Making and Answering Calls
Status lights
Speaker Light
•Speaker light is on: a call is on Handsfree (speaker).
•Speaker light flashes slowly: indicates that the headset/hands- free option is being used. See the section "Customizing your phone" for more information.
•Speaker light flashes and the dis-
play shows Microphone muted: a call is muted. Press ato take the call off mute.
Telephone Light
•Light flashes and the display shows Call is on hold: a call is on hold. Press oor lift the handset to take the call off hold.
•Light flashes and the display shows Message Waiting: a mes- sage is waiting for you at your message or voice mail service† .
•Light flashes quickly and the ringer sounds: you have an incoming call.
•Light is on and the display shows Extension in use: an extension telephone is using the line. The message also appears when the telephone is not propertly con- nected to a phone line.
Using Hold key
Pressing oputs a call on hold.
•You can hang up the handset without losing the call.
•The display will show the mes- sage Call is on hold.
•The telephone light will flash.
•To retrieve the call, lift the hand-
set or press oagain. You can also press dto retrieve a Headset or Handsfree call.
Note: A call is taken off hold auto- matically after 15 minutes. If the handset is on the phone, the call will be disconnected. If the handset is off, the caller will be able to hear you again.
Adjusting the Volume
Pressing the volume button adjusts the receiver, headset, speaker, and ringer volume.
•To adjust the ringer volume, leave the handset in the cradle
and press the volume bar u while there is no active call. There are 8 settings for the ringer – the display will tem- porarily indicate the current ringer volume setting.
•To adjust the handset volume, lift the handset and press the volume button while you are on a call.
The handset will return to the default volume after you hang up.
•To adjust the headset volume, press the volume button while on a call. The headset will return to the default volume after you end the call.
Note: The default handset and headset volume is always set at medium.
•To adjust the speaker volume, press the volume button while
the speaker is activated (activate the speaker by pressing d). The speaker will remain at this vol- ume until it is adjusted again.
†You must subscribe to a Message Waiting service for this feature to work. Consult your local telephone company for information.
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