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OPERATION
MAKING/ANSWERING
CALLS
To make a call, pick up the handset and
press
LINE1
or
LINE 2
to select the line
you want to use. When the line indicator
lights steadily and you hear the dial
tone, dial the phone number.
To answer a call if the handset is on the
base, simply lift the handset and begin
your conversation.
To answer a call if the handset is not on
the base, press
LINE 1
or
LINE 2
de-
pending on which line indicator is flash-
ing.
To end a call, place the handset on the
base or press the line button for that
line.
Notes:
• If you press the line button to hang
up and the phone does not discon-
nect, press the line button again
while holding the handset closer to
the base, or place the handset on
the base.
• When you receive an incoming call
on one line while you are talking on
the other, the handset does not ring
but you hear a tone through the ear-
piece. Place the current call on hold
(see “Putting a Call on Hold” on
Page 15), then press the other line’s
button to answer the incoming call.
• If you move the handset outside the
base’s range (about 300 feet of
unobstructed space) the handset
will not operate properly and a call in
progress might be disconnected.
CHANGING THE
CHANNEL
The ET-689 scans 20 channels (fre-
quency pairs used between the base
and the handset) and automatically se-
lects a clear channel each time you
make or receive a call.
If you hear other conversations or ex-
cessive noise during a call, press
CHAN-
NEL
to select a different channel.
Each time you press
CHANNEL
, the indi-
cator for the line you use blinks as your
phone searches for a clearer channel.
Note: If the handset is too far from the
base, the channel might not change.
Move closer to the base and try again.
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