AT&T 1872 user manual L E P H O N E O P E R a T I O N

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T E L E P H O N E O P E R A T I O N

MAKE OR ANSWER A CALL

1Lift the handset

— OR —

Press K

2Press Lor l.

ENDING A CALL

Place the handset in the cradle

— OR —

Press K(if on a speakerphone call).

AUTO REDIAL

If you place a call and hear a busy signal, hang up, and then press (. The system redials the number you just called.

When you hear the line ringing, lift the handset or press Kto talk. If you don’t do so within 60 seconds, the system hangs up. If the system detects a busy signal, it will hang up, wait 40 seconds, and try again (up to 10 times).

MUTE

To mute a call, press M. You can hear the other party, but the other party cannot hear you.

Press M again to continue 2-way conversation.

NOTE: Mute is canceled if you switch between speakerphone and handset, or if you put the call on Hold.

SWITCHING BETWEEN HANDSET AND

SPEAKERPHONE

To switch from handset to speakerphone

during a call, press K.

To switch from speakerphone to handset

during a call, lift the handset.

AUTOMATIC LINE SELECTION

The system is preset to select a line for you in most cases when you lift the handset or press K.

To change how the system selects a line,

see “Line Selection Options” later in this manual.

LINE STATUS

Line 1 and Line 2 lights indicate when a line is in use. A flashing red light indicates the line is on hold. A flashing green light indicates the line is ringing.

Each line has its own ringer tone to signal an incoming call. If you are on a call when the other line starts to ring, you will hear only one short ring, so you can continue your call without further interruption.

REDIAL

The last number dialed on this phone is stored in redial memory until you dial an- other number.

1Lift the handset

— OR —

press K

— OR —

press Lor l.

The number stored in redial memory is displayed.

2Press (.

To cancel automatic redialing, press

(or lift the handset or press K.

HOLD

Press H. You can now replace the hand- set in the cradle without disconnecting the call. The speakerphone is automatically turned off.

To take a line off hold, press the appropriate line button or lift the handset of an extension phone on that line.

The hold feature allows you to switch between calls on both lines without dis- connecting either call.

CONFERENCE CALLS

1Make or answer a call, then press c.

2Establish a call on the other line, then press c.

To end a conference call, hang up both lines. All parties will be disconnected.

If one caller hangs up during a conference call, you might hear a dial tone. Press the line button of the remaining call to eliminate the dial tone.

CONFERENCE CALL OPTIONS

To place a conference call on hold:

1Press Hto hold both lines.

2Press cto continue your conference call.

To talk privately with one caller:

1Press H.

2Press the line button of the person with whom you want to speak privately.

3Press cto continue your conference call.

To disconnect only one party from a

conference call, press the line button of the call you want to continue.

FLASH

Use h instead of pressing the switchhook to activate services such as Call Waiting or Three-Way Calling.

TEMPORARY TONE

If you have rotary service, you can change from pulse to tone dialing during a call by pressing T. This is useful if you need to send tone signals for access to telephone banking or long-distance services.

1Dial a number.

2Press T. Buttons pressed after this will send tone signals.

3After you hang up, the phone automatically returns to rotary service.

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Contents Part Setting UP the System InstallationTABLE/DESK Installation Reverse the handset tab Wall Mounting InstallationSetting the Clock Selectable Dial InformationC a S E O F D I F F I C U L T Y S W E R I N G S Y S T E M O P E R a T I O N Voice Activated Commands L E P H O N E O P E R a T I O N Press before memory button to access gray memory numbers L E P H O N E M E M O R Y Record AN Announcement Line Selection OptionsVoice Mailboxes Announcement OptionsMessage Alert Secondary Mailbox Announce onlyAnswer Calls Ring SELECT/TOLL SaverFORWARD/SKIP Messages When Memory is FullRemote Access Code REPEAT/REVIEW MessagesAnswering System Help menu