Telephone operation
Basic phone operation
Call waiting
If you subscribe to call waiting service with your local telephone company, there will be a beep if there is an incoming call when you are already on a call on the same line.
1.Press [FLASH] to put your current call on hold and take the new call.
2.Press [FLASH] anytime to switch back and forth between calls. For more information on caller ID with call waiting, see page 57.
MUTE
During a telephone conversation, press [MUTE] to silence the microphone. You will be able to hear the other party, but the other party will not be able to hear you until you press [MUTE] again and resume speaking. Mute is automatically cancelled when you end a call.
When mute is active, the MUTE light will be on.
NOTE: Switching from handset to speakerphone or headset, or from speakerphone or headset to handset, changing lines, and putting a call on hold also cancels the mute function.
Temporary tone dialing
If you have dial pulse (rotary) service only, you can temporarily switch dial pulse to
1.Dial the number.
2.Press and release [*TONE]. Buttons pressed after this send
3.After you hang up, the phone automatically returns to pulse dial mode.
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