Options While On Calls - AT&T E2801 User Manual

Telephone operation

Options while on calls

Volume control
Press or to adjust listening
CID/-VOLUME DIR /VOLUME+
Volume
volume. Pressing decreases the volume.
CID/-VOLUME
Pressing increases the volume. When
DIR /VOLUME+
changing the volume level, the new setting is saved.
Flash
NOTE: The earpiece, hands-free speakerphone and headset
listening volume are adjusted separately.
Tone
Call waiting
If you subscribe to call waiting service with your
Mute
local telephone company, there will be a beep if
there is an incoming call while you are already on a
call. Press /FLASH to put your current call
PHONE
on hold and take the new call. Press FLASH
PHONE/
anytime to switch back and forth between calls. For
more information on caller ID, see page 25.
Mute
Press MUTE to silence the microphone. When mute
is on, MUTE will show on the handset screen. You
will be able to hear the caller, but your caller will
not be able to hear you until you press MUTE again
and resume speaking. When mute is turned off,
MICROPHONE ON will show temporarily on the
handset screen. Mute is automatically cancelled
when you end a call.
Temporary tone dialing
If you have only dial pulse (rotary) service, you can
temporarily switch to touch tone dialing during a call
by pressing TONE/ . This can be useful when send-
ing tone signals for access to answering systems or
long distance services.
/FLASH (to receive a
After you hang up or press
PHONE
call waiting call), the telephone automatically returns to
dial pulse (rotary) service.
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