Mute; Temporary Tone Dialing - AT&T TL96456 Complete User's Manual

Telephone operation
Options while on calls

Mute

Use the mute function to turn off the microphone. You can hear the caller, but
the caller cannot hear you.
Using a handset:
To mute a call:
While on a call, press MUTE/
•
shows Muted for a few seconds and the MUTE icon appears until you end
mute the call.
To end mute a call:
• Press MUTE/
Microphone ON appears temporarily on the handset.
Using the telephone base:
To mute a call:
• While on a call, press MUTE. When mute is on, the telephone base shows
Muted for a few seconds. The MUTE light turns on and MUTE icon appears
until you end mute the call.
To end mute a call:
• Press MUTE again and resume speaking. When mute is off, Microphone ON
appears temporarily on the telephone base. The MUTE light turns off.
Mute is automatically canceled when you end the call.

Temporary tone dialing

If you have pulse (rotary) service only, you can switch from pulse to touch-tone
dialing temporarily during a call. This is useful if you need to send touch-tone
signals to access your telephone banking or long distance services.
During a call:
1. Press TONE
2. Use the dialing keys to enter the relevant number. The telephone sends
touch-tone signals.
3. The telephone automatically returns to pulse dialing after you end the call.
again and resume speaking. When mute is off,
DELETE
on the handset or telephone base.
. When mute is on, the handset screen
DELETE
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