About your phone
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Muting the microphone
The mute feature allows you to speak to someone in the house privately.
1.
Press
during a call. The caller cannot hear you, but you can still hear the
caller’s voice.
Press
again to un-mute the microphone. You can now communicate with the caller.
MISSING HANDSET(S)
You can page or locate a missing handset by pressing the page button on the base unit.
1.
Press on the base unit. All the handsets connected to this base unit will ring.
2.
Press on the base unit again to stop paging. All the handsets stop ringing OR
Press any key on the handset to stop the paging.
Caller ID
If you subscribe to your service providers Caller ID service when the phone rings and caller
information is received, the display will show the first 12 digits of the caller’s number. If there
is an identical phone number stored in the phonebook, that phonebook name will be displayed
instead of the caller’s number. Your phone automatically stores the last 20 incoming calls
information. Each record holds up to 20 digits.
DURING A CALL
This section describes the features that are available during a call.
CALL WAITING
You can use the recall button to answer a second call while you are on the phone. However this
service will need to be turned on. For example to turn on Telstra’s Call Waiting service:
1. Press wait for dial tone then Press
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2.
You will hear a service tone then Press.
Take two different calls at the same time
If you have subscribed to your telephone network operators Call Waiting Caller ID service, your
phone will display the number of the second incoming call for around 20 seconds while you are
talking on the phone.
During a call, you will hear two loud beeps periodically to notify you of another incoming call. If
you wish to answer this call:
1.
When the handset receives a second call, the number of the caller appears on the display.
It will display for 20 seconds or until you press a key on the phone. Press
listen for
dial tone then Press 2 to put the current call on hold and talk with the second caller.
2.
Subsequent presses of
listen for dial tone then Press 2 will toggle you between these
2 callers.
