AT&T 902 - Manual (Page 5)

TELEPHONE OPERAT I O N
c o n t i n u e d
IN CASE OF DIFFICULT Y
Conference Call Options
To place a conference call on Hold:
1. Press to hold both lines.
2. Press to release Hold and
continue your conference call.
To talk privately with one caller:
1. Press .
2. Press the line button of the person
with whom you want to speak
privately.
3. Press to continue your
conference call.
To disconnect one party from a
conference call and keep the other on
the line, press the line button of the
call you want to continue .
NOTE: If you leave the button
down after a conference call, then
dial another number, your call might
be completed, but you might hear a
busy signal from the other line. Press
, then press each line button
until you identify the line being used
for your completed call.
Mute
The Mute feature allows you to hear
your caller, but your caller will not
be able to hear anything you say.
Press and release (the red
Mute light goes on) to talk privately
with someone else in the room with-
out the person on the phone hearing
you. Press and release
again
(the Mute light goes off) to continue
your conversation with the other
party.
Flash
The Flash feature is useful if you
have subscribed to custom calling
services from your local telephone
company. Press
instead of
pressing the switchhook to activate
services such as call waiting or
three-way calling.
You may have to press other buttons
before or after
as explained
in the custom calling instructions
provided by your local telephone
company. The
button is used
only as a substitute for pressing the
switchhook.
Temporary Tone Dialing
If you have rotary service, you can
change from pulse to tone dialing
during a call by pressing
. This
is useful if you need to send tone
signals for access to telephone
banking or long-distance services.
EXAMPLE:
1 Dial a number.
2 Press and release ; all keys
pressed after this will send tone
signals.
3 After you hang up, the phone
automatically returns to rotary
service.
Digits dialed after will not be
stored in Redial.
Ringer Volume
Two RINGER switches allow you to
turn the telephone ringers for either
line OFF, or to set either ringer to LO
or HI volume. You can dial or answer
calls normally with either one or both
ringers off.
Other telephones in your home will
still ring; they are not affected by the
switches. If this is the only telephone
in your home, you will not hear any
incoming calls while the ringers are
off. However, the light next to one of
the line buttons will always flash
when someone is calling you.
If this telephone does not work prop-
erly, try the following suggestions
before seeking repair assistance.
No Dial Tone
• M a ke sure all plugs are connected
p ro p e rly. Inspect the line cord con-
nections at the modular jack and at
the telep h o n e. Also inspect the coiled
handset cord connection at both ends.
• Make sure a line is selected
(Line 1 or Line 2).
• Make sure Hold is not on.
• Unplug the telephone and connect
it to another modular jack. If it
still does not work, and other tele-
phones in your home are working,
the problem is with this telephone.
Call 1 800 722-9125.
Call Cannot Be Dialed Or Is
Dialed Slowly
• This product comes set in the tone
( T T ) m o d e. Make sure you ch o o s e
the correct dialing method (TT/DP);
t o u ch tone dialing will not wo rk if
you have dial pulse serv i c e.
Automatic Redial Interrupted
• If the phone rings during the
Au t o m atic Redial sequence, yo u
will cancel it if you lift the handset
or press
to take the call.
• Lifting the handset or pressing
will cancel Au t o m atic Redial.
• Low battery power can affect
Automatic Redial. For information
about changing batteries, see
“Batteries.”
Difficulty Storing Numbers In
Memory
• Review “One-Touch Dialing” and
“Two-Touch Dialing” to make
sure you are pressing the correct
sequence of buttons.
• If you are interrupted by a record-
ed announcement telling you to
hang up (or a loud buzzing noise),
hang up and try to enter the
number more quickly.