BASIC OPERATION
Note: You can use the keypad on either the handset or the base to operate the
To answer a call, lift the handset from the base and press the line button for the line that is ringing. If auto talk is on, just lift the handset from the base, or, if the handset is away from the base, press any key to answer a call. The dis- play changes to show the elapsed time on the call.
USING THE HANDSET
Making a Call
To make a call using the handset, lift the handset from the base and press LINE 1 or LINE 2, then dial the number. When you press a line button on the handset, Line 1 or Line 2 appears on the handset’s display. The same line’s indi- cator on the base flashes to show that someone is using that line at the hand- set.
Note: If (Base) or In Use appears above Line 1 or Line 2 on the dis- play, someone is using that line at the base or on an extension phone. Press the other line button.
To end a call, press LINE 1 or LINE 2 on the handset or place the handset on the base.
If you receive a call on one line while you are using the handset to talk on the other, you hear three ring tones through the handset. Press the line button for the incoming call’s line. The current call is automatically placed on hold.
If both lines have an incoming call, pressing a key answers the line that be- gan ringing first.
Setting the Handset Volume
To increase or decrease the handset’s volume during a call, press VOLUME 
or 
. The display shows Volume Low, Volume Normal, or Volume High. The setting remains the same even when you hang up the phone.
Answering a Call
When a call comes in, (Call) appears on the display along with Line 1 or Line 2 (whichever is ringing). The line indicator for that line flashes at the base.
Note: To help you tell which line is ring- ing, each line has a distinctive ring tone.
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