NEC 5224 User Manual

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Your administrator enables or disables Handsfree Answerback and you can also turn it on or off 
on your phone.  

To turn Handsfree Answerback off, see "Direct Paging – Handsfree Answerback Enabled" 
elsewhere in this guide. When Handsfree Answerback is disabled on your phone and you receive 
a Direct Page, the Direct Page is indicated by a single burst of tone.  

To answer Direct Page calls when Handsfree Answerback is disabled:  

Phone state before Page 
arrives: 

To answer the Direct Page (indicated by single burst of tone):  

Phone is idle and MUTE is 
OFF. 

1. Check that MUTE is ON solid. 2. Lift the handset OR press 
MUTE key to answer in Handsfree mode. (The light turns OFF.) 
3. Begin speaking.    

You are on a handset call or 
headset call, and MUTE is 
OFF 

1. Check that MUTE is flashing. 2. Press MUTE. The light turns 
ON solid and and you are now speaking to the paging party and 
have MUTED your handset/headset call. 3. Speak to the paging 
party. Press MUTE to alternate between handset and handsfree 
calls.    

You are on a MUTED 
handset/headset call, OR, you 
are on a Handsfree call 

The party paging you receives a busy tone. Handsfree Answerback 
does not interrupt your call.  

To end a Direct Page call, do one of the following:  

•  Hang up the handset to end a handset call.  

•  Press  

 ( SPEAKER ) to end a Handsfree call.  

•  Press    ( CANCEL ).    

Note: When the Handsfree Direct Page call ends, the (MUTE) key light returns to the state it was 
in before the call was established.    

To program a Reminder:  

1.  Press  

 ( SUPERKEY ). 

2.  Press the No softkey until "Timed Reminder?" appears. 

3.  Press the Yes softkey.