Answering Calls; To Put A Call On Hold; The Mute Feature; Switching To The Handset - VTech 918 ADX Instruction Manual

O P E R A T I N G

ANSWERING CALLS

From the Handset
The Handset will ring when you have an
incoming call. You can answer calls on the
Handset whether it is in the base or away from
it. If your phone rings when the Handset is in
the base, just pick up the Handset. The call will
be connected automatically, and you'll see the
PHONE LED on the Handset and the IN USE
LED on the Base Unit are lit. If the Handset
rings when it is away from the base, press any
k ey, except O F F t o a n swe r t h e c a l l .
From the Base Speakerphone
The Speakerphone will also ring to sig-
nify an incoming call. To answer from the
Speakerphone, press SPKR. You can now
talk to your party hands-free. Use the Vol-
ume Control keys to adjust the speaker to a
comfortable listening level.
NOTE: If you are using your Speaker-
phone in a noisy environment, the conversa-
tion coming from your party may suffer from
dropout. In this case, press MUTE on the
18 Speakerphone while your party talks. Press
MUTE again to deactivate before you begin
talking.

TO PUT A CALL ON HOLD

While using your 918ADX , you can put a
call on hold by pressing HOLD. The HOLD
LED on the Base Unit and the PHONE LED on
the Handset will blink to indicate a call is on
hold.
To return to the call, press PHONE(on
the Handset) or SPKR(on the Base Unit).
If your 918 ADX has a call on HOLD, and a
user picks up an extension phone on the same
918manual.pm6
I N S T R U C T I O N S
line, the 918 ADX will take itself off HOLD and
turn OFF.
900MHz
PHONE
*

THE MUTE FEATURE

While a call is muted, the LOW BATT/
MUTE LED (on the Handset) or the MUTE
LED (on the Base Unit) glows steadily. To go
back to the two-way conversation, press
MUTE again.
This feature is useful when the Speaker-
phone is used in a noisy room. Loud back-
ground noise can prevent your caller's voice
from coming over the speaker. Press MUTE
while your caller is speaking. Press MUTE
a g a i n w h e n y o u a r e r e a d y t o s p e a k .

SWITCHING TO THE HANDSET

During a Base Speakerphone call, if the
Handset is in the Base Unit, you can automati-
cally switch from the Base Speakerphone to
the Handset by picking up the Handset.
17
CORDLESS
INT.COM LOW BATT/MUTE
THE MUTE FEATURE
PWR
IN
USE
CHR
SPKR
INT.COM
TO PUT A CALL
VOL
ON HOLD
3/6/98, 3:21 PM
17