Muting The Microphone - Aastra Ascotel Office 70IP-b User Manual

Dialling and Phoning
Using Your Phone in Open Listening Mode
You want other people in the room to be able to listen in to the call.
The open listening function lets you activate the loudspeaker in addition to the handset.
Using Your Phone in Hands-Free Mode
You want other people to join the conversation or to have your hands free while making the call.
The sound quality can be improved by keeping the volume of your phone as low as possible.

Muting the Microphone

In the middle of a call you want to talk briefly with other persons in the room without your call partner
hearing your conversation.
You can switch the microphone on and off during a call.
Microphone
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During a call: Press the Loudspeaker key.
Open listening is now activated.
Note
You can continue with the call as usual using the handset.
Deactivating open listening: Press the Loudspeaker key a second time.
Open listening is now deactivated.
Note
To end a call in open listening mode, you need to press the Loudspeaker key
and hang up the phone. If you merely replace the handset, the phone switches
to the hands-free mode.
During a call: Press the Loudspeaker key.
Open listening is now activated.
Put the handset on-hook.
Hands-free mode is activated.
Note
Make sure the hands-free microphone is not obstructed.
To continue the call with the handset: Pick up the handset.
The loudspeaker and hands-free microphone are now deactivated.
Switching the microphone off: Press the "Microphone key" or the Foxkey
"Micro".
The display shows the symbol n.
Switching the microphone on: Press the "Microphone key" or the Foxkey
"Micro".