
P0887496 01 Norstar PC Console 1.1 User Guide
Handling calls
With Norstar PC Console, you can manage calls using either your PC’s mouse or the
keyboard. When a call comes in, you can respond to the caller either by using the telephone or
a headset.
Note
: It is recommended that you use a headset so that your hands
are free to enter information on your PC.
The basic steps in processing an incoming call with Norstar PC Console include:
answering a call. Refer to A
nswering calls as an attendant on page 41.
• finding the called person’s extension and placing it in the
Target
box. Refer to F
inding the
called person’s extension and placing it in the Target box on page 43.
• transferring a call. Refer to Transferring a call
on page 45.
Other telephone functions include:
• parking the incoming call and paging the employee. Refer to Parking, holding and screen-
ing calls on page 47.
• linking and joining calls. Refer to Linking and Joining calls
on page 50.
• handling a callback call. Refer to Handling a callback call
on page 51.
• making a call from the attendant’s extension. Refer to Making a call from the attendant’s
extension on page 53.
• managing calls at the employee’s telephone. Refer to Managing calls at the employee’s
telephone on page 54.
The following steps explain how you handle calls as an attendant using the Attendant main
window. For further information about and a diagram of the Attendant main window, refer to
Components of t
he Attendant main window on page 21.
Answering calls as an attendant
The Attendant main window has six
Loop
buttons that are used to answer calls.
Each
Loop
button can handle a single call in-progress. The color of the
Loop
button changes
based on the activity occurring. You can show or hide inactive
Loop
buttons by clicking
Hide
Loop Buttons
on the
View
menu. If hidden, the
Loop
buttons only appear when a call occurs.
A
Loop
Overflow
icon, , on the
Status Bar shows that calls are incoming beyond the sixth
Loop
button.
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