During a call, as you begin to move your handset too far from your base unit,
noise may increase. If you pass the range limits of the base unit, you will hear a
beep and see
Out of Range on the display, and then the handset returns to
standby mode. You may return to the call if you move your handset within the
range limits of the base and press
or speaker within 30 seconds.
You can temporarily turn off the microphone so that the person you are talking
with cannot hear you.
1) Press
/del during talk mode (while phone is in use).
2) Press /vol/ or /vol/ to move the pointer to Mute and then .
Mute On and appear in the display. To cancel muting, repeat above step
again when Mute is set to on,
Mute Off appears.
Some telephone companies use equipment that requires
pulse dialing (sometimes referred to as rotary dialing).
If you need to enter tone dialing digits, you can switch-
over to tone dialing during the call. This feature is useful
when you need tone dialing to use automated systems,
for example, entering your bank account number after
you have called your bank.
Initially make your call with the pulse dialing mode. Once your call connects,
press
tone
. Enter the desired number. These digits will be sent as tone
dialing. Once the call ends, the tone mode is canceled and pulse dialing mode
resumes.
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TRAVELING OUT-OF-RANGE
MUTE MICROPHONE
TONE DIALING SWITCH-OVER (AUSTRALIA ONLY)
• The tone feature
only applies when
the dial mode is set
to pulse.
• This special
number can be
stored in a memory
location. This is
referred to as Chain
Dialing (see page
33)