Instruction manual

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Do not use your speaker to make announcements over a loudspeaker
paging system connected to your phone system.
When talking, always face your phone and stay within two feet of it.
Place your phone at least six inches away from the edge of your desk.
If you have difficulty hearing the other party, try increasing the speaker
volume. If you have background noise, try turning off the microphone
when the party at the other end is speaking and turning it on when you
speak. If the difficulty persists, lift your handset to continue the
conversation.
In conference rooms, a separate speakerphone (such as the AT&T S203
Speakerphone) is recommended, since the built-in speaker on a system
phone is designed for individual use.
Standard Telephones
In addition to system phones, you can connect industry-standard touch-tone or
rotary dial telephones—and even some feature phones (which have built-in
calling features)—directly to the system. You can also combine standard
phones on the same extension with system phones or other devices, without
using expensive adapters or connectors.
Standard telephones can do many of the things that system telephones can do,
and you can save money by using them in certain situations when a system
telephone is not needed. Follow these guidelines when using standard phones:
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Use standard phones as power failure backups. In the event of a power
failure, standard phones at extensions 10, 16, 22, 28, 34, 40, 46, and 52
connect to lines 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, and 15, respectively, for continued
operation; but system phones will not work. You can connect standard
phones in combination with system phones at power failure extensions, or
you can simply keep spare standard phones at those extensions to serve
as replacements in case of a power failure.
To use a dial-code feature, press [
# ] (in place of [ Feature ] used on system
phones) followed by its dial code when you hear the intercom dial tone.
For dial-code features that use [
Intercom ] on system phones, dial only the
two-digit code when you hear intercom dial tone. (Instructions for using
these features on standard phones are included in Chapter 5, “Feature
Reference.”)
To use a Speed Dial number, press [
# ] followed by its two-digit code
when you hear intercom dial tone. (For details, see “System Speed Dial
Numbers” in Chapter 5.)
Use the switchhook on a standard phone to place calls on hold, transfer a
call, or set up a conference call. (For details, see “Using the Switchhook”
on next page, or “Hold,” “Transfer,” and “Conference Calls” in
Chapter 5.)
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