User`s guide
5.3 Making and Answering a Call
To make and answer calls using the handset:
1 Lift the handset.
If you wish to override automatic line selection, press desired LINE button
before lifting the handset.
2 Replace the handset in the cradle to hang up.
You can lift the handset to make a call, the phone selects a line according to its
automatic line selection setting. If you lift the handset while your phone is ringing,
your phone will automatically select the ringing line. If you wish to override auto-
matic line selection, press the desired LINE button before lifting the handset.
To make and answer calls using the speakerphone:
1 Press the SPEAKER button to activate the speakerphone.
If you wish to override automatic line selection, press the desired LINE button
instead of pressing the SPEAKER button, and you will be connected to that
line on speakerphone.
2 Press SPEAKER again to hang up.
You can use the speakerphone to make or answer an outside call, an intercom call
or a page. Simply press the SPEAKER button instead of lifting the handset.
When you press the SPEAKER button to make a call, the phone selects a line
according to its automatic line selection setting. If you press the SPEAKER button
while your phone is ringing, you will automatically answer the ringing line. If you
wish to override automatic line selection, press the desired LINE button instead of
pressing the SPEAKER button, and you will be connected to that line on the speak-
erphone.
During a call, you may switch back and forth between handset and speakerphone
as much as you like. Simply press the SPEAKER button while using the handset
to activate the speakerphone and then hang up your handset. To switch back to a
handset call, lift the handset.
Note: You may make calls on either handset or speakerphone using the “predial-
ing” feature. Many people find this a convenient and relaxing method of placing
calls. See page 30 for details on using the predialing feature.
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