NEC Portrait 308/824 Multibutton Telephone Feature Handbook

Note:  Central Office Loop Supervision must be provided to prevent
lines from remaining conferenced/busy when the parties hang up.
Note: When both outside parties finish the
call, unsupervised conference must be man-
ually terminated by the telephone which set
up the call. 
1. Establish first outside call. 
2. Press  .
The call is put on Hold. 
3. Establish second outside call. 
4. Press  .
Three-party Conference is established. 
5. Press  .
Both outside parties are put on Hold. 
6. 
Unsupervised...

Time and Date Setting
You see the Time and Date on your telephones display when it is idle
and while using some functions of the phone. The Time and Date are
programmed at the station connected to port 10 (usually extension 10).
Although entered in 24-hour format, the system time always displays
in 12-hour format (AM/PM). 
1. Press  .
2. Dial the four digits for the year. 
For example, 1998.
3. Dial  . 
4. Dial two digits (01-12) for the month. 
January = 01, February = 02, etc. 
5. Dial two digits...

Transfer
Transfer lets you quickly send the call you are on to a co-worker. You
can Transfer any outside call. If a call you transfer is not answered, it
automatically recalls to your extension. 
You may Transfer a call Screened or Unscreened. With Screened
Transfer, you announce the call to the destination user before hanging
up. With Unscreened Transfer, you send the call through without an
announcement. 
1. Do not hang up. 
2. Press  and dial extension number. 
3. Announce the call (optional). 
4....

1. Stay on the handset. 
The Transfer goes through when the
calling party presses TRFR. 
Voice Mail
☛This feature requires an optional NVM-Series Voice Mail system.
Tired and frustrated by missed calls, inaccurately written messages and
telephone tag? End these hassles with Integrated Voice Mail. Ask your
Communications Manager if you have this type of Voice Mail system
installed. Integrated Voice Mail enhances your phone by giving you:
Call Forwarding to To have your incoming calls automatically
Voice...

Calling Your Mailbox
1. 
2. Press  .
3. Press  . 
4. Press the one-touch key to be 
programmed. 
5. Dial  .
6. 
1. Press the Voice Mail key. 
2. (Optional) After answer, dial security
code. 
Ask your Communications Manager for
your security code. 
Leaving a Message 
The extension you call can be busy, in DND
or unanswered.
1. .
The Voice Mail system will prompt you
to leave a message. 
To leave a message in
the mailbox of an
unanswered extension:
To call your mailbox: 
To program a voice
mail key:...

Forwarding Calls to Your Mailbox 
1. 
2. .
3. Dial station number of the voice mail. 
4. Dial Call Forwarding condition: 
0 = All Calls 1 = Not answered 2 = Busy 3 = Busy or not answered 
5. 
1. .
2. twice. 
3. .
Transferring Calls to a Mailbox
1. .
2. Dial station number. 
This number can be your mailbox num-
ber or a co-workers mailbox number. 
3. Press  .
4. Press  .
5. 
To Transfer your
active call to a 
mailbox:
To cancel Call
Forwarding:
To activate Call
Forwarding:
Voice Mail
82...

Recording Your Call
1. 
2. .
3. Dial  and press a line key. 
4. Dial  .
5. Press  . 
6. 
1. Press the programmed Record key. 
OR
1. If its an Intercom call, press  and
dial .
If its a CO call, press  and
dial .
You hear two beeps and your Record
key flashes. The beeps periodically
remind you that you are recording. 
Volume Control
Your telephone has four separate adjustments: station ringing volume,
handset receiver volume, station speaker volume, and LCD contrast on
display phones. 
To record your...

1. Press or while the
phone is ringing or idle. 
1. Press or while on a
handset call. 
1. Press or in handsfree
mode. 
Do not lift handset. 
1. Press or while the
phone is idle. 
To adjust the LCD
contrast for display
phones:
To adjust the Speaker
Volume:
To adjust the Handset
Receiver Volume:
To adjust the Ringing
Volume:  
Volume Control
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Charts
This section contains handy charts for your reference. Youll find: 
The dialing plan (the numbers you dial) -- see below
Flash rates for your telephone keys - see page 86
Your Systems Dialing Plan
With certain system programming changes, the feature access
codes may be different than described. Enter your revised codes in
the blank column to the right of the standard codes.
Portrait 308 Portrait 824 Your Revised
Standard Code Standard Code Code
Extensions 10 - 17 10 - 33
Operator Access 0 0...

System Flash Rates for LEDs
Your phone is idle (not on a call)All LEDs out (dark)
Outside Calls
An outside line is busyThe line key is ON (Red)
An outside call is ringing your phoneThe line key flashes Slowly (Red)
And then you answer itThe line key is ON (Green)
You place the outside call on HoldThe line key flashes Quickly (Green)
Or a co-worker places the callThe line key flashes Moderately 
on Hold(Red)
You place the outside call on The line key flickers Moderately 
Exclusive Hold(Green)
You place...