1.4 KnowingYour Telephone’sFunctions
The LCD speakerphoneprovides many versatile features for your use.
Refer to the following list for the features and their functions.
Alphanumeric Display
(Liquid Crystal Display—LCD)
•Displays time, day, and date
•Keeps you apprised of the status of your telephone
•Provides programming prompts
AuxiliaryJack (8024S o nly)
•Allows you to connect a headset, an external ringer, a tape recorder, or
an external paging amplifier to your telephone
Hold Button
•Places a line on hold
•Stores pauses in number sequences during programming
Interactive Buttons
•Provide quickand easy access to system features
•Provide straightforward button programming without dialing codes
(the interactive buttons themselves, however, are not programmable)
Intercom Button (INTERCOM)
•Selects an intercomline
•Initiates many of the telephone’s features
Message WaitingLight (HOLD button on 8024, 8012; dedicated
MESSAGEbutton on 8324S, 8324F, 8312S)
•Indicates that a message awaits pick up
Microphone Opening
•Allows handsfree operation of speakerphone (speak clearly toward
microphone opening)
Mute Button
Keepsthe person on the line from hearing your conversation
Introducing The LCD Speakerphone GCA70–245
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