Telephone operation
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Mute
The mute function allows you to turn off the microphone while on a
call. You can hear the other party but the other party cannot hear you.
1. Press
during a call.
2. Press
again to resume conversation.
NOTE:
The screen shows
MUTE ON
when mute feature is activated.
Call waiting or call waiting with caller ID service
To use call waiting, you must subscribe to call waiting service from
your telephone service provider. This feature allows you to receive calls
while you are already talking on the phone. You will hear a call waiting
alert tone when there is a second incoming call. If you subscribe to
both caller ID and call waiting with caller ID services, the second
caller’s information is displayed after you hear the call waiting alert
tone.
1. Press
to answer the second incoming call.
2. Press
to switch between calls.
Voice mail service
The
icon flashes on the screen when you have received a new voice
mail message from your service provider.
IMPORTANT:
Voice mail service is different from the answering system. In order to use the
voice mail service, you must subscribe to it from your telephone service provider.
Using multiple handsets
The system allows a maximum of two handsets to have a conversation
with an outside call at a time. If a handset is already on a call and you
would like to join the call, press
on another handset.
The call will not be terminated until all handsets hang up.
Handset locator
You can locate a misplaced handset by paging it.
1. Press on the telephone base. All registered handsets beep for
one minute.
2. Press on the telephone base or press
on any handset to
stop paging.