AT&T E5813B - Manual (Page 20)

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Telephone operation
Options while on calls
Volume control
Press
CID/
-VOLUME to decrease the volume.
Press
DIR
/VOLUME+ to increase the volume.
When changing the volume level, the new setting
is saved.
Call waiting
If you subscribe to call waiting service with your
local telephone company, there will be a beep if
there is an incoming call while you are already on a
call. Press
PHONE
/FLASH to put your current call
on hold and take the new call. Press
PHONE
/FLASH
anytime to switch back and forth between calls. For
more information on caller ID, see page 30.
Mute
Press MUTE to silence the microphone. When mute
is on, MICROPHONE MUTED will show on the
handset screen. You will be able to hear the caller,
but the caller will not be able to hear you until you
press MUTE again and resume speaking. When the
mute function is turned off, MICROPHONE ON will
show temporarily on the handset screen.
Temporary tone dialing
If dial pulse (rotary) is selected, you can switch
to touch tone dialing during a call by pressing
TONE
*
. This can be useful if it is necessary to
send tone signals for access to answering systems
or long-distance services.
After you hang up or press
PHONE
/FLASH (to
receive a call waiting call), the telephone auto-
matically returns to dial pulse (rotary) service.
Channel selection
During a call, if you hear clicks and pops, or if the
speech sometimes fades, press CHAN/
DELETE
on
the handset to scan for a clearer radio channel
between cordless handset and base.
Tone
Mute
VOLUME
Channel