Radio Shack ET-1123 - Manual (Page 13)

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To answer the call using the handset, lift
the handset off the base and press
TALK . If auto talk is on, just lift the hand-
set or press any key on the handset. To
answer a call using the speakerphone,
simply press
SPEAKER .
ADJUSTING THE
HANDSET VOLUME
To adjust the volume you hear through
the handset during a call, press
8 8 8 8
to in-
crease or
9 9 9 9
to decrease the volume.
The display shows Volume Maximum ,
Volume High , Volume Medium , or
Volume Low .
Note: If you press
8 8 8 8
while the volume
is at the maximum or press
9 9 9 9
while the
volume is low, the setting does not
change.
SELECTING THE
CHANNEL
The phone scans 30 channels (frequen-
cy pairs used between the base and the
handset) and automatically selects a
clear channel each time you make or re-
ceive a call. If you hear other conversa-
tions or excessive noise during a call,
press
DEL/CH to select a different chan-
nel. The display shows Scanning .
Note: If the handset is too far from the
base, the channel might not change and
you hear an error beep. Move closer to
the base and try again.
USING MUTE
To talk to someone in the room while us-
ing the speakerphone without the per-
son on the other end of the phone line
hearing your conversation, press
MUTE .
MUTE appears on the base's display.
Press MUTE again to resume your
phone conversation.
Hint: When you talk over the speaker-
phone, the party that speaks first has
priority. If you are making a call in a
noisy environment, the phone might pick
up the noise and assume you are still
communicating, thus not switching back
to the person you are speaking with. If
this should happen, press
MUTE so the
noise will not be picked up by the
phone's microphone. Press
MUTE again
to release when it is your turn to speak.
SWITCHING BETWEEN
THE HANDSET AND THE
SPEAKERPHONE
To switch to the speakerphone while
you are using the handset, press
SPEAKER on the base. When you hear
the conversation on the speakerphone,
press
TALK on the handset.
To switch to the handset while you are
using the speakerphone, lift the handset
off the base. If the handset is away from
the base, press
TALK , then press
SPEAKER .
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