Iowa State University IT

Single-line Telephone

Automatic Callback | Call Forwarding
Call Park | Call Pick-Up
Conference Calls | Hold | Last Number Dialed
Send All Calls | Transfer


Automatic Callback
Use to receive callback on busy or unanswered calls.
To activate (cannot be activated on off-campus calls):
PRESS recall or switchhook or flash
PRESS * 5
LISTEN for confirmation tone, hang up (When the line is free, your telephone will ring with a triple ring.)
LIFT handset
WAIT for system to ring busy extension
Callback cancels if:
  • you do not answer the triple ring within 20 seconds,
  • your line is busy for approximately 30 minutes, or
  • your called extension is busy for approximately 30 minutes.
Calls may be placed and received during callback period.
To cancel:
LISTEN for dial tone
PRESS # 5
LISTEN for confirmation tone - hang up
 
Call Forwarding
Activate Call Forwarding when you want your calls to ring on a different campus extension.
To activate:
LISTEN for dial tone
PRESS * 2
CALL campus extension to which you want calls forwarded
LISTEN for confirmation tone
To cancel:
LISTEN for dial tone
PRESS # 2
LISTEN for confirmation tone - hang up
 
Call Park
To park a call at your extension for retrieval from any extension:
PRESS R or switchhook or flash
LISTEN for recall dial tone
PRESS * 6 (the call is parked at your extension) hang up
Note:  To return to parked call before you hang up, press R or flash the switchhook again.
To retrieve parked call from any extension:
PRESS # 6
CALL the extension where the call is parked
 
Call Pick-Up
Use call pick-up to answer another telephone in your call pick-up group.
LISTEN for dial tone
PRESS # 4 - answer call
 
Conference Calls
To place a conference call for up to three parties:
ASK party to hold
PRESS recall or switchhook or flash
LISTEN for confirmation tone
CALL next number
ANNOUNCE conference call
REPEAT to add additional parties
PRESS recall or switchhook or flash
To drop busy signal, unanswered call, or the last party:
PRESS recall or switchhook or flash
 
Hold
ASK person to hold
PRESS recall or switchhook or flash
LISTEN for confirmation tone (Do not hang up)
To return to held call:
PRESS recall or switchhook or flash
To hold and consult:
ASK  person to hold
PRESS recall or switchhook or flash
LISTEN for recall dial tone
DIAL second number and consult
After second party hangs up, you are automatically reconnected to the first party.
 
Last Number Dialed
PRESS # 9
 
Send All Calls
Activate Send All Calls when you want your calls to go immediately to coverage.
To activate:
LISTEN for dial tone
PRESS * 3
LISTEN for confirmation tone - hang up
To cancel:
LISTEN for dial tone
PRESS # 3
LISTEN for confirmation tone - hang up
 
Transfer
To transfer to an on-campus or local number:
ASK party to hold
PRESS recall or switchhook or flash
LISTEN for confirmation tone
CALL number - announce call - hang up
(Calls will not transfer to long distance numbers.)