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Telephone operations
Make a call
• Press
LINE 1
,
LINE 2
or
, and then dial
the telephone number.
• If you press
, the phone automatically
picks the first available line.
• The screen shows the elapsed time as you
talk (in hours, minutes and seconds).
• While entering numbers, press and hold
PAUSE
to insert a dialing pause (a
P
appears).
Predial a call
• Enter the telephone number using the
dialing keys (
0-9
), then press
LINE 1
,
LINE 2
or
to dial.
• When predialing (preview numbers before
dialing), press
DELETE
or
OFF
to backspace
and delete; press and hold
PAUSE
to insert a
dialing pause (a
P
appears).
Answer a call
• Press
LINE 1
,
LINE 2
,
or any dialing key.
End a call
• Press
OFF
or put the handset back in the
telephone base or charger.
• To end a call using the telephone base, press
the corresponding
LINE 1
or
LINE 2
on the
telephone base.
Speakerphone
During a call, press
to switch between
speakerphone and normal handset use.
When the speakerphone is active,
displays on the handset screen.
Volume control
• During a call, press
p
/VOLUME/
q
on the handset or
p
/VOL/
q
on the
telephone base to adjust the listening
volume.
Handset control key panel