Telephone operation
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Call waiting or call waiting with caller ID service
To use call waiting, you must subscribe to call waiting service from your
telephone service provider. This feature allows you to receive calls while you are
already talking on the phone. You will hear a call waiting alert tone when there
is a second incoming call. If you subscribe to both caller ID and call waiting with
caller ID services, the second caller’s information is displayed after you hear the
call waiting alert tone.
1. Press to answer the second incoming call.
2. Press to switch between calls.
Voice mail service
The
icon flashes on the screen when you have received a new voice mail
message from your service provider.
IMPORTANT:
Voice mail service is different from the answering system. In order to use the voice mail
service, you must subscribe to it from your telephone service provider.
Using multiple handsets
The system allows a maximum of two handsets to have a conversation with an
outside call at a time. If a handset is already on a call and you would like to join
the call, press
or
on another handset.
The call will not be terminated until all handsets hang up.
Handset locator
You can locate a misplaced handset by paging it.
1. Press on the telephone base. All registered handsets beep for one
minute.
2. Press on the telephone base or press
on any handset to stop paging.