3Com NBX 2101 - Manual (Page 20)

20 C HAPTER 2: NBX B USINESS T ELEPHONES
18 Infrared Port (NBX 2102-IR Telephones only) — Receives infrared
signals from a handheld device running the Palm Operating System. See
“Palm Integration” in Chapter 6 .
19 Mute button — Enables you prevent callers from hearing what you are
saying during a telephone call. Press Mute button to turn off the
telephone’s microphone when you are using handset or when your
telephone is in speaker phone mode. To deactivate the Mute feature,
press Mute button again.
20 Hands Free button — Allows you to answer internal (intercom) calls
without picking up the handset. To activate this feature, press
Hands Free button before calls come in to your telephone. The indicator
lights when the feature is enabled. When you receive an internal call,
your telephone sounds a tone and activates the speaker phone.
When the Hands Free (intercom) feature is active, all internal calls come in
to your telephone as intercom calls. External calls ring to your telephone
as usual.
Status Lights on the
NBX Business
Telephone The light for each Access button indicates the status of the button.
Table 5 shows the light pattern that is associated with each line status.
If another call comes in while you on a call, your telephone rings once,
and the name and extension of internal callers appear briefly in the
display panel. To retrieve the call while the line’s status light is still
flashing, place the first call on hold and press the Access button for the
second incoming call. For information about placing calls on hold, see
“Placing a Call on Hold” in Chapter 5 .
Table 5 Status Indicator Lights
Light Status
Off The line is available for use.
Steady The line is in use.
Fast blink The line is ringing.
Slow blink The line is on hold.