15
Telephone Operation
Note: If you hear a high-pitched noise from
the base’s speaker, the handset and the
base are too close together. Move them
away from each other.
USING FLASH
FLASH
performs the electronic equivalent of
a switchhook operation for special services,
such as Call Waiting.
For example, if you have Call Waiting, press
FLASH
to answer an incoming call without
disconnecting the current call. Press
FLASH
again to return to the first call.
Note: If you do not have any special phone
services, pressing
FLASH
might disconnect
the current call.
USING REDIAL
To quickly dial the last number dialed, lift the
handset, press
TALK
, then press
REDIAL
.
Notes:
• The redial memory holds up to 32 digits,
so you can redial long-distance as well
as local numbers.
• The redial memory also holds pause
entries (see “Entering a Pause” on
Page 16).
USING MUTE
To talk to someone in the room without the
person on the other end of the phone line
hearing your conversation, press
MUTE
. The
TALK/LOW BATT indicator flashes.
Press
MUTE
again to resume your phone
conversation.
USING TONE SERVICES ON
A PULSE LINE
Some special services, such as bank-by-
phone, require tone signals. If you have
pulse service, you can still use these special
tone services by following these steps.
1. Be sure
PULSE-TONE
is set to
PULSE
.
2. Dial the service’s main number.
3. When the service answers, press
TONE
on the handset. Any additional numbers
you dial are sent as tone signals.
When you hang up, the phone automatically
resets to pulse dialing.
PAGING
To page the person who has the handset or
to locate the handset when the phone is not
in use, press
PAGE
on the base. The handset
beeps for 5 seconds. For a longer handset
beep, hold down
PAGE
for at least 5 sec-
onds. The handset beeps for 1 minute. To
stop it from beeping sooner, press any key
on the handset except
TALK
.
Note: The phone rings if a call comes in dur-
ing paging. Press
TALK
on the handset or
SPEAKER
on the base to answer the call.
MEMORY DIALING
You can store up to 10 phone numbers in
memory, then dial a stored number by enter-
ing its memory location number. Each stored
number can be up to 20 digits.
Storing a Number in Memory
Notes:
• The phone beeps several times and
exits the storing process if you wait
more than 20 seconds between each
key press.
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