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Telephone operation
Mute
The mute function allows you to hear the other party but
the other party cannot hear you.
On a handset:
During a call, press
MUTE/
REMOVE
. The handset
screen displays
Muted
for a few seconds and
MUTE
displays until the mute function is turned off.
Press
MUTE/
REMOVE
again to resume the
conversation. The handset screen temporarily
displays
Microphone ON
.
On a headset:
During a call, press
MUTE/
FLASh
. The headset announces,
“Mute on.”
The
headset beeps every 30 seconds until the mute function is turned off.
Press
MUTE/
FLASh
again to resume the conversation. The headset
announces, “
Mute off.
”
Temporary ringer silencing
When the telephone is ringing, you can temporarily silence the ringer of the
handset, headset or telephone base without disconnecting the call. The next
call rings normally at the preset volume.
To silence the handset ringer:
Press
OFF/
CLEAR
or
MUTE/
REMOVE
on the handset,
then
Ringer mute
and display.
To silence the headset ringer:
Press
MUTE/
FLASh
on the headset.
To silence the telephone base ringer:
Press
VOL/
on the telephone base to turn off the base ringer.
Temporary tone dialing
If you have pulse (rotary) service only, you can switch from pulse to 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
TONE
on the handset.
Use the dialing keys to enter the number. The telephone now sends
touch-tone signals.
The telephone automatically returns to pulse dialing mode after you end
the call.
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