Options while on calls, To adjust volume, Call waiting – AT&T E2562 User Manual

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Telephone Operation

Options while on calls

To adjust volume
Press

VOLUME

buttons on the handset or the base to

adjust listening volume. Each button press raises or
lowers volume by one level. Press

OK

to save the

current setting for future calls.

Call waiting
If you have Call Waiting service, you will hear a beep if
someone calls while you are already on a call. Press the

FLASH

button for the line in use to put your current call

on hold and take the new call. You can press

FLASH

at

any time to switch back and forth between calls.

Ring silencing
Press

OFF

while the phone is ringing to silence the ringer.

You can still answer, or let the caller leave a message.

Switching between lines
During a handset call, if you answer an incoming call on
another line, the line previously in use will be placed on
hold. You can press

L1/L2

at any time to switch to the

call on the other line without dropping either call.
During a base call, you must press

HOLD

before making

or answering a call on another line. Example:
1 Make or answer a call, then press

HOLD

.

2 Press

L1

or

L2

to select the unused line, then

depress the switchhook or press

SPEAKERPHONE

to

make or answer a call on the other line.

4 To return to the first call, hang up, press

L1

or

L2

to

select the original line, then pick up the base handset
or press

SPEAKERPHONE

.

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.

Volume

Line 1
Flash

Tone

Line 2
Flash

Flash

Volume

Tone

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