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OPERATION
When you receive a call, that line’s
green indicator flashes. To answer a
call, press the line button (
LINE 1
or
LINE
2
) next to the flashing green indicator
and lift the handset.
Follow these steps to place a call.
1. Press the line button for a line that is
not in use.
2. Lift the handset and listen for a dial
tone.
3. Dial the number.
You can check the status of each line
connected to the ET-294 by glancing at
the red line status indicator next to each
line button:
Note: If AC power fails or is disconnect-
ed, you can still make or answer calls,
but the line status indicators will not
work.
PUTTING A CALL ON
HOLD
Placing a call on hold lets you hang up
the handset or use the other phone line
without disconnecting the first call. To
place a call on hold, press
HOLD
. The
line’s red indicator flashes.
To release a call from hold and continue
the conversation, press that line’s but-
ton. You can also release a call from
hold by picking up any extension phone
on that line.
USING RESET
To end a call and place another call
without hanging up the handset, hold
down
RESET
for about one second.
Then dial the number when you hear the
dial tone.
Red Indicator
Line Status
Off
Not in use
Lighted
In use
Flashing You
have
put
a
call on hold
Green
Indicators
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