Telephone operation – GE 25210 User Manual

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Mute
To have a private, off-line conversation, use the Mute feature. The party on

the other end of the line cannot hear you, but you can still hear them.
1. Press

Mute button to activate the mute feature.

NOTE: When using the mute feature on the base, the indicator will

illuminate when the mute is activated.

2. Press the

Mute button again to de-activate.

Do Not Disturb

This feature is set at individual telephones to disable (silence) an incoming

ring signal, intercom ring. When there is an incoming call or an intercom

call, the status indicators function as normal but the phone will not ring.
1. When the unit is idle, press the

DND/Privacy button. The last setting is

displayed.

2. Use the

VOL (+ or -) button to select the duration. You may choose

from 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 45 minutes, 1 hour, or 2 hours and

increase the duration by 1-hour intervals up to 24 hours.

3. Press the SELECT soft key to confirm. The indicator (on the base) blinks

and the screen displays how long the ringer will be disabled.

4. To cancel, press

DND/Privacy button again.

NOTE: If Intercom Auto Answer is activated, the unit automatically answers

the intercom call even if the Do Not Disturb function is activated.

Flash

Use the

Flash button to activate custom calling services such as call

waiting or call forwarding, which are available through your local phone

company.

Inserting a Pause in the Dialing Sequence

Press the

#Pause button twice to insert a delay in dialing sequence when a

pause is needed to wait for a dial tone (for example, after you dial 9 for an

outside line, or to wait for a computer access tone.) Each pause counts as

one digit in the dialing sequence, and the screen displays “P”.

Redial

1. Press the

Talk button, or press the Speaker button (speakerphone mode),

or press the

Headset button (headset mode) and the first available line

will go off hook. If both lines are available, Line 1 will be used.

-OR-

Press a

Line button to select a line.

2. Press the

Redial button. The redial number list (last 3 previously dialed

numbers) is displayed.

3. Use the

VOL (+ or -) button to select the number. Press the DIAL soft

key to dial out the number.

NOTE: The Redial function will not operate if the number to be redialed

contains more than 32 digits. If the number is longer than that, you will

hear an error tone.

Telephone Operation