Call waiting (second call) – Siemens HIPATH 8000 User Manual
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Call waiting (second call)
You can accept a second incoming call in the course of 
an ongoing call. The caller hears the on-hook signal 
while you hear a call-waiting signal tone. 
You can reject or accept the second call. Before you ac-
cept the second call, you can end the first call or place 
it on hold for subsequent retrieval.
You can block the second call or the signal tone 
(
page 111).
Accepting a second call
Prerequisite: You are conducting a call and call waiting 
is allowed (
In the pop-up menu:
Select and confirm the option shown.
You can talk to the second party.
The connection to the first party is on hold.
You can still
•
toggle between an initial and second call or
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put on hold and retrieve second and first call 
successively
or
•
initiate a conference
Consultation call from second call
If the second call is your active call you can initiate a 
consultation call from it. 
Prerequisite: The administrator must have approved 
the consultation in the second call.
From a consultation call in the second call you can
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initiate a conference
•
toggle between the second call and a consultation 
call
•
put on hold and retrieve second and consultation 
call successively 
•
transfer a call
•
disconnect the calls again
During a consultation in the second call, the first call is 
parked and can only be unparked when the consultation 
or second call ends or these calls were connected.
Accept