Hitachi HCX5000I - Manual (Page 129)

A NNOUNCED C ALLS S ELEC S ET 500A U SER G UIDE
2-58 HCXTD840, Issue 1, July 2001
Announced Calls
Using the
ANNO key You can use the <ANNO> key to make a voice
announcement to another phone in your facility, if that
phone has a speaker. If the called phone is also equipped
with a microphone, the called party can answer your call
without picking up the receiver (hands-free) and the
speaker is automatically activated. This allows the other
party to speak to you without picking up the handset.
Note: If the phone called is an analog phone, it rings. If
it is a SelecSet, the called party hears your voice
but must pick up the handset to converse.
Making a voice
announce call To use the voice announce feature:
1 Press <START>.
2 Press <ANNO>.
3 Dial the station number. If the party is busy, you hear
busy tone.
Preventing
voice-announc
ed calls You can use the <MANS> manual answer key to prevent
voice-announced calls from coming to your phone. To
prevent voice announced calls:
1 Press <MANS>. The <MANS> key lights.
Voice-announced calls ring normally.
2 To deactivate this feature, press <MANS> again.
Note: Your system administrator must assign this
feature to a programmable key for you.