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Telephone operation
Options while on calls
To adjust volume 
Press  CID/-VOLUME or DIR /VOLUME+ buttons 
on  the  cordless  handset  or  the  VOLUME   but-
ton  on  the  telephone  base  to  adjust  listening 
volume. 
Call waiting
If  you  subscribe  to  a  call  waiting  service  with 
your  local  telephone  service  provider,  you  will 
hear  a  beep  if  someone  calls  while  you  are 
already  on  a  call.  Press  PHONE/FLASH  on  the 
cordless  handset  or  FLASH  on  the  base  to  put 
your current call on hold and take the new call. 
You  can  press  PHONE/FLASH  on  the  cordless 
handset or FLASH on the base anytime to switch 
back and forth between calls.
Hold
Press HOLD to place a call on hold. 
When  a  call  is  on hold, resume the  conversation 
on  the  cordless  handset  by  pressing  HOLD  or 
  PHONE/FLASH.  Resume  a  conversation  at  the 
telephone base by lifting the handset or pressing 
SPEAKER or HOLD on the telephone base.
When a  call is on  hold, you can place either  the 
corded  handset  in  telephone  base  or  the  cord-
less handset in charger, and retrieve the call from 
another telephone.
Mute
While  using  the  telephone  base,  you  can  press 
MUTE  to  silence  the  microphone  during  a  con-
versation. You will be able to hear the caller, but 
your caller will not be able to hear you until you 
press MUTE again to resume conversation.
Flash
Volume
Hold
Channel
Flash
Mute
Volume
Speaker
Hold