Options while on calls – AT&T E5827 User Manual

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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

Mute

Volume

Speaker

Flash

Hold

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