Options while on calls - handset and base – AT&T E5654B User Manual

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Telephone Operation

Mute
Press

MUTE

to silence the microphone. You will see

MICROPHONE MUTED in the display for four sec-

onds. A

MUTE

indicator will stay in the display while the

call is muted. If you are using the base speakerphone,
the

MUTE

button indicator will also be on. You will be

able to hear, but the person on the other end will not
be able to hear you until you press

MUTE

again and

resume speaking.

Ring silencing
Press

CLEAR

or

MUTE

while the phone is ringing to

silence the ringer temporarily.
The next phone call will ring normally.

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.
After you hang up or press

FLASH

to access services

with your local telephone service provider, the phone

automatically returns to dial pulse (rotary) service.

Options while on calls - Handset

and Base

MUTE

MICROPHONE MUTED

PHONE

00:00:12

MUTE

MICROPHONE MUTED

SPEAKER 00:00:12

Tone

Mute

Mute

Tone

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