HOLD

This feature is a softkey version of the Release feature and lets Cisco 7960 user’s disconnect from a call without having to hang-up the handset. Hanging up a call this way disables the reminder tone in the handset that the phone is off-hook.

It also allows incoming calls to ring through to the telephone. This feature is mainly used when a headset is connected to the telephone through the handset jack to allow leaving the handset off the cradle while calls are made and answered.

using the other buttons on the phone. Calls arriving at the

telephone will ring and when the line is selected, the call

is connected through the headset.