Beyond the Basics

Muting the Microphone

Mute turns off the microphone so the caller can’t hear you. This only works while you are on a call.

From the base

From the handset

1.Press MUTE/PAGE. 1. Press MENU/CLEAR.

The speaker LED

2.

Move the cursor to

blinks while muting

 

select MUTE and

is on.

 

 

then press SELECT/

 

 

2. To cancel muting,

 

. MUTE ON and

press MUTE/PAGE

 

appear in the display;

again. The speaker

 

.remains while

LED stops blinking.

 

muting is on.

 

3.

To cancel muting,

 

 

repeat the procedure,

 

 

MUTE OFF appears.

Privacy Mode

If you don’t want other stations to interrupt your call, turn on privacy mode. As long as your handset is in privacy mode, other stations can’t join your call or make any calls of their own: their displays will show

UNAVAILABLE.

1.While on a call, press MENU/CLEAR.

2.Move the cursor to PRIVACY MODE, and then press SELECT/. PRIVACY MODE ON and 2 appear in the display for 2 seconds; the icon remains in the display as long as privacy mode is on.

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Radio Shack 43-5829 manual Beyond the Basics Muting the Microphone, Privacy Mode, From the base, Press MUTE/PAGE