Using Hold; Using The Intercom - Radio Shack TAD-268 Owner's Manual

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USING HOLD

To put a caller on hold, press
on the handset so the TALK
TERCOM
indicator blinks and the HOLD/INT in-
dicator lights.
To return to the call, press
Notes:
• If you pick up another phone con-
nected to the same telephone line
while a call is on hold, the TAD-
268 automatically releases the
hold and you can talk with the
caller.
• After you put a call on hold, you
can use the handset to talk to a
person at the base using the inter-
com feature. See "Using the Inter-
com."
• If you do not release a call on hold
within 5 minutes, the handset
beeps for 1 minute, then the
phone automatically hangs up.
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USING THE INTERCOM

Use the intercom feature when you
want to talk with someone at the hand-
set or the base.
Follow these steps to call from the
handset to the base.
1. Press
handset. The base rings three
HOLD/IN-
times, then the base's speaker
and
turn on. You can talk with some-
one at the base.
.
TALK
2. When you complete your conver-
sation, press
the handset again, or the person
at the base can press
Follow these steps to call from the
base to the handset.
1. Press
The handset rings. (This is handy
for locating the handset when it is
away from the base.)
2. When the person at the handset
presses
can talk with them.
3. When you complete the conversa-
tion, either press
the base again, or the person at
the handset can press
INTERCOM
on the
HOLD/INTERCOM
microphone automatically
HOLD/INTERCOM
INTERCOM
on the base.
INTERCOM
HOLD/INTERCOM,
INTERCOM
HOLD/
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