Telephone operation

Making, answering, and ending calls

Making a call

To make a call:

Elapsed time

• Press

PHONE/FLASH or

SPEAKER, then enter the

telephone number.

PHONE 0:00:30

 

The screen displays the elapsed time as you talk (in hours, minutes and seconds).

NOTE: Pressing PHONE/FLASH to access services from your telephone service provider does not affect the elapsed time.

On-hook dialing (predialing)

Enter the telephone number, then press PHONE/FLASH or SPEAKER to

dial. Press MUTE/DELETE or OFF/CLEAR at any time to make corrections when entering the phone number.

Answering a call

To answer a call:

Press PHONE/FLASH or SPEAKER.

-OR-

Press any dial pad key (0-9, * or #).

Temporary ringer silencing

Press OFF/CLEAR or MUTE/DELETE while the telephone is ringing to silence the ringer temporarily on that handset only. This turns off the ringer without disconnecting the call. The next incoming call rings normally at the preset volume.

NOTE: Each handset rings when there is an incoming call unless the ringer volume is turned off on that handset.

Ending a call

Press OFF/CLEAR or return the handset to the telephone base or charger.

Auto off

A call ends automatically when you put the handset in the telephone base or charger.

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AT&T CL81219, CL81209 user manual Making, answering, and ending calls