For optimal speakerphone performance, avoid the following:
•Areas with high background noise (The microphone might pick up these sounds and prevent the speakerphone from going into the receiving mode when you finish talking).
•Surfaces affected by vibration.
•Recessed areas such as in a corner, under a cupboard, or next to a cabinet, which can generate an echo effect.
█Answering a Call from the Cordless Handset
Cordless Handset out of the base
1.To answer a call, press
and speak into the handset.
2.Adjust your volume and tone settings if needed.
3.To end the call, press 
or replace the handset to the base.
Cordless Handset in the base
1.If you have activated the Auto Answer function (see page 58), simply lift the handset out of the base and speak into the handset.
2.If you have not activated the Auto Answer function, lift
the handset out of the base and press and speak into the handset.
3.Adjust your volume and tone settings if needed.
4.To end the call, press or replace the handset to the base.
After you hang up, the LCD will display the call duration.
During the call, the base LCD will display the call duration.
█Making a Call from the Cordless Handset
1.Pick up the handset and press 
. The icon appears on the LCD. Listen for a dial tone.
2.Dial a number. If you make a mistake while entering a number, hang up and begin again.
3.Adjust your volume and tone settings if needed.
4.To end the call, press 
or replace the handset to the base.