70Transferring a Call to a MailboxWhen you answered a call, and the caller wants to talk to someone whothe caller knows is not available, you can place the caller into one of themailboxes, where the caller can leave a message.The following is how calls must be transferred to a mailbox:After you answered a call, you may announce that person the callerwishes to speak to is not available, and remind the caller to press the #sign and the mailbox number if necessary .1 You may remind the caller to press the #sign and the mailbox number if necessary,and press (HOLD) (TRANSFER) on thehandset or press(LOCATOR/INTERCOM/TRANSFER) on thebase unit.•The call is put on hold and the IN USE indicatorflashes on the base unit.2 Press (9) to hang up the call.After you press (9) :The caller will then hear the greeting message (p. 22), and while thatmessage is playing the caller can press (#)(1) (Mailbox 1), (#)(2) (Mailbox 2)or (#)(3) (Mailbox 3). After that the caller will hear “Please leave your message”.The caller can leave a message in the mailbox.ORIf the caller does not specify the mailbox, the caller can leave a message inMailbox 1 after the greeting message.•Even if you subscribed to a Caller ID service (p. 34), caller information will notdisplay while the message that the caller left is being played on the handset. Thecaller information will be recorded in the Caller List (p. 35) if the transferred call isan in-coming call.SP PRIVACY [1]Press extension#to transfer0-8=Extension9=MailboxIN USESP PRIVACY [1]Off00-00-30IN USEP L A YEx. Using HandsetEx. Using HandsetInterrupting remote operation (p. 74)If a user is accessing a mailbox from a remote location, and youmistakenly answer the call;1. Press (HOLD) (TRANSFER) on the handset or(LOCATOR/INTERCOM/TRANSFER) on the base unit.2. Press (9).The user can then access a mailbox, by entering the remote code orthe mailbox password (see “Remote Operation from a Touch TonePhone”, p. 74).