
Telephone operation
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Options while on calls
Silencing the ringer
When the telephone is ringing, you can temporarily silence the ringer of the
handset or telephone base without disconnecting the call. The next call rings
normally at the preset volume.
To silence the handset ringer:
Press
MUTE
,
OFF/
CANCEL
,
MUTE/
DELETE
or
QUIET #
on the handset and
Ringer muted
appears.
To silence the base ringer:
Press
MUTE
.
,
MUTE or
QUIET #
.
The telephone base displays
Ringer muted
.
Mute
Use the mute function to turn off the microphone. You
can hear the caller, but the caller cannot hear you.
Using a cordless handset:
To mute a call:
• While on a call, press
MUTE/
DELETE
. When mute is on, the handset shows
Muted
for a few seconds and
MUTE
icon
displays until you turn off mute.
To end mute a call:
• Press
MUTE/
DELETE
again. When mute is off,
Microphone ON
appears
temporarily on the handset.
Using the telephone base:
To mute a call:
• While on a call, press
MUTE
. When mute is on, the telephone base shows
Muted
for a few seconds and
MUTE
icon
displays until you turn off mute.
To end mute a call:
• Press
MUTE
again. When mute is off,
Microphone ON
appears temporarily
on the telephone base.
Mute is automatically canceled when you end the call.
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