Making an announcement
Using the Avaya 9508 telephone, you can make announcements to subscribers in your
telephone system through the loudspeakers fitted in the telephones. You can address
individual subscribers, a selected group, or all subscribers in your telephone system.
1. Lift the handset.
2. Press the Options softkey.
3. Select Announce.
To make an announcement to all subscribers, press the Announce function key
and make your announcement.
4. Press the OK button.
5. To make an announcement to a selected group, select the predefined group. For
example, Announcement to Group 1.
6. Press OK to confirm selection, and make your announcement.
Making an individual announcement
Use this procedure to make a announcement to a subscriber you just called and while the
subscriber telephone rings.
1. Select Announce.
2. Press the OK button.
Make your announcement.
3. To answer, the called subscriber can lift the handset during the announcement.
Replying to an announcement
Use this procedure to reply to a general or group announcement on your telephone.
Making an announcement
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