AT&T E1828B - Manual (Page 20)

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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 replace 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 speaking.
Flash
Volume
Hold
Channel
Mute
Volume
Speaker
Flash
Hold