Options While On Calls; Call Waiting; Volume Control; Mute - VTech CM18245 User Manual

Telephone operation

Options while on calls

Call waiting

If you subscribe to call waiting service with your telephone service provider, you
hear two beeps if someone calls while you are in the middle of a call.
• Press FLASH to put your current call on hold and
take the new call.
• Press FLASH at any time to switch back and forth
between calls.

Volume control

Use this feature to independently set the listening volume to one of six
levels for each of the listening options (corded handset, corded headset and
speakerphone).
All settings are independent. While on a call, press +/VOL/- to adjust the
listening volume.

Mute

Use this feature during a telephone conversation to silence the microphone. You
can hear the caller, but the caller cannot hear you.
To mute a call:
• Press MUTE. When mute is on, the MUTE lights up;
the screen also displays -Mute.
To take a call off mute:
• Press MUTE again and resume speaking.

Temporary tone dialing

If you have pulse (rotary) service only, use this feature to temporarily switch
pulse to touch-tone dialing during a call by pressing TONE .
1. Press TONE
2. Use the dialing keys to enter the desired number. The telephone sends
touch-tone signals.
The telephone automatically returns to pulse dialing mode after you end
the call.
during a call.
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