Adjusting The Earpiece And Handset Speaker Volume; Mute Microphone; Tone Dialing Switch-Over - Uniden DCT 5285 Owner's Manual

• To adjust the base
ringer or speaker
volume, see page
52-53.
• If you press the end
key to cancel muting,
the call is
disconnected and the
phone will return to
the standby mode.
• 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 44.)
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Adjusting the Earpiece and Handset Speaker Volume

You can select different volume levels for the handset
earpiece and the handset speaker (6 levels: Low to Max).
The volume can only be adjusted during a call. Press
L M
volume/ or to select the volume settings. When you
hang up, the phone keeps the last volume setting selected.
If you press volume/ L in the maximum volume level or
volume/ M in the lowest volume level, you will hear a beep.

Mute Microphone

With the handset
You can temporarily turn Off the microphone so that the person you are talking with
cannot hear you.
During a telephone call, press the MUTE soft key to turn Off the microphone. "
appear in the display. Press the MUTE OFF soft key to cancel muting.
With the base
While using the base speakerphone, press mute on the base to turn Off the microphone.
Press mute again, or press

Tone Dialing Switch-over

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. 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/
desired number. These digits will be sent as tone dialing. Once the
call ends, the tone mode is canceled and pulse dialing mode resumes.
(talk) to cancel muting.
t on the handset or base. Enter the
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