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6.7 call Waiting
If you subscribe to call waiting service from your telephone service provider, you hear a tone if
someone calls while you are already on a call.
Press /
flASH
on the handset to put the current call on hold and take the new call.
Press /
flASH
on the handset at any time to switch back and forth between calls.
6.8 temporary Ringer Silencing
When the telephone is ringing, you can temporarily silence the ringer of the handset or the telephone
base without disconnecting the call. The next call rings normally at the preset volume.
to silence the handset ringer:
Press
cAncel
,
MUte
or
SIlence
on the handset, the handset displays
Ringer muted
briefly
then displays.
to silence the telephone base ringer:
Press
Vol-
on the telephone base.
The handset and the telephone base ring when there is an incoming call unless the ringer volume
setting on that device is turned off.
6.9 temporary tone Dialing
If you have pulse (rotary) service only, you can switch from pulse to touch-tone dialing temporarily
during a call. This is useful if you need to send touch-tone signals to access your telephone banking
or long distance services.
During a call, press on the handset.
Use the dialing keys to enter the number you wish to dial. The telephone sends touch-tone
signals. It automatically returns to pulse dialing mode after you end the call.
6.10 chain Dialing
Use this feature to initiate a dialing sequence from numbers stored in the directory, call log or redial
list while you are on a call using the handset.
Chain dialing can be useful if you wish to access other numbers (such as bank account numbers or
access codes) from the directory, call log or redial list.
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