User`s manual

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Telephone Operation
Options while on calls
Channel (Cordless handset only)
If a call is noisy or unclear, or if words fade out, press
MENU/CHAN on the cordless handset to scan for a bet-
ter communication channel between the handset and
the telephone base.
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.
After you hang up or press PHONE/FLASH on the cord-
less handset or FLASH on the base to access services
with your local telephone service provider, the telephone
automatically returns to dial pulse (rotary) service.
3-way conference calls
During a call, someone at the telephone base or another
handset can join in the conversation.
• On the cordless handset: Press PHONE/FLASH to
join a conversation begun at the telephone base.
• At the telephone base: Lift the handset (or press
SPEAKER) to join a conversation begun at the
cordless handset.
You can also page the other parts of the system and ask
another user to join the call.
From a cordless handset: Press HOLD, then press
INT/DELETE.
From the telephone base: Press HOLD, then press
INTERCOM/CID DEL.
Anyone at a cordless handset or telephone base
can either join the call, (by pressing PHONE/FLASH
or SPEAKER,) or talk to you first, (by answering
the page), and then decide whether to join the call.
When another user joins the call, the intercom call is
terminated.
Hold
Phone
Hold
Speaker
Intercom
INT
SCANNING...