Radio Shack 4-Line Telephone System with Speakerphone and Caller ID - Manual (Page 18)

18 Telephone Operation
tion is on another intercom call.
Check the display for the station num-
ber. You cannot transfer the call.
USING AUTO REDIAL
Auto Redial automatically redials a busy or
unanswered number 10 times every 10 sec-
onds. If the line is still busy after 10 attempts,
Auto Redial turns off.
1. When you get a busy signal or no
answer, hang up and immediately press
REDIAL twice.
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flashes slowly.
2. When the call is answered, the system
enters the speakerphone operation
mode. Use the speakerphone or lift the
handset and carry on the conversation.
3. To cancel Auto Redial before 10
attempts, press REDIAL again.
USING FLASH
If you have Call Waiting services, you can
use
Flash as a switchhook to change be-
tween phone lines.
If you do not have Call Waiting, pressing
Flash might disconnect your call.
To change phone lines, press FLASH .
Note: Flash is preset to
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(millisec-
onds). If this setting does not work well with
your line, try a different setting, between 100
ms to 1 second.
1. Press PROGRAM .
2. Select
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.
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and the current set-
ting appears.
3. Repeatedly select
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until the flash
duration time you want appears.
4. Press PROGRAM to exit.
USING HOLD
Press HOLD to put a call on hold. The line in-
dicator slowly flashes green at your station.
The line indicator at other stations slowly
flashes red. While a call is on hold, you can
temporarily place the handset on the base or
use another line without disconnecting the
current call.
While a call is on hold, Call Privacy is re-
leased, so any station in the system can re-
lease the hold.
To release a line from hold, press the line
button for that line at any station. The sta-
tion's line indicator lights green. The call then
reverts to Call Privacy and other stations
cannot join the call.
Note: If you put a call on hold for more than
three minutes, the line indicator flashes rap-
idly and a beep sounds three times every 30
seconds until you release the hold. If a call
has been on hold for eight minutes, the call is
automatically disconnected.
USING MUTE
You can temporarily turn off the microphone
on the headset, handset, or speakerphone
by pressing
MUTE so the calling party cannot
hear you. The MUTE indicator lights. Press
MUTE again to resume the conversation. The
MUTE indicator turns off.
Note: Mute is also released when you press
INTERCOM or HOLD , or hang up the line. Re-
member to press the appropriate line button
to return to the original call when you use the
hold or intercom features.
USING THE INTERCOM
You can use the system as a two-way inter-
com between stations. The system has two
intercom channels, so two intercom conver-
sations can occur at the same time. If Auto-
matic Answer is turned on, and you receive
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