Section 700 - Operation

Chapter 5. Key Telephone Features

FF1-2: Dial Plan

FF3: Extension COS

Considerations

The System has priority message waiting for 3rd-party Voice Mail. See “Voice Mail Integration (Third Party)” on page 68.

Mute Function

CPC-96, CPC-288, and CPC-576 All Versions

Description

Mute Function allows you to block outgoing audio to the other party while on a call.

With 44-Series phones, audio can be blocked through both the microphone and the handset. (For handset mute, an FF key must first be assigned as a MUTE key.)

Operation

To block outgoing audio using the Handset Mute (44-Series phones only):

 

Action

Result

 

 

 

1.

During a handset call, press the MUTE key.

Outgoing audio is blocked through

 

 

phone’s handset

 

 

 

2.

To turn Mute off, press the MUTE key again.

 

 

 

 

To block outgoing audio using the Microphone Mute:

 

Action

Result

 

 

 

1.

During a handset call, press the MUTE FF key

Outgoing audio is blocked through

 

 

phone’s microphone

 

 

 

2.

To turn Mute off, press the MUTE FF key again.

 

 

 

 

Hardware Requirements

N/A

Related Programming

FF4: Key Assignment

Considerations

The fixed MUTE key works both for handset mute and microphone mute. But only 44-Series phones have the fixed MUTE key, so others must assign an FF key as a MUTE key.

576-13-700

DBS 576 (USA), Revised 6/11/98

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Panasonic 524X07801B manual Mute Function, To block outgoing audio using the Microphone Mute