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Telephone operation

 

￿NOTE: This phone comes programmed to use line 1

 

(default prime line) for calls if you do not press a LINE

 

button. (To change the prime line, see Assign the

 

prime line on page 32 of this manual.) When you

 

answer a call, the phone automatically selects the ringing

 

line.

 

Make or answer a call

 

￿NOTE: This phone will automatically make and

 

answer calls in the mode (speakerphone or headset)

 

you programmed (see Set automatic mode on

 

page 33). Follow the directions below to choose a

 

mode manually. If the phone is in use on one line, any

 

other calls made or answered will use the same mode

 

already in use.

 

￿NOTE: If you dial a phone number longer than 15

 

digits, the screen will display only the last 13 digits.

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Handset

To make a call, lift the handset and dial the call.

 

To answer a call, lift the handset. Replace the handset

 

to end the call.

 

To override automatic line selection, press the LINE

 

button for the line you wish to select, then lift the handset.

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Speakerphone

To make a call, press and release the desired LINE

 

button or K. The SPEAKER light goes on. Wait

 

for a dial tone, then dial the call. Press Kto end

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the call.

 

To answer a call, press Kor press the LINE

 

button of the incoming call. Press Kagain to

 

end the call.

 

￿NOTE: If headset is programmed as the default mode

 

(see Set automatic mode on page 33), you must

 

press Kto activate the speakerphone.

 

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AT&T 974 user manual Telephone operation, Make or answer a call, Handset, Speakerphone