Panasonic KX-TDE200 User Manual

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1.3 Telephone Features and Operation
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1.3.12 CALL WAITING FEATURES
 Call Waiting (BSS [Busy Station Signaling])
 For a caller 
You can inform a busy extension user that your call is waiting. 
To send a call waiting
 For a called extension
A call waiting notification is sent to the busy extension user to notify him or her that a new incoming call is 
waiting. The extension can then answer the second call by either disconnecting the current call or placing it 
on hold.
One of the following notification methods can be assigned for each extension, depending on the type of 
telephone being used. (Default: Call Waiting Tone)
Call Waiting Tone: A call waiting tone is heard through the built-in speaker of PT or handset of 
SLT (
Off-hook Call Announcement (OHCA): The caller's voice is heard through the built-in speaker 
(
Whisper OHCA: The caller's voice is heard through the handset (
Depending on the type of the other party's telephone, you may be able to talk to the other 
party using the speaker and the microphone (Off-hook Call Announcement [OHCA]), or you 
can send a call announcement through the handset (Whisper OHCA), if they are having 
another conversation using the handset. For more details on each feature, refer to "1.3.13 Call 
Waiting Tone"
, "1.3.45 OHCA (Off-hook Call Announcement)", or "1.3.76 Whisper OHCA".
Depending on system programming and the called extension's setting, a call waiting tone may 
be sent automatically without performing the operation above. For details, refer to "Automatic 
Call Waiting
" in "3.1.2 Personal Programming".
PT/SLT/PS
Enter 1.
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While hearing a busy tone