User Manual Part 1b

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Telephone Operation
12
Telephone Operation
Options while on calls
To adjust volume or sound quality
Press VOLUME buttons on the handset or the base to
adjust listening volume. Each button press raises or
lowers volume by one level.
During a handset speakerphone call you can press
SOUND SELECT to change sound quality. You can
choose Natural Audio, Bass Boost, Mid Boost or Treble
Boost. Each button press changes to the next tone type.
Call waiting
If you have Call Waiting service, you will hear a beep if
someone calls while you are already on a call. Press
FLASH to put your current call on hold and take the new
call. You can press FLASH at any time to switch back
and forth between calls.
Ring silencing
Press OFF while the phone is ringing to silence the ringer.
You can still answer, or let the caller leave a message.
3-way conference calls
During an outside call, you can use both the handset and
base (or two local handsets) to allow a three-way
conversation.
While a call is in progress, others can press PHONE or
SPEAKER to join the conference call. Others can press
OFF (or SPEAKER) to drop out of the conference call,
but the call will not be terminated until the originating
set hangs up.
Temporary tone dialing
If you have dial pulse (rotary) service, you can switch to
touch tone dialing during a call by pressing *. This
can be useful if you need to send tone signals for access
to answering systems or long-distance services.
Volume
Silence ringer
Tone
Flash
Intercom calls
Intercom calls
The intercom allows conversation between the handset
and base, or between handsets if you have registered
additional handsets for use with your system.
Select INTERCOM at the handset menu, or press the
INTERCOM button at the base. Scroll down to select a
station, or select GLOBAL PAGE to page all stations. To
page, press the middle joystick button at the handset
(or OK at the base).
To answer an intercom page, press PHONE at the hand-
set, or SPEAKERPHONE at the base.
When your intercom call is finished, press OFF at the
handset (or INTERCOM at the base) to end the call.
Handling incoming calls
If the phone rings during an intercom call, you have two
options:
• Press PHONE at the handset (or SPEAKERPHONE at
the base) to answer the outside call and conference
it in with your existing intercom conversation.
• Press PHONE twice at the handset to terminate the
intercom conversation and answer the outside call.
Intercom Call
Base
GLOBAL PAGE
1
Press base Intercom button
Intercom
1
Select Intercom
Display menu
HANDSET 1
GLOBAL PAGE
V
OK V