Telephone Set

The telephone set is an interface device that provides the interface to the Public Switched Telephone Network. You can pick up and dial a phone number to make a call. The telephone set performs the dialing function, converts the sound of your voice to electricity and converts the electricity on the line back into the voice of the party you are calling.

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Conference
This function allows you to conference or join multiple internal calls together, allowing for up to six calls to be joined together at once, depending on your telephone system. To find out more information about what telephone system you are on, please contact the ITS Communications Services Group help desk at 213-740-3814. Using the Conference Function Follow the steps below while on an active call.

1. Press the Conference button.

2. 3. You will hear the dial tone. Dial the number to which you wish to transfer the call.

4. Once the third party answers, announce the call and then press the Conference button again.
5. All three calls will be part of the conference at this point.

6. If the caller rejects the call or is not available, press the Drop button to cancel the conference. http://www.usc.edu/its/telecom/phonesets/functions/conference.html

Intercom
The intercom function allows you to ring another telephone with a distinctive signal that tells the person you are calling that the incoming call requires immediate attention. The intercom function is not available on single line telephones and needs to be set up. Contact the Communications Services Group at 213-740-4357 to set up the intercom function on your telephone set. Using the Intercom Function Pick up your handset and press the INTERCOM button followed by the 2-digit identifier of the person you are calling.

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Telephones
The common POTS (Plain Old Telephone System) telephone;
Requests service from the network. Performs dialing functions. Performs a notification function (ringing). Provides Answer and Disconnect supervision. Converts speech signals to electrical signals and vice versa. Automatically adjusts to supplied power.

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Bottom of Form Call Transfer Manually redirects certain calls to other extensions. 500 set: First press the switch hook on your phone. Dial the campus extension to which you wish to transfer. Hang up the receiver. The call will be transferred. First press the TRANSFER button on your key pad. Dial the campus extension to which you wish to transfer. Press the TRANSFER button, which completes the call transfer.

All Other Models:

Activate Ring Again Automatically notifies the caller once the desired party is off the phone. 500 set: Dial the number. If you receive a busy signal, press the switch hook on your phone. Dial 51 and hang up. Your phone will ring when the party is free. Lift your receiver to talk to your party. Dial the number. If you receive a busy signal, press the RING AGAIN button that has been programmed on your phone. If you do not have the RING AGAIN button, contact the Help Desk at 710-4357. Replace the receiver. Your phone will buzz when the party is free. Lift your receiver to talk to your party.

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Call Forwarding Redirects all of your calls to another extension. 500 set: Lift the receiver and press the # key, followed by 1. Enter the desired extension and hang up the receiver. The phone should be forwarded. To deactivate, lift the receiver and press the # key followed by 1. Press the FORWARD button on your phone and enter the desired extension. Press the FORWARD button once more. The phone should be forwarded. To deactivate the Call Forward function, simply press the FORWARD button.

All Other Models:

Conference Calls Connects up to 6 callers on one call. 500 set: Dial the first party. When this person answers, press the switch hook. Dial the second party. When this person answers, press the switch hook again. You should now have both parties on the line. Continue the process until all parties have joined the call.

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Dial the first party. When this person answers, press the CONFERENCE button. If you do not have a conference button, contact the Help Desk at 710-4357. Dial the second party. When this person answers, press the CONFERENCE button again. You should now have both parties on the line. Continue the process until all parties have joined the call.

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Basic Telephone Call Procedures When the calling party takes the telephone set off the hook, the switch hook in the set is released, completing a dc path between the tip and ring of the loop through the microphone. The ESS (electronic switching system) senses a dc current in the loop and recognizes this as an off-hook condition and this procedure is referred to as loop start operation. Completing a local telephone call between two subscribers connected to the same telephone switch is accomplished through a standard set of procedures including the following 10 steps. This manner of accessing the telephone system is known as POTS. Step 1:- Calling station goes off hook. Step 2:- After detecting a dc current flow on the loop, the switching machine returns an audible dial tone to the calling station, acknowledging that the caller has access to the switching machine. Step 3:- The caller dials the destination telephone number using one of two methods: mechanical dial pulsing or, more likely, electronic dual-tone multifrequency (TouchTone) signals. Step 4:-When the switching machine detects the first dialed number, it removes the dial tone from the loop. Step 5:-The switch interprets the telephone number and then locates the local loop for the destination telephone number. Step 6:- Before ringing the destination telephone, the switching machine tests the destination loop for dc current to see if it is idle (on hook) or in use (off hook). At the same time, the switching machine locates a signal path through the switch between the two local loops. Step 7a:- if the destination telephone is off hook, the switching machine sends a station busy signal back to the calling station. Step7b:- If the destination telephone is on hook, the switching machine sends a ringing signal to the destination telephone on the local loop and at the same time sends a ringback signal to the calling station to give the caller some assurance that something is

happening. Step 8:- When the destination answers the telephone, it completes the loop, causing dc current to flow. Step 9:- The switch recognizes the dc current as the station answering the telephone. At this time, the switch removes the ringing and ring-back signals and completes the path through the switch, allowing the calling and called parties begin their conversation. Step 10:- When either end goes on hook, the switching machine detects an open circuit on that loop and then drops the connections through the switch.

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