Answering calls / 47P0881591 Issue 01 Modular ICS 4.0 System Coordinator GuideUsing HandsfreeThe indicator next to © is solid when you haveHandsfree turned on. It flashes when you mute themicrophone.Wait for your caller to finish speaking before you speak. Themicrophone and speaker cannot both be on at once. Yourcaller’s voice may be cut off if you both speak at the sametime. Noises such as a tapping pencil could be loud enough toturn on your microphone and cut off your caller’s speech.To prevent a possible echo, keep the area around yourtelephone free of paper and other objects that might screenyour microphone. Turning down the microphone’s volume(press the left end of √ while speaking) preventsechoes. When you change the volume level, both themicrophone and speaker volume are adjusted to preventfeedback problems.Place the telephone so that any unavoidable local noise (suchas an air conditioner) is behind it. This limits the amount ofdisruptive background noise.Changing Handsfree for a telephoneYou can program the type of Handsfree used with eachtelephone or activate Handsfree Answerback.You need the programming template found at the front of thisguide. See “Getting started with Norstar” on page 1 for moreinformation.Tip -In open-concept environments, use the receiverwhen handsfree communication is not necessary or whenyou need privacy during a call. Another option is to use aheadset.
