devices to eavesdrop, monitor, retrieve, or record telephoneconversation or other sound activities, whether or not contemporaneous with transmission,may be illegal incertain circumstances under federal or state laws. Legal advice should be sought prior to implementing anypractice that monitors or records any telephone conversation. Some federal and state laws require someform of notification to all parties to a telephone conversation, such as using a beep tone or other notificationmethods or requiring the consent of all parties to the telephone conversation, prior to monitoring orrecording the telephone conversation. Some of these laws incorporate strict penalties.ConditionsRoom Monitor is for listening only. It does not allow conversation between the monitoringand monitored extensions.An extension user cannot monitor an Attendant.A multiline terminal user cannot monitor a single line telephone, and a single line telephonecannot monitor a multiline terminals.Call Arrival (CAR) Key (virtual extension) keys do not support Room Monitor ProgrammableFunction keys (code 39).Room Monitor for single line telephones can be used with the Hotel/Motel feature.For a multiline terminal, Room Monitor requires uniquely programmed function keys.Default SettingsDisabledSystem AvailabilityTerminals
