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Using the home and cell lines
together:
You can be on two different calls at
the same time using the cell line and
home line with two handsets.
You can be on a call using the cell
line and a Bluetooth headset via the
home line at the same time.
If you are on a call using the cell line,
you cannot join the call using your
paired cell phone. However, you can
join the call using another
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device. Your cell phone is being used
for the phone call so only features
that are normally available during a
call can be used.
Speakerphone
When the handset is on a call, press
to switch between the handset
speakerphone and earpiece. When the
speakerphone is active, the handset
displays .
Volume control
During a call on the handset, press
VOLUME/
or
VOLUME/
to adjust
the listening volume.
During a call on the telephone base,
press
/VOL/
to adjust the listening
volume.
If this is a cell call and the volume is too
loud or quiet, try changing the volume on
your cell phone. On some cell phones,
changing the volume on the cell phone
affects your cell call volume on the
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handset or telephone base.
NOTES
The handset and speakerphone
volume settings are independent. The
speakerphone volume setting of the
telephone base is also independent.
If the handset ringer volume is set to off,
that handset is silenced for all incoming
calls except paging tone.
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Mute
The mute function allows you to hear
the other party but the other party
cannot hear you.
During a call, press
MUTE
on the
handset or telephone base. The
screen displays
Muted
until the mute
function is turned off.
Press
MUTE
on the handset or
telephone base again to resume
the conversation. The screen briefly
displays
Microphone ON
.
Equalizer
The equalizer feature enables you to
change the quality of the audio to best
suit your hearing.
Using a cordless handset or the
telephone base:
1. While on a home call or cell call,
press
OPTION
.
2.
Press
or
on the handset, or
CALLER ID /
or
PHONEBOOK /
to
highlight
Equalizer
, and then press
SELECT
.
3.
Press
or
on the handset, or
CALLER ID /
or
PHONEBOOK /
to
select
Treble 1
,
Treble 2
,
Bass
or
Natural
(the default setting), and then
press
SELECT
.
NOTES
If you switch the call between the handset
and speakerphone by pressing , the
audio setting remains unchanged.
The current equalizer setting remains
unchanged until you select a new settin
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