Telephone operation

Options while on calls

Temporary tone dialing

If you have pulse (rotary) service only, you can switch from pulse to touch-tone dialing temporarily during a call. This is useful if you need to

send touch-tone signals to access your telephone banking or long distance services.

1.During a call, press TONE.

2.Use the dialing keys to enter the desired number. The telephone sends touch-tone signals.

3.The telephone automatically returns to pulse dialing after you end the call.

Blind transfer

While on an outside call, you can transfer it to a specific handset or any handset. This feature is not available for model CL82101 unless you purchase an accessory handset (AT&T model CL80101).

To transfer an outside call directly without notifying the desired handset:

1.During the call, press MENU/SELECT.

2.Press MENU/SELECT to choose >Transfer.

If you have a two-handset system, the outside call is put on hold and your handset screen shows Transferring call... The other handset rings and its screen shows Transfer from other handset.

If you have more than two handsets, your screen shows TRANSFER TO: Use the dialing keys to enter a specific handset number (1-9for handsets 1-9, TONE and 0 for handset 10, TONE and 1 for handset 11, TONE and 2 for handset 12, or TONE and # for all handsets), or press qCID or pDIR to scroll to the desired handset and press MENU/SELECT. The outside call is put on hold and your handset screen shows Transferring call... or Transferring call to all... The other handset(s) rings and shows Transfer from HANDSET X (HANDSET represents the handset name, X represents the handset number).

Phone 0:00:12

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>Transfer Intercom

p q

TRANSFER TO: >Handset 2

p q

3. To answer the call on the destination handset, press PHONE/FLASH or /SPEAKER� . The original handset shows Call transferred and goes to

idle mode.

NOTES:

To cancel the transfer and return to the external call before the blind transfer call is answered, press OFF/CANCEL on your handset.

If the other handset does not answer the transfer within 30 seconds, the transfer ends and the original handset rings while showing No response to transfer. If it does not pick up within 30 seconds, the handset returns to idle mode and the outside call ends.

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AT&T CL82601, CL82401, CL82101, CL81301 Temporary tone dialing, Blind transfer, Press MENU/SELECT to choose Transfer