Options While On Calls - AT&T E5802B User Manual

Telephone operation

Options while on calls

Volume control
Press -VOLUME to decrease the volume.
CID/
Press /VOLUME+ to increase the volume.
DIR
When changing the volume level, the new setting
is saved.
Call waiting
If you subscribe to call waiting service with your
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
Mute
Press MUTE to silence the microphone. When mute
is on, MICROPHONE MUTED will show on the
handset screen. You will be able to hear the caller,
but the caller will not be able to hear you until you
press MUTE again and resume speaking. When the
mute function is turned off, MICROPHONE ON will
show temporarily on the handset screen.
Temporary tone dialing
If dial pulse (rotary) is selected, you can switch to touch
tone dialing during a call by pressing TONE * . This can
be useful if it is necessary to send tone signals for
Tone
access to answering systems or long-distance services.
After you hang up or press /FLASH (to
Mute
PHONE
receive a call waiting call), the telephone auto-
matically returns to dial pulse (rotary) service.
Channel selection
speech sometimes fades, press CHAN/ on
DELETE
the handset to scan for a clearer radio channel
between cordless handset and base.
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