User's Manual

Telephone operation
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Options while on calls
Silencing the ringer
When the telephone is ringing, you can temporarily silence the ringer of the
handset or telephone base without disconnecting the call. The next call rings
normally at the preset volume.
To silence the handset ringer:
Press MUTE , OFF/CANCEL, MUTE/DELETE or QUIET #on the handset and
Ringer muted appears.
To silence the base ringer:
Press MUTE ., MUTE or QUIET #.
The telephone base displays Ringer muted.
Mute
Use the mute function to turn off the microphone. You
can hear the caller, but the caller cannot hear you.
Using a cordless handset:
To mute a call:
• While on a call, press MUTE/DELETE. When mute is on, the handset shows
Muted for a few seconds and MUTE icon displays until you turn off mute.
To end mute a call:
• Press MUTE/DELETE again. When mute is off, Microphone ON appears
temporarily on the handset.
Using the telephone base:
To mute a call:
• While on a call, press MUTE. When mute is on, the telephone base shows
Muted for a few seconds and MUTE icon displays until you turn off mute.
To end mute a call:
• Press MUTE again. When mute is off, Microphone ON appears temporarily
on the telephone base.
Mute is automatically canceled when you end the call.
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