Receiver On The Base; Speakerphone Operation; Special Features; Page All Cordless Handsets From Base - GE 28861 User Manual

Speakerphone Operation

For best speakerphone performance, avoid the following:
• Areas with high background noise. (The microphone might pick up these
sounds.)
• Surfaces affected by vibration.
• Recessed areas such as in a corner, under a cupboard, or next to a cabinet,
which can generate an echo effect.
Note the following guidelines when using the speakerphone.
• Stay reasonably close to the phone so that you can be clearly heard by the
person to whom you are speaking.
• The SPEAKER indicator is illuminated when the speakerphone is in use.
Switch between Speakerphone & Receiver on the Base
To switch to speakerphone mode, the speaker button and hang up the corded
handset.
To switch to receiver mode, pick up the corded handset from the base.
Switch between Speakerphone & Receiver on the Cordless Handset
To switch to speakerphone mode, press the
To switch to handset, press the

Special Features

Page All Cordless Handsets from Base

1. Press and hold the page/intercom button on the base for 3 seconds, the base
screen displays PAGING HANDSETS.
. Cordless handsets will beep and the screen displays PAGING for 30 seconds.
3. Press the exit or cancel button on the base or press any button on the cordless
handset to stop.
Temporary Tone (for pulse or rotary service use)
In pulse dialing mode, you can switch to Tone dialing to access bank facilities etc. by
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/tone button. It will reset automatically to pulse dialing after you end
pressing the
the call.
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speaker
button.
speaker
button again or press the button.