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Telephone Operation
Options while on calls
To adjust volume or sound quality
Press
VOLUME
buttons on the handset or the base to
adjust listening volume. Each button press raises or
lowers volume by one level.
During a handset call you can press
SOUND SELECT
to
change the sound quality heard through the earpiece.
You can choose Natural Audio, Bass Boost, Mid Boost
or Treble Boost. Each button press changes to the next
tone type.
Call waiting
If you have Call Waiting service, you will hear a beep if
someone calls while you are already on a call. Press
FLASH
to put your current call on hold and take the new
call. You can press
FLASH
at any time to switch back
and forth between calls.
Ring silencing
To silence the ringer, press
OFF
at the handset (or
MUTE
at the base) while the phone is ringing. You can still
answer, or let the caller leave a message.
3-way conference calls
During an outside call, you can use both the handset and
base (or two local handsets) to allow a three-way
conversation.
While a call is in progress, others can press
PHONE
or
SPEAKER
to join the conference call. Others can press
OFF
(or
SPEAKER
) to drop out of the conference call,
but the call will not be terminated until all sets hang up.
Temporary tone dialing
If you have dial pulse (rotary) service, you can switch to
touch tone dialing during a call by pressing
*
. This
can be useful if you need to send tone signals for access
to answering systems or long-distance services.
Volume
Silence ringer
Sound quality
Flash
Tone
Flash
Volume
Mute
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