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ADVANCED FUNCTIONS
Call Waiting
CALL WAITING is a subscription
service, available from most local
telephone service providers. Contact
your provider for details. While you are
on a call, you will hear an alert signal,
warning that a second caller is trying
to reach you.
If you subscribe to this service linked
with CALLER ID, the name and/or
phone number of the second caller can
be displayed on the handset
immediately after hearing the CALL
WAITING alert. For more details, see
Caller ID ( p.32 ).
Message Waiting
Your Ameritech is capable of detect-
ing a Visual Message Waiting Indica-
tion, generated by many phone service
providers. If you subscribe to Voicemail
service from your local telephone
company, and Visual Message Wait-
ing Indication is provided, the
Ameritech will display the following
data to alert you to new, unplayed
messages:
Switching calls using FLASH
•
From the Handset: press the
PHONE key to switch to the new
call. To switch back press PHONE
again.
•
From the Base Unit: press the
FLASH key to switch to the new
call. To switch back press FLASH
again.
Simultaneously, the Message Waiting
indicator on the Base will flash slowly.
Once you have reviewed your new
messages, the MSG. WAITING indica-
tion on the handset, and the Message
Waiting indicator light on the Base will
be cleared.
You can temporarily clear the Message
Waiting screen. With the Handset in
the OFF mode.
Press and Hold CLR/DEL until the
handset displays :
Press CLR/DEL to confirm your
decision.
Pressing any key other than CLR/DEL
will cancel the operation.
PHONE
OFF
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ABC
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GHI
JKL
MNO
PGRS
TUV
FLASH
MEM/PRG
CLR/DEL
REDIAL
HOLD/PAUSE
INTERCOM
MUTE
‘69 AUTO
CALLBACK
REPEAT
DIALING
BILLED SERVICES
SWITCHING CALLS
TO SWITCH OVER TO
THE NEW CALL
PRESS
TO SWITCH BACK TO
THE FIRSTCALL
PRESS AGAIN
PHONE
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