Telephone operation
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Options while on calls
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. 
1. During a call, press TONE  on the handset or telephone base.
2. Use the dialing keys to enter the desired number. The telephone sends 
touch-tone signals.
3. The telephone automatically returns to pulse dialing after you end the call.
Hold
You can place any call on hold. You hear an alert tone at the telephone base 
if you have not taken the call off of hold after 14 minutes. You hear another 
alert tone at the telephone base 30 seconds later. At 15 minutes on hold, the 
call on hold automatically disconnects.
To place a home call on hold:
Press HOLD on the handset or telephone base. Home call on hold 
appears on the handsets and telephone base.  HOME/FLASH flashes on 
the handsets and  HOME flashes on the telephone base.
To resume a home call on hold:
Press  HOME/FLASH on handsets or  HOME on the telephone base.
To place a cell call on hold:
Press HOLD on the handset or telephone base. Cell 1/2 call on hold 
appears on the handsets and telephone base.  CELL 1 or  CELL 2 on 
the handsets and on the telephone base flash.
To resume a cell call on hold:
Press  CELL 1 or  CELL 2 on the handset or telephone base.
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