Ringing Patterns; Dial Tones; Using The Speaker And Microphone - AT&T PARTNER Installation And Use Manual

Ringing Patterns

You can tell what kind of call you are receiving by the way your system phone
rings:
An outside call will ring . . . ring . . . ring.
An intercorn call will ring BEEP . . .ring BEEP. . . ring BEEP. If you have a
system display phone, the caller's extension number will show on the
display.
A transferred call, or a call on hold that is ringing back, will ring BEEP
BEEP . . .ring BEEP BEEP . . . ring BEEP BEEP.
NOTE:
If you use the system with PBX or Centrex lines, the PBX/Centrex distinctive
ringing patterns are not passed to phones. Phones use the ringing patterns
described here instead.

Dial Tones

You will encounter two different dial tones when making calls:
Outside dial tone is generated by your local phone company and
indicates that you can make an outside call.
Intercom dial tone is generated by the system and indicates that you
can make an inside, or intercom, call.
It is important that you recognize the difference between the two types of dial
tones. The best way to dot this is to listen to each one and compare them. To
hear an outside dial tone, lift the handset of the system phone and press a line
button. To hear an intercom dial tone, press [

Using the Speaker and Microphone

Every MLS-model phone has a speaker, which you can turn on by pressing
[ ]. When the light next to [
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MLS-18D, MLS-12D, MLS-12 phones also have a microphone. On these
phones, pressing [
addition, you can turn just the microphone on and off by pressing [
the light next to [
If you prefer to dial and conduct calls without lifting the handset, you can use
the speaker and the microphone instead:
To make a call without lifting the handset, press [
(Alternatively, press an idle line or intercom button, which automatically
turns on the [
hear the call ringing. When the other party answers, you can talk without
lifting the handset. On MLS-6 phones (which have no microphone), you
must lift the handset to talk when the other party answers.
To turn off the microphone when you are using the speaker, press [
This will mute your voice so the other party cannot hear you.
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