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Telephone operation
Telephone operation
To answer a cell call:
f Press CELL or /SPEAKER on the handset.
-OR-
Press /CELL on the telephone base.
To end a cell call:
f Press
OFF/CANCEL, or put the handset in the telephone base or charger.
-OR-
Press /CELL on the telephone base.
Notes:
f The screen displays Unable to call if your cell phone is in use.
f You can also use your cell phone to answer the call. If you answer with your cell phone, it disconnects from the
telephone base.
f The screen shows the elapsed time as you talk (in hours, minutes and seconds).
f When predialing (preview numbers before dialing), press MUTE/DELETE on the handset or telephone base to
backspace and delete; press and hold REDIAL/PAUSE to insert a dialing pause (a P appears).
f Make a cell call using the cell lines of your telephone system instead of the remote voice control feature, if you need
to press dialing keys (0-9, TONE
, QUIET
#
) during a call.
Silence the ringer
When the telephone is ringing, you can temporarily silence the ringer of the
handset or telephone base without disconnecting the call. The next call rings
normally at the preset volume.
To silence the handset ringer:
f Press OFF/CANCEL or MUTE/DELETE on the handset. The handset screen
shows Ringer muted.
-OR-
Press CANCEL or MUTE on the telephone base. The screen
shows Ringer muted.
ECO
Ringer muted