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Telephone Operation
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Telephone Operation
Making and answering calls
Making and answering calls
To answer an incoming call, press any key except OFF.
To make a call, press PHONE, then dial a number. Press
OFF to hang up.
To preview numbers before dialing, enter numbers first,
then press PHONE to dial. Press Vat any time to
make corrections as you are entering numbers.
Speed dialing & directory dialing
To use speed dialing, press and hold a dial pad button
(1-9) to display the number stored in that speed-dial
location, then press PHONE to dial the number.
To use directory dialing, press DIR, scroll or search to
find the number you want, then press PHONE to dial the
number. (See pages 15-19 to enter, edit or search for
listings in your phone directory.)
Last number redial
Press REDIAL on the handset to display the last number
called. To dial the number displayed, press PHONE. To
delete this number, press REDIAL again. This will clear
the redial memory and leave it blank.
Ring silencing
Press OFF while the phone is ringing to silence the
ringer without disconnecting the call.
Options while on calls
Caller ID
If you have Caller ID service, the caller’s number will
appear on the display screen after the first ring (see
page 20 for additional Caller ID features and options).
Call waiting
If you have Call Waiting service, you will hear a beep if
someone calls while you are already on a call. Press
PHONE to put your current call on hold and take the
new call. You can press this button at any time to
switch back and forth between calls.
Hold
Press HOLD to place a call on hold. Press HOLD again to
resume the call.
To adjust listening volume
During a call you can press ^to increase or Vto
decrease the listening volume.
If sound is unclear
If noise or static disrupts a call, press CHAN to scan for a
clearer radio channel between handset and base.
Temporary tone dialing
If you have dial pulse (rotary) service, you can switch to
touch tone dialing during a call by pressing *. This
can be useful if you need to send tone signals for access
to answering systems or long-distance services.
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