Radio Shack ET-1126 - Manual (Page 14)

14 Operation
When you receive a call, Incoming Call
appears on the display. To answer it, lift the
handset from the base and press
TALK . If
auto talk is on, just lift the handset from the
base or press any key.
Talk and the current
volume setting appear on the display.
To end a call, place the handset on the base
or press
TALK .
Selecting the Channel
The phone has 20 channels. If the call
seems to disconnect for no reason during a
call, press
CH/SELECT on the handset to se-
lect a different channel. Scanning appears
while your phone searches for a clear chan-
nel.
Adjusting the Handset Volume
To adjust the volume of the sound you hear
through the handset during a call, press
VOL/
CID 8 or 9 9 9 9 until you obtain the desired vol-
ume level. Volume Maximum , Volume
High , Volume Medium , or Volume Low
appears on the display.
Once you set the volume level, the setting is
maintained even after you hang up the
phone.
Note: When you press VOL/CID 8 8 8 8 while the
volume is maximum or VOL/CID
9
while the
volume is low, the setting does not change
and an error tone sounds.
USING THE
SPEAKERPHONE
To make or answer a call using the speaker-
phone, press
SPEAKER . The SPEAKER indi-
cator lights. When you hear a dial tone, dial
the number.
To set the speakerphone’s volume, slide
VOLUME on the right side of the base.
To end a speakerphone call, press SPEAKER
again.
Switching Between the Handset
and Speakerphone
To switch to the speakerphone while you are
using the handset, press
SPEAKER on the
base. When you hear the conversation or
dial tone on the speakerphone, press
TALK
on the handset.
To switch to the handset while you are using
the speakerphone, simply lift the handset off
the base. If the handset is away from the
base, press
TALK , then press SPEAKER .
Using Both the Handset and
Speakerphone
If someone else is using the speakerphone,
press
TALK on the handset to join the con-
versation.
If someone else is using the handset, press
SPEAKER on the base to join the conversa-
tion.
During the call, one person can hang up and
another person can continue the call at the
other keypad. Or, both people can hang up
at the same time to end the call.
Note: If you hear a high-pitched noise from
the base’s speaker, the handset and the
base are too close together.
USING HOLD
Press HOLD to put a speakerphone call on
hold. The HOLD indicator lights. While a call
is on hold, you can make an intercom call
(see “Using Page/Intercom” on Page 16) be-
tween the handset and the base without dis-
connecting the call.
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