Making and answering calls – Aastra Telecom 480E User Manual
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User Guide
Making and Answering Calls
Status lights
Speaker Light
• Speaker light is on: a call is on
Handsfree (speaker).
• Speaker light ßashes slowly:
indicates that the headset/hands-
free option is being used. See the 
section "Customizing your 
phone" for more information.
• Speaker light ßashes and the dis-
play shows Microphone muted: a
call is muted. Press
a to take the
call off mute.
Telephone Light
• Light ßashes and the display
shows Call is on hold: a call is on
hold. Press o or lift the 
handset to take the call off hold.
• Light ßashes and the display
shows Message Waiting: a mes-
sage is waiting for you at your 
message or voice mail service
†
.
• Light ßashes quickly and the
ringer sounds: you have an 
incoming call.
• Light is on and the display shows
Extension in use: an extension
telephone is using the line. The 
message also appears when the 
telephone is not propertly con-
nected to a phone line.
Using Hold key
Pressing o puts a call on 
hold.
• You can hang up the handset 
without losing the call.
• The display will show the mes-
sage Call is on hold.
• The telephone light will ßash.
• To retrieve the call, lift the hand-
set or press o again. You 
can also press 
d to retrieve a
Headset or Handsfree call.
Note: A call is taken off hold auto-
matically after 15 minutes. If 
the handset is on the phone, 
the call will be disconnected. 
If the handset is off, the caller 
will be able to hear you again.
Adjusting the Volume
Pressing the volume button adjusts 
the receiver, headset, speaker, and 
ringer volume. 
• To adjust the ringer volume, 
leave the handset in the cradle 
and press the volume bar 
u while there is no
active call. There are 8 settings for 
the ringer – the display will tem-
porarily indicate the current 
ringer volume setting.
• To adjust the handset volume, lift
the handset and press the volume 
button while you are on a call. 
The handset will return to the 
default volume after you hang 
up.
• To adjust the headset volume,
press the volume button while on 
a call. The headset will return to 
the default volume after you end 
the call.
Note: The default handset and
headset volume is always set 
at medium. 
• To adjust the speaker volume,
press the volume button while 
the speaker is activated (activate 
the speaker by pressing 
d). The
speaker will remain at this vol-
ume until it is adjusted again.
†
You must subscribe to a Message Waiting
service for this feature to work. Consult your 
local telephone company for information.
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