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Telephone operation
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 .
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.
Blind transfer
While on an outside call, you can transfer the call to a specific device or any 
device without notifying them.
1. During the call, press MENU/
SELECT. 
2. Press 
MENU/SELECT to choose >Transfer.
If you have two handsets, the outside call is put on 
hold and your handset shows Transferring call... 
The other handset rings and shows Transfer from 
other handset.
If you have more than two handsets, your screen 
shows TRANSFER TO: 
Use the dialing keys to eenter a 
specific handset number (1-9 for handsets 1-9, TONE  followed by 0-2 for 
handsets 10-12, or TONE  followed by # for all handsets), or press qCID or 
pDIR to scroll to the desired handset and press MENU/SELECT. The outside 
call is put on hold and your handset screen shows Transferring call... or 
Transferring call to all... The other handset rings and shows Transfer from 
HANDSET X (X represents the handset number).
3. 
To answer the call on the destination handset, press, press  PHONE/FLASH or  
/SPEA�ERSPEA�ER, or any dialing key (0-9,  , or #). The initiating handset shows 
Call transferred and goes to idle mode.
 NOTES:
To cancel the transfer and return to the external call before the blind transfer call is 
answered, press 
OFF/CANCEL on your handset.
If the other handset does not answer the transfer within 30 seconds, the transfer ends and 
the original handset rings while showing No response to transfer. If the original handset does 
not pick up within 30 seconds, the handset returns to idle mode and the outside call ends.
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Options while on calls
>Transfer
 Intercom