Radio Shack ET-598 - Manual (Page 21)

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3. When the service answers, press
TONE/ . Any additional numbers
you dial are sent as tone signals.
4. After you complete the call, return
the handset to the base, and
press
TALK on the handset or
SPEAKER on the base. The phone
automatically resets to the pulse
mode.
USING THE PAGING/
INTERCOM FEATURES
You can use the ET-598 as a two-way
pager and intercom between the base
and the handset. This is useful if the
handset is away from the base and you
want to locate it, or if you want to have
a conversation between the handset
and the base.
To page the base or handset, press IN-
TERCOM . Both the base and the hand-
set ring.
To answer the page, press TALK or IN-
TERCOM (on the handset) or SPEAKER
or INTERCOM (on the base). To end
the intercom call, press TALK or
SPEAKER or INTERCOM (on the hand-
set or the base) or hang up the hand-
set.
During a call, you can page someone
at either the base or the handset to join
the conversation. Press
INTERCOM .
The current call is put on hold. When
the person at the base or handset an-
swers, tell them to press
SPEAKER or
TALK once to end the intercom call
then CONF to join the conversation.
Notes:
• The intercom does not operate if
the called party is on a call.
• If a call comes in during an inter-
com conversation, either of the
intercom parties can answer the
call as they normally would. Press
TALK on the handset or SPEAKER
on the base once to end the inter-
com call, then press
TALK or
SPEAKER again to receive the
incoming call.
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