AT&T 1175 - Manual (Page 8)

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Telephone Operation
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Telephone Operation
Making and answering calls
Handset calls
To answer an incoming call, press any key except
O .
To make a call, press P , then dial a number. Press O
to hang up.
To preview numbers before dialing, enter numbers first,
then press
P to dial. Press < at any time to make
corrections as you are entering numbers.
Speakerphone calls
To answer an incoming call, press
@
SPEAKER.
To
make a call, press @
SPEAKER
, then dial a number.
Press @
SPEAKER
again to hang up.
Speed dialing & directory dialing
To use speed dialing, press
@
SPEAKER
at the base,
press @
MEM
, then enter the one-digit speed-dial
number you want to call. (See pages 15-19 to enter,
edit or search for listings in your phone directory.)
Last number redial
Press
@
REDIAL
on the handset to display the last num-
ber called. To dial the number displayed, press P . To
delete this number, press @
REDIAL
again. This will
clear the redial memory and leave it blank.
To use the speakerphone, press
@
SPEAKER
, then
press @
REDIAL
on the base. The last number called will
be dialed immediately. To delete the number from the
redial memory, press and hold
@
REDIAL.
3-way conference calls
During a call, you can use both the handset and base
speakerphone to allow three-way conversation.
Press
P at the handset to initiate a call. Someone else
can press @
SPEAKER
at the base to join the conversa-
tion by using the speakerphone. Calls can be initiated
either at the handset or at the base.
NOTE: Pressing
H at the handset or base will not
place both handset and base calls on hold.
Options while on calls
Caller ID
If you have Caller ID service, the caller’s number will
appear on the display screen after the first ring (see
page 20 for additional Caller ID features and options).
Call waiting
If you have Call Waiting service, you will hear a beep if
someone calls while you are already on a call. Press
P
(or press @
FLASH
at the base) to put your current call
on hold and take the new call. You can press these but-
tons at any time to switch back and forth between calls.
Ring silencing
Press
O while the phone is ringing to silence the
ringer. You can answer the call, or let the caller leave a
message.
Hold and mute
Press
H at the handset or at the base to place a call on
hold. Press H again to resume the call.
During a speakerphone call, press @
MUTE
to silence
the microphone. Your caller will not be able to hear
you until you press
@
MUTE
again to resume speaking.
To adjust listening volume
During a call you can press
< to decrease or > to
increase the listening volume.
If sound is unclear
If noise or static disrupts a call, press
@
PROG/CHAN
to
scan for a clearer radio channel between handset and base.
Temporary tone dialing
If you have dial pulse (rotary) service, you can switch to
touch tone dialing during a call by pressing
* . This
can be useful if you need to send tone signals for access
to answering systems or long-distance services.
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