Radio Shack ET-685 owner manual Using Tone Services on a Pulse Line

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USING TONE SERVICES ON A PULSE LINE

Some special services, such as bank- by-phone, require tone signals. If you have pulse service, you can still use these special tone services by following these steps.

1.Be sure PULSE-TONEis set to

PULSE.

2.Dial the service’s main number.

3.When the service answers, press TONE/ . Any additional numbers you dial are sent as tone signals.

4.After you complete the call, the phone automatically resets to the pulse mode when you hang up.

USING THE PAGING/ INTERCOM FEATURES

You can use the ET-685 as a two-way pager and intercom between the base and the handset. This is useful if the handset is away from the base and you want to locate it, or if you want to have a conversation between the handset and the base.

To page the handset from the base, press INTERCOM. The handset rings, and Paging appears on the handset’s display. Press INTCM/PAUSE on the handset to answer the page. Inter- com appears.

To page the base from the handset, press INTCM/PAUSE. Paging Base

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appears, and the base rings. Press IN- TERCOM on the base to answer the page. Intercom appears on the hand- set’s display.

Note: The paging ends in one minute if nobody answers. Press INTERCOM or INTCM/PAUSE again.

To end an intercom call, press INTCM/ PAUSE or INTERCOM.

During a call, you can page someone at either the base or the handset to join the conversation. Press INTERCOM or IN- TCM/PAUSE. The current call is put on hold.

•To transfer the call, press INTER- COM or INTCM/PAUSE again when the person at the base or handset answers.

•To start a 3-way call, tell the person at the base or handset to press the line button for the call, then press the same button twice on your key- pad when they answer the page.

Notes:

•You cannot page the base or hand- set if it is already in use. A busy tone sounds.

•If a call comes in during an intercom conversation, either of the intercom parties can answer the call as they normally would by pressing the ring- ing line’s button. The intercom call automatically disconnects.