Radio Shack ET-687 - Manual (Page 17)

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USING BOTH THE
HANDSET AND
SPEAKERPHONE
To use the handset to join a call at the
base, or to use the base to join a conver-
sation at the handset, press the line but-
ton for the line that is in use. You hear a
warning tone (three long beeps). Before
the warning tone ends, press the line
button again.
During the call, you can hang up at either
the base or the handset without discon-
necting the call. To end the call, you must
hang up both the base and handset.
MAKING A CONFERENCE
CALL
Three-Way Conference Call
Follow these steps to use both phone
lines to set up a three-way call. The pro-
cedure is the same for the handset and
the base
1. Make or answer a call on one line,
then put that call on hold or simply
press the other line’s button.
2. Make or answer a call on the other
line.
3. Press CONF . Both line indicators
light steadily. You can now talk with
both parties, and they can talk with
each other.
4. To end the conference call, press
one line button, then the other. If you
want to hang up one line and con-
tinue talking on the other, press the
line button you want to hang up.
To talk on one line without disconnecting
the other, press
HOLD , then the button
for the line you want to talk on. To return
to a three-way conversation, press
CONF .
Four-Way Conferencing
Follow these steps to use both lines and
the ET-687’s intercom function to set up
a four-way call (see “Using Page/Inter-
com” on Page 19).
1. Make a three-way conference call.
2. Press INTCM on the handset or
INTERCOM on the base to page the
other keypad.
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