Telephone Operation

Tone/Pulse Switch

SET THIS SWITCH TO THE

SERVICE (TONE OR PULSE)

SUPPLIED TO YOUR PHONE.

If you are not certain of which service you have, set the switch to TONE. Lift the HANDSET and press any number on the KEYPAD. If the dial tone persists, reset to pulse.

After the first ring, the LCD display will light, the NEW CALL icon and call information will appear on the display, and the New Call LED will flash. The New Call icon and New Call LED continue flashing until you review ALL your new calls.

NEW

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CALL

 

Telephone Features

Ringer Off/Low/High

Your FM2572 features a ringer which can be adjusted to loud (high) or soft (low). When you don't want to be disturbed, slide the switch to the OFF position. Now you can still make outgoing calls, but you will not be disturbed by incoming calls.

Redial

The last number you dialed (up to 32 digits) is automatically stored in REDIAL MEMORY.

• With the TONE/PULSE switch in the

pulse (P) mode, dial your access number.

• Press the * Button (your telephone

will change the dialing mode from pulse

to tone, and a four second pause will be

inserted automatically.)

• Dial your code/authorization number.

• When the call is completed, your tele-

phone will return to the pulse dialing

mode automatically.

NOTE: Combination dialing can also be

used with the memory dialing feature

for two-touch access of your long dis-

Dialing a Call

tance or computer service.

1.Lift the HANDSET or press the SPEAKERPHONE Button (the SPEAKERPHONE Button will light).

2.When you hear a dial tone, dial the number.

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The caller ID information will be stored in the order received.

2.At the end of your call, return the HANDSET to the CRADLE or press the SPEAKERPHONE Button again

(the SPEAKERPHONE Button LED will turn OFF).

When switching a call from the

HANDSET mode to the SPEAKERPHONE mode, press the SPEAKERPHONE Button

To redial that number:

1.Lift the HANDSET or use the Speakerphone. You will hear a dial tone.

2.Press the REDIAL/PAUSE Button. The last number dialed is automatically redialed, including pause. The LCD will display: "REDIAL"

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Pause

Whether you have Tone or Pulse service, you can insert a 4-second PAUSE into the dialing or storing of a number into memory to access custom and tele- banking services, long distance, etc. Press the REDIAL/PAUSE Button at the desired point in the number. Press REDIAL/PAUSE again if an additional 4 seconds is needed.

During the conversation, the Speakerphone loudness can be adjusted with the SPEAKER VOLUME CONTROL on the side of the BASE. The Receiver loudness of the Handset can also be adjusted with the

RECEIVER VOLUME CONTROL on the side of the HANDSET.

3.At the end of the call, return the HANDSET to the cradle or, if you have used the SPEAKERPHONE, press the SPEAKERPHONE Button again. The SPEAKERPHONE Button LED will go OFF.

Receiving a Call

1.When you hear your phone ring, lift the HANDSET or press the SPEAKERPHONE Button (the SPEAKERPHONE Button will light).

before you place the HANDSET in the CRADLE. To switch from the SPEAKERPHONE to the HANDSET, lift the HANDSET.

NOTE:

1.If you answer your telephone before the second ring, the unit will not display any caller ID information .

2.The information will be displayed

on the LCD for 20 seconds. The maximum number of digits that can be displayed on the LCD is 10 and the maximum call count is 64 (old call + new call). Your FM2572 will automatically erase the oldest call record and replace it with the newest call record when the memory is full.

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NOTE:

No Redial function is executed if the last number is more than 32 digits. "FULL" will be displayed.

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Pulse/Tone Combination Dialing:

Combination dialing is useful to sub- scribers of rotary (pulse) service who wish to gain access to various low cost long distance and computer services otherwise unavailable to them.

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Hearing Aid Compatibility

The FM2572 is compatible with induc- tively coupled hearing aids.

Flash

If call waiting is available from your tele- phone company and you have this ser- vice, you will be alerted by a signal (determined by your telephone company) if there is another call.

Note: The telephone will be muted momentarily while the LCD display shows the Caller ID information.

1.When you hear the signal, to access the new call without disconnecting the call you are on, press the FLASH Button.

2.To return to your original conversation, press the FLASH Button again. This procedure can be repeated as frequently as

you desire.

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Southwestern Bell FM2572 owner manual Telephone Operation, Telephone Features

FM2572 specifications

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