TELEPHONE OPERATION
Conference Call Options
To place a conference call on Hold:
1.Press 
to hold both lines.
2.Press 
to release Hold and continue your conference call.
To talk privately with one caller:
1.Press 
.
2.Press the line button of the person with whom you want to speak privately.
3.Press 
to continue your conference call.
To disconnect one party from a conference call and keep the other on the line, press the line button of the call you want to continue .
NOTE: If you leave the 
button down after a conference call, then dial another number, your call might be completed, but you might hear a busy signal from the other line. Press
, then press each line button until you identify the line being used for your completed call.
Mute
The Mute feature allows you to hear your caller, but your caller will not be able to hear anything you say.
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Press and release 
(the red Mute light goes on) to talk privately with someone else in the room with- out the person on the phone hearing
you. Press and release 
again (the Mute light goes off) to continue your conversation with the other party.
Flash
The Flash feature is useful if you have subscribed to custom calling services from your local telephone
company. Press 
instead of pressing the switchhook to activate services such as call waiting or
You may have to press other buttons
before or after 
as explained in the custom calling instructions provided by your local telephone
company. The 
button is used only as a substitute for pressing the switchhook.
Temporary Tone Dialing
If you have rotary service, you can change from pulse to tone dialing during a call by pressing 
. This is useful if you need to send tone
signals for access to telephone banking or
EXAMPLE:
1Dial a number.
2Press and release 
; all keys pressed after this will send tone signals.
3After you hang up, the phone automatically returns to rotary service.
Digits dialed after 
will not be stored in Redial.
Ringer Volume
Two RINGER switches allow you to turn the telephone ringers for either line OFF, or to set either ringer to LO or HI volume. You can dial or answer calls normally with either one or both ringers off.
Other telephones in your home will still ring; they are not affected by the switches. If this is the only telephone in your home, you will not hear any incoming calls while the ringers are off. However, the light next to one of the line buttons will always flash when someone is calling you.
IN CASE OF DIFFICULTY
If this telephone does not work prop- erly, try the following suggestions before seeking repair assistance.
No Dial Tone
•Make sure all plugs are connected properly. Inspect the line cord con- nections at the modular jack and at the telephone. Also inspect the coiled handset cord connection at both ends.
•Make sure a line is selected (Line 1 or Line 2).
•Make sure Hold is not on.
•Unplug the telephone and connect it to another modular jack. If it still does not work, and other tele- phones in your home are working,
the problem is with this telephone. Call 1 800
Call Cannot Be Dialed Or Is Dialed Slowly
•This product comes set in the tone (TT) mode. Make sure you choose the correct dialing method (TT/DP); touch tone dialing will not work if you have dial pulse service.
Automatic Redial Interrupted
•If the phone rings during the Automatic Redial sequence, you will cancel it if you lift the handset
or press 
to take the call.
•Lifting the handset or pressing
will cancel Automatic Redial.
•Low battery power can affect Automatic Redial. For information about changing batteries, see “Batteries.”
Difficulty Storing Numbers In Memory
•Review
•If you are interrupted by a record- ed announcement telling you to hang up (or a loud buzzing noise), hang up and try to enter the number more quickly.