Tone
Mute 
Telephone operation
Options while on calls - handset and base
Mute
Press MUTE DELETE to silence the microphone. You will be able to hear the person at the other end, but they will not be able to hear you until you press MUTE DELETE again and resume speaking.
Temporary ringer silencing
Press 
OFF CLEAR or MUTE DELETE while the phone is ringing to silence the ringer temporarily.
The next phone call will ring normally.
Temporary tone dialing
If you have pulse dialing (rotary) service, you can switch to touch tone dialing during a call by press-
Mute ing *. This can be useful if you need to send tone 
signals to access answering systems or long dis-
tance services.
After you hang up or press FLASH to access ser- vices with your local telephone service provider, the phone automatically returns to pulse dialing (rotary) service.
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