Telephone operation
Mute
The mute function allows you to hear the other party but the other party cannot hear you.
1.During a call, press MUTE/REMOVE on the handset. The handset screen shows Muted for a few seconds and MUTE appears until the mute function is turned off.
2.Press MUTE/REMOVE again to resume the conversation. The handset screen temporarily shows Microphone ON.
Muted
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Temporary ringer silencing
When the telephone is ringing, you can temporarily silence the ringer of the handset or telephone base without disconnecting the call. The next call rings normally at the preset volume.
To silence the ringer of the handset:
•Press OFF/CLEAR or MUTE/REMOVE on the handset, Ringer mute and show on the screen.
To silence the ringer of the telephone base:
•Press VOL/ on the telephone base to turn off the base ringer.
Ringer mute
Temporary tone dialing
If you have pulse (rotary) service only, you can switch from pulse to touch- tone dialing temporarily during a call. This is useful if you need to send touch signals to access your telephone banking or long distance services.
During a call:
1.Press TONE.
2.The telephone now sends tone signals as you enter numbers.
3.The telephone automatically returns to pulse dialing mode after you end the call.
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